Community of Practice: Tap into Purdue’s Data Mine
Looking for extra hands (and brains) on data projects—or ways to upskill your team? Meet The Purdue Data Mine, a powerhouse pipeline of data-science students working alongside corporate leaders, faculty, and mentors to solve real problems today and build tomorrow’s workforce.
On Tuesday, September 9, hear directly from Maggie Betz, Director of The Data Mine here in Indianapolis. She’ll share how organizations partner with student teams on scoped projects—from data cleaning and dashboards to modeling, NLP, and more—and how to get matched, set goals, and see value quickly.
What you’ll learn
- Partnership models: semester projects, and multi-term engagements
- Example outcomes: dashboards, prototypes, and proofs-of-concept
- How scoping, IP, and confidentiality work
- Timeline, effort required, and tips for first-time partners
- Resourcing options (what’s covered, what’s not)
Who should attend
Leaders and practitioners from companies, nonprofits, and public agencies who:
- Have back-burner data problems and not enough capacity
- Want to explore student consulting as a low-risk, high-learning option
- Are building an internal analytics or AI function and need a talent pipeline
