About the DSI
The Data Science Initiative (DSI) at Chico State is a collective of interested faculty, students and staff working to develop the Data Science capabilities of our campus and community. By levering expertise across a wealth of disciplines including Statistics, Computer Science, Business, Biology, Nutrition, Mathematics and Political Science, Chico State is well poised to become an educational and workforce training leader in the North State.
Our mission is to
- Foster a supportive, inclusive and diverse community for data science researchers, practitioners, learners and enthusiasts.
- Provide high-quality data science education to learners from all backgrounds and domains.
- Develop and support interdisciplinary teaching and research opportunities.
- Emphasize the use of data in an accountable and transparent manner for the benefit of all persons.
- Further the advancement of algorithms and scientific methods to make decisions and extract insights from data.
We work to achieve this mission by
- Building relationships with community partners to build data-enabled solutions and provide high impact real-world learning experiences for students.
- Providing training on data collection, handling, visualization, statistical analysis and machine learning modeling, and reproducible research.
- Offer curriculum for multiple audiences including traditional in person and online courses, short term workshops and specialized trainings.