Description
At East Bay, our Statistics & Data Science program is breaking down barriers to create a more inclusive field. By rethinking traditional prerequisites and partnering with community colleges, we're opening doors for individuals who might not see themselves as data scientists.
Donations are applied to...
Your gifts equip us to *$30 -Sponsor membership to ASA for undergrad and grad students. The membership provides students access to events and conferences. ($30/ student)*"Host - Visit DS @ EB" events. A half day visit from community college students where they meet with current students, have a presentation from the department about its program and Data Science, a campus tour with a lunch included. Event cost $800 *Host "Data Fest", a data analysis competition hosted by the American Statistical Association (ASA) where teams of undergraduate students work over a weekend to find insights and meaning from a large, complex dataset, essentially showcasing their data analysis skills through a "hackathon" style event; it's a celebration of data where students compete to present the most compelling findings from the provided data set. Event Cost $1200
Why are donations necessary?
Our innovative curriculum prepares students to be job-ready, while our alumni connections and outreach efforts aim to build a diverse and impactful data science community. Our outreach event helps reach new students and grow our program while other activities like data fest and the membership helps students directly as these help them find jobs, get research experiences.