NEWS, INFORMATION, AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Microsoft Mini-Grant
The AUC Data Science Initiative invites faculty and staff at HBCUs to apply for a mini-grant to advance data science research and data science education research. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DSMGProgram
Newsletter – May 2024
Released on May 7th, the AUC Data Science Initiative announces more data science opportunities to explore. View them all: https://mailchi.mp/aucenter/aucdsinews-may2024
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER: HBCU STUDENTS CELEBRATED BY NATION’S LEADING DATA SCIENCE INITIATIVE
Atlanta, GA – The AUC Data Science Initiative proudly held its 3rd Annual End of Year CELEBRATION in grand elegance on April 19th at the Georgia Aquarium, recognizing the achievements of students, faculty, and staff from Historically Black Colleges and Universities!...
THANK YOU ALL FOR A YEAR WORTH CELEBRATING!
END OF YEAR CELEBRATION 2024
Faculty Recruitment and Training
The Data Science Initiative provides training, resources, and tools to AUC faculty who are designing curriculum, conducting research, and thought leadership.
Research and Learning
Atlanta University Center faculty are noted scholars in all fields of academia, each of whom is consistently pursuing excellence and adding value to the body of data science knowledge.
Data Science Events
The Data Science Initiative hosts training and collaboration events and supports attendance at conferences and training workshops for faculty and students.
AUC DATA SCIENCE INITIATIVE
The Initiative serves as a hub to catalyze data science education and research across all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), stewarded by the AUC-member institutions, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Spelman College, and the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library. Leveraging the AUC’s rich history in social justice, the Initiative works to develop promising practices that diversify the data science workforce and advance data science on topics that impact Black America.
The AUC Data Science Initiative is supported by the UnitedHealth Group and Mastercard.
SPOTLIGHT
United HealthGroup Partners to Launch Data Science Initiative
The five-year, $8.25 million investment by UnitedHealth Group is part of an ambitious collaboration with AUCC and its member institutions to launch of the AUCC Data Science Initiative, which will offer technical classes for students who want to specialize in data science or learn data analysis to give them a competitive edge when they look for jobs in their field of study.
“The Data Science Initiative has the potential to make the Atlanta University Center Consortium a national resource for experts in data analytics. This program will not only produce talented data scientists who will be leaders in their fields, but increasing the number of degree offerings with data science competencies at HBCUs will assist in diversifying a career field that is currently made up of less than 7% of under-represented minorities.”
— Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, president and dean of Morehouse School of Medicine
