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From YouTube: Education & Workforce WG: HBCU-Data Science Consortium: Overview and Opportunities for Collaboration
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April 2022
HBCU-Data Science Consortium: Overview of the Mission and Opportunities for Collaboration
Presenter: Jason Black
Institution: Florida A&M University
A
But
when
we
talk
more
about
data
science
and
diversity
in
particular,
just
as
we
know
with
all
areas
of
stem
and
even
with
other
areas
of
computer
science,
that
the
areas
are
not
as
diverse
as
they
should
be
right,
we
don't
see
enough
people
of
color
in
these
fields.
Women
only
make
up
about
26,
25
of
computing
and
math,
and
out
of
that
group,
only
about
five
percent
are
black
or
hispanic.
A
So,
just
to
reiterate
this
point,
these
are
some
of
the
skills
that
that
we
know
are
helpful
to
students
if
they
are
trying
to
pursue
degrees
and
careers
in
these
areas.
Of
course,
if
they
know
how
to
understand
what
data
is
be
able
to
extract
and
explore
what
that
data
is
I'm
in
the
school
of
business?
Now,
at
florida,
a
m
university,
although
my
background
is
computer
science.
A
Many
of
the
companies
that
come
to
recruit
students
in
the
school
of
business
are
looking
from
st
for
students
who
know
how
to
visualize
and
understand
the
data
right.
They
need
to
be
able
to
make
business
decisions
around
that
data,
and
so
data
is
the
model
now
for
what
students
need
in
just
about
every
area.
A
So
we've
seen
that
these
skills
are
also
transitioning
into
areas
outside
of
just
computer
science
and
business.
We're
talking
about
sports
healthcare,
education,
social
science,
and
so
these
data
skills
are
very
very
important.
Hpcus
are
now
realizing
this
and
we
are
trying
to
work
to
provide
avenues
for
students
to
get
training,
as
well
as
internship
and
career
placement
opportunities
in
fields
that
have
a
data
perspective.
A
A
A
The
eventual
plan
for
both
of
those
programs
is
to
grow,
at
least
to
a
master's,
and
the
data
science
degree
is
growing
working
towards
developing
a
phd
program.
So
schools
are
now
moving
in
this
direction,
but
one
of
the
things
that
we
see
among
hbcus
is
that
there's
not
a
lot
of
resources
to
help
schools,
put
these
programs
together
right
and
not
a
lot
of
resources
to
help
them
build
and
develop
research
programs.
If
they're
really
trying
to
do
that.
Of
course,
you
can
just
say
yeah.
A
A
One
of
the
reasons
I
joined,
the
the
hub
as
part
of
the
educational
workforce,
educational
workforce
group
was
to
learn
more
about
what
we
can
do
to
put
these
programs
together.
So
I
was
talking
got.
I
got
together
with
several
of
my
colleagues
at
a
event
and
we
were
trying
to
discuss
a
way
way
that
we
can
tackle.
A
It
was
developed
by
the
six
institutions
listed
here
on
the
slide,
but
it
has
now
grown
to
many
more
partners
than
that,
but
the
overall
goal
of
that
one
year
award
was
to
really
build
the
foundation
of
this
consortium.
So
we
centered
it
around
four
pillars
and
those
four
pillars
are
education,
research,
industry
and
inclusion,
and
inclusion
actually
weaves
through
all
the
other
three
and
our
main
objectives
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
build
a
network
so
that
hbcus
can
come
together.
A
A
We
are
working
to
develop
a
research
repository
for
people
that
are
willing
wishing
to
do
research
using
data
that
might
be
relevant
to
hbcu
students
or
population
groups.
Things
like
you,
know,
research
on
sickle
cell
anemia
or
prostate
cancer,
which
affects
african-american
males
at
a
larger
group
than
any
other
group.
A
So
we
were
looking
to
develop
a
repository
for
that
and
also
to
again,
like
I
said,
foster
these
research
collaborations
among
hbcus
who
oftentimes
are
left
out
of
conversations
when
people
are
discussing
research
initiatives
around
data
science,
and
so
we
started
with
an
inaugural
workshop
in
february
of
2021.
This
was
virtual,
where
we
brought
together
people
who
were
initiated
interested
in
beginning
these
initial
conversations.
A
Those
those
monthly
salon
speaker
series,
one
of
the
main
things
we
were
really
excited
about
was
we
were
able
to
use
the
funding
to
also
offer
our
own
mini
grants.
So
we
offered
mini
grants
to
five
schools
that
applied,
and
we
were
primarily
looking
for
schools
that
were
smaller
that
often
don't
get
the
opportunity
or
they're
not
in
a
position
or
they're.
Geographically,
you
know
challenged
in
collaborating
with
other
institutions
on
on
research,
and
so
we
were
specifically
seeking
out
the
smaller
https.
A
Of
course
you
know
we
have
the
the
fam
use
and
the
the
more
houses
and
jackson
states
prairie
view
you
hear
about
a
lot,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
other
schools
right.
There's
a
hundred-
and
I
think
17
hbcus,
and
so
many
of
them
are
not
getting
access
to
a
lot
of
research
opportunities
that
they
that
the
others
get.
A
A
We
had
over
20
hbcus
that
were
represented
at
the
event,
the
majority
of
people
that
attended
were
faculty
or
students
from
those
schools,
and
so
that
was
an
exciting
attendance.
We
also
got
very
good
feedback
from
our
surveys
from
the
event
where
most
people,
or
just
about
everybody,
said
that
it
was
very
timely
and
informative
and
valuable,
which
led
into
approximately
two
or
three
weeks
later,
our
first
salon
speaker
series
and
those
carried
on
throughout
the
rest
of
the
year.
We
had
an
average
of
about
25
26
people
that
attended
each
one.
A
I
mean
18
that
attended
each
one
at
about
25
26
that
registered
each
time,
and
we
had
really
pretty
good
attendance
on
those.
Those
are
one
hour.
They
happened
every
third
friday
and
they
were
really
good
top
topics.
We
recorded
all
those-
that's
my
timer
to
make
sure
I'm
not
talking
too
long,
but
we
recorded
all
of
those
salons
and
we
have
them
available
on
our
social
media
platforms
as
well
as
our
youtube
channel.
And
so,
but
again
I
mentioned
the
mini
grant.
A
Awardees
was
the
highlight
of
what
we
were
able
to
do.
I
think,
and
we
awarded
them
to
five
schools,
all
five
of
those
awardees
completed
their
research
and
they
were
able
to
submit
their
research
to
the
consortium
as
well
as
they
presented
that
research
at
our
closing
celebration,
which
was
a
really
good
opportunity
for
everyone
to
see
what
they
have
been
working
on
and
the
majority
of
them
have
actually
moved
on
to
implement
some
of
those
projects.
A
For
instance,
the
group
at
morehouse
that
received
one
of
the
awards
has
developed
a
course
over
data
science
in
the
african
diaspora
that
that
there
that
actually
was
clark
atlanta
and
that
they're
actually
teaching
at
the
school
now,
which
is
great
that
that
you
know
they're
able
to
actually
move
that
into
implementation.
So
we
were
really
excited
about
that,
and
we've
now
moved
to
trying
to
sustain
what
we've
been
doing.
So
we
have
filed
and
formatted
ourselves
as
a
non-profit
and
so
we're
moving
into
that
phase.
A
Now,
where
we
are
looking
for
partners
and
members
to
join
our
initiative
and
to
become
a
member
long
term,
so
you
can
continue
to
participate
so
we're
going
to
keep
the
salon
speaker
series
happening.
We've
moved
it
now
to
a
quarterly
event,
so
it
will
happen
every
quarter
and
we're
looking
for
much
more
robust
topics
and
and
much
greater
exposure
to
what's
happening
in
the
field.
That's
related
to
a
relevant
to
hbcus.
A
I
mentioned
the
non-profit
membership
model
that
we
are
rolling
out
now,
so
individuals
can
join
as
an
individual
member,
an
institutional
member,
and
then
you
can
also
become
a
partner
or
a
sponsor
for
our
initiatives.
We're
also
collaborating
with
other
institutions.
We
work
really
closely
with
the
atlanta
university
center
data
science
initiative.
A
We
also
have
been
working
with
several
grant
programs
florida,
a
m
and
in
particular,
just
received
a
multi-million
dollar
cyber
infrastructure
grant
which
we're
part
partnering
with
them
on
that
to
help
to
get
the
word
out,
as
well
as
to
help
get
students
and
faculty
to
participate
in
that
initiative,
we've
also
been
working
to
highly
publicize.
What
we
do
like
I
mentioned.
A
We
have
social
media,
we're
on
everything
you
can
think
about,
except
in
time
we
haven't
made
it
there
yet,
but
we
may
be
there
soon,
but
we
are
really
really
trying
to
expand
the
reach
of
what
we
do.
We're
really
looking
forward
to
working
on
a
much
more
wider
scale,
as
well
as
also
building
out
the
research
component
of
what
we
do
so
like.
I
said
we're
working
on
developing
and
crafting
what
that
repository
looks
like
and
what
the
structure
of
that
would
be
and
we're
also
working
on
some.
A
The
moving
into
research
initiatives.
So
one
of
our
collaborators,
felicia
stooks,
who
is
at
johnson
c
smith,
is
really
involved
in
data
science
and
sports,
and
so
we're
working
on
moving
that
forward
as
a
research
initiative
that
we
focus
on
as
a
consortium
to
get
other
people
involved
in
either
working
on
projects
in
that
area
or
recruiting
students
to
that
space.
A
So,
if
you'd
like
to
get
involved
and
like
to
partner
with
us,
you
can
visit
our
website,
which
is
at
the
bottom
of
the
slide.
You
can
also
send
us
an
email
if
you'd
like
to
find
out
more
about
how
to
collaborate.
Our
website
has
a
link
for
you
to
actually
join
as
a
member
if
you'd
like,
and
you
can
also
connect
to
us
on
our
social
media
platforms
and
that's
pretty
much
what
we've
done.