Wichita State University is hosting the first Analytics Showcase from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, April 17, at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex. The showcase aims to deepen
the understanding of research advances, curricular programs, top software, hardware
and skill-building.
The event will create a venue for campus researchers, community representatives and
industry experts in Wichita to build professional networks, discuss analytics and
develop collaborations. Students, faculty, staff and community members are able to
attend the event for free.
During the event, nine WSU researchers and six local practitioners are set to present.
Deans from the Barton School of Business, Engineering, Health Professions, Liberal
Arts and Sciences and College of Applied Studies will also have a panel discussion
over analytic focused curriculum. There will also be a series of hardware training
sessions on popular products.
The keynote speaker will feature Rosemary Radich, the principal data scientist for
the American Veterinary Medical Association. In her role, she leads data strategy
and delivers data insights to the veterinary profession.
Wichita State is distinctive for opening pathways to applied learning, applied research
and career opportunities, alongside unsurpassed classroom, laboratory and online education.
The university's beautiful 330-acre main campus is a supportive, rapidly expanding
learn-work-live-play environment, where students gain knowledge and credentials to
prepare for fulfilling lives and careers. Students enjoy a wide selection of day,
evening and summer courses in more than 200 areas of study at the main campus and
other locations throughout the metro area and online. WSU's approximately 16,000 students
come from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 other countries. Wichita State's
Innovation Campus is an interconnected community of partnership buildings, laboratories
and mixed-use areas where students, faculty, staff, entrepreneurs and businesses have
access to the university's vast resources and technology. For more information, follow
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