ARKANSAS GRAD MAKES GOOD Unfortunately, he had to leave the state to do it Debanjan Mahata, Ph.D, Research Scientist, Bloomberg FOUR YEARS AGO, I was just receiving my doctorate from UA Little Rock‚Äôs Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology (EIT), and like most young tech grads, I had plans. This is the story of […]
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THIS MONTH it is my pleasure to introduce two new members to the ACDS team. Over the years, I have had the good fortune to be part of a number of high-performing teams. Generally, such teams are made up of individuals who are capable of taking the lead, but who also have the wisdom and
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SCOTT SPRADLEY,EVP and Chief Technology Officer,Tyson Foods SCOTT SPRADLEY IS known in the tech world as a ‚Äútransformer.‚ÄĚ Before returning to his native Arkansas to be CTO of Tyson Foods, he was CIO at Hewlett Packard and, most recently, Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise was formed after the separation of the mothership HP, creating
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THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT ARKANSAS Is it time to dust off that old ‚ÄúLand of Opportunity‚ÄĚ slogan? Mike Preston, Executive Director Arkansas Economic Development Commission OVER THE LAST few issues of this newsletter, you‚Äôve seen various Arkansas business leaders come forth with calls to action about the dire need for increased tech talent in our
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Lonnie Emard,ACDS Apprenticeship Director IN OUR DEBUT newsletter back in March, we featured an article by Charles Morgan, the renowned longtime CEO of Acxiom Corporation and current CEO of First Orion, in which Morgan shared a great explanation of the value of registered apprenticeships. That ‚Äútip of the spear‚ÄĚ article sets the stage for ‚ÄúThe
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AMERICAN CYBER ALLIANCE AND ARKANSAS CENTER FOR DATA SCIENCES ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE DATA FOCUSED, CYBERSECURITY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 6, 2019 РToday the American Cyber Alliance (part of Forge Institute) and the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences announce a collaborative effort to develop a much-needed, data focused Cybersecurity apprenticeship program. “Right
Lee Price, State Director, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, presents Executive Director Bill Yoder the Certificate of Registration of Apprenticeship Program for ACDS. WE ARE PLEASED to announce that the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences has received the Certificate of Registration of Apprenticeship Program from The United States Department of Labor РOffice of Apprenticeship.
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WHEN YOU READ Jerry Adams‚Äô fiery call to arms in this issue of the newsletter, you‚Äôll see that ACDS has strong statewide support for our ambitious long-range mission‚ÄĒand believe me, we‚Äôre going to need every bit of it! So it is a great source of both comfort and pride to me that our closest and
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RETHINKING THE DATA SCIENCE DEGREEThe U.A. system retools to teach real-world innovationKarl D. Schubert, Ph.D Research Professor and Director of Innovation and Data Science InitiativesCollege of Engineering and the Sam M. Walton College of BusinessUniversity of Arkansas THIS STORY BEGINS about a decade ago, when I was invited to participate on the College of Engineering
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Who knew that statisticians were having all this fun? TWO STATISTICIANS WERE traveling in an airplane from LA to New York. About an hour into the flight, the pilot announced that they had lost an engine, but don’t worry, there are three left. However, instead of five hours it would take seven hours to get
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