Interdisciplinary Computational Programs Update 1

  • Intro to Python and Data Analysis (Math 042) offered spring and fall 2019, using materials from Google
  • 10-week bootcamp intensive, Applied Machine Learning Intensive (AMLI), offered summer 2019, in conjunction with Google. Hosted at Scripps with 20 students from colleges nationwide.
    Faculty of record: Professors Dave Bachman (Pitzer) and Winston Ou (Scripps)
  • 2019 Summer of Code program in San Francisco: external partnership with Entangled Solutions, Davidson College, and other colleges, to provide intro-level coding experience. Four Scripps students to participate.
  • Fletcher Jones Scholar in Computation: search is underway with finalists on campus in May.
  • Math tenure track position, with expertise in computation, to start in fall 2019
  • Media Studies tenure track position that incorporates computation, to start in fall 2020
  • Data Science is being pursued with the hope of creating a minor in the next several years.

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