2025 Data Science in the Classroom Conference
Current Program
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00-8:30 | Breakfast and Sign-In |
| 8:30-9:15 | Introductory Remarks |
| 9:15-10:15 | Keynote Address: Insight and Impact |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break and Refreshments |
| 10:30-12:00 | Invited Talks: Educator-Driven Curriculum Innovation |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch and Poster Session |
| 1:30-2:30 | Special Invited Session: Transforming the Landscape of Data Science Education |
| 2:30-2:45 | Break and Refreshments |
| 2:45-3:30 | Panel Discussion: Creating Sustainable Pathways |
Keynote Address
More information will be provided once a keynote speaker has been confirmed.
Invited Talks
Trailblazing educators are transforming the way that students experience data science, in response to evolving student and industry needs. Join us as these instructors share curricular innovations that ensure relevance, rigor, and long-term success:
| Instructor | Institution | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Speakers will be added | as we confirm | their participation |
Poster Session
This session highlights diverse projects in data science education and application. Undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty from all disciplines are encouraged to feature their work. PIPE-LINE fellows will judge student posters and award prizes at both the graduate and undergraduate level.
To reduce financial barriers and ensure equitable access, participants are invited to submit posters electronically; we will handle all printing in-house for these posters.
A submission form for the poster session will be made available shortly.
Special Invited Session
At the community college level, students and faculty alike took a leap into the emerging field of data science, becoming pioneers in reshaping the educational landscape of two-year institutions.
What does that landscape look like today? What has it taken to get there? Where is it going? We sit down with speaker(s) TBD to discuss these questions and more, and invite you to join the discussion.
Panel Discussion
Without clear articulation and support structures, classroom innovation alone cannot endure. To build lasting programs, we must identify and address key bottlenecks at the student, faculty, and administrative levels.
How do we build and maintain bridges between two-year institutions, four-year institutions, and industry partners? How do we create sustainable pathways to help all students achieve their diverse educational goals? Our panel shares their successes and challenges in developing programs leading to Certificates, Associate’s Degrees, Minors, and Bachelor’s Degrees.
| Panelist | Institution | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Panelists will be added | as we confirmed | their participation |
Continue the Conversation
We recognize that it’s hard to keep the momentum of a conference going once you’re back at your home institution. E-mails and social media posts get lost in the deluge, and by the time you have time to respond to them you’ve missed them entirely.
Our online Community of Data Science Learners web forum continues the conversations in a friendly, organized way. Post with the tag #DSC2025 to highlight the major insights you came away with, or reply to what others took away from the conference. No social media or app necessary! And if you can’t get to it until a week or a month after the conference, that’s totally fine - our community will still be reading and reacting.
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Project PIPE-LINE is a collaboration between California State University Fullerton, Riverside City College, Rio Hondo College, and University of California Irvine. Funded by California Learning Lab: Building Critical Mass for Data Science