"Data Day" is on April 18, 2023.
Save the data... date!
1st
data day
10+
speakers
30+
new dashboards
All times and sessions are subject to change as needed.
This year's theme is: The Art of Possibilities!
UIT is delighted to invite the OSU community to our first Data Day
Data is a strategic asset for our university and critical to strengthening our ability to be a competitive leader in higher education and meet the needs of the next generation of learners.
Reliable, timely, and actionable data about student enrollment and success empowers our community to make data-informed decisions that help the university sustain growth and advance our missions. Over the last 2+ years, the UIT Data Team has worked in close collaboration with many stakeholders and partners to evolve and grow the way we think about and provide data for decision-making and action. The first OSU Data Day, The Art of Possibilities, is a showcase of those efforts as well as an opportunity for the OSU community to engage with and help continue to shape the future.
- Several sessions will offer virtual options
- On-site participants will be able to visit "booths" to explore some of the new tools
- Special display by the OSU Libraries Special Collections and Archives Research Center on early data visualization documents
- Come for the data and stay for dessert! We will have a data celebration at 2:30 pm featuring sweet treats
Schedule of Events (Times are Tentative)
All sessions will be held in the Alumni Center
9:00
am
Kickoff
- Welcome
- Keynote
- Roadmap and Future of Data at OSU
- 30 minutes
- Available Online
9:40
am
Sparkle Sessions (Collection of 7 Min Lightning Talks)
- Short presenations by OSU Community members
- Showcase of data visualizations and reports supporting data-informed decision-making
- Come be wowed and inspired!
- 50 minutes
- Available Online
- Audience: General
10:30
am
Academic Panel: Data Education
-
Faculty from diverse disciplinary backgrounds share their experience and vision for the role, value, and future of data and data visualization for decision-making and change
- 45 minutes
- Available Online
- Audience: General
11:25
am
Dashboard Expo/Poster Session
- Check out the new IQ Insight dashboard collection
- Provide feedback, ask questions and get involved
- Display of historical data visualizations from the Special Collections and Archives Research Center
- 30 minutes
- Audience: General
11:25
am
Concurrent Presentations
- Breakout sessions hosted by OSU community members and faculty
- See detailed schedule for more information
- 25 minutes
- Available Online
- Audience: Data Workers and Leadership
12:00
pm
World Café Lunch
- Tables organized around participant-submitted discussion topics
- Lunch is limited to 60 attendees
- 1 hour
- Audience: General
1:30
pm
Dashboard Expo/Poster Session 2
- Provide feedback, ask questions and get involved
- Display of historical data visualizations from the Special Collections and Archives Research Center
- Booths close at 2:30 pm
- 60 minutes
- Audience: General
1:30
pm
Concurrent Presenations Round 2
- Breakout sessions hosted by OSU community members and faculty
- See detailed schedule for more information
- 45 minutes
- Available Online
- Audience: Data Workers
2:15
pm
Data is Sweet: Cake Party
- Celebrate how far we've come and where we are heading next
- Reflect on lessons learned from legacy systems
- Say thank you and learn about the transition away from our legacy self-service tools
- 15 minutes
- Audience: General
2:30
pm
Community of Practice Session
- Discussion session for analysts and data workers
- Collaborate and lay the foundation for an intentional community of practice
- 1 hour
- Audience: Data Analysts
3:45
pm
Mini Data Lab
- Drop in for data coaching or quick ideas with one of the presentation analysts or the UIT Data Team
- 30 minutes
- Available Online
- Audience: Data Workers