Father of two young men. Sconnie. Passionate about education. Wanderer, techie, photographer, chef. He/him.

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BREAKING: @UWMadison jumps SIX(!) spots to become the #16 CS undergrad program in the nation (3-way tie). 📈 Biggest jump in the top 25 📈 Ranked #9 among public universities 📈 #8 in computer systems; #9 in programming languages; #17 in cybersecurity; #25 in AI Via @usnews
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When the new @uwcdis building opens in 2025, it will feature a 26 ft. mosaic highlighting donors to "The Badger Effect," an ongoing giving campaign honoring the power of collaboration. Check out the rendering, and head to cdis.wisc.edu/the-badger-eff… for more info.
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27 Jul 2023
Exactly 175 years since the University of Wisconsin was founded, Badgers of all stripes flocked to the @WisconsinUnion Terrace for a 175th Anniversary Launch Day Celebration. Relive the sights and delights of our #UW175 celebration in photos ⬇️ news.wisc.edu/uw-throws-a-su…
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17 May 2023
Join this virtual #datascience - #digitalhealth hackathon on June 17-18 hosted by @VCU! digitalhealth.pharmacy.vcu.e…

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Three notable iSchool graduates share their next chapters, relive favorite moments, and dispense some words of wisdom on what they’ve learned and how they’ve grown. ischooldevelopment.wiscweb.w…
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Woo Hoo!! Cassy Leeport will be joining us as Tribal Libraries Archives & Museums (TLAM) & iSchool Library Manager on 7/3. She brings extensive TLAM and teaching experience and we are thrilled she is joining us!! Welcome Cassy!! @uwcdis @uwmadisonls @uwmadison
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Pleased to announce that @FKoushanfar and myself will be co-chairing the @NSF SaTC Vision 2.0 workshop on March 8-9th. We are calling for nominations for attendees and discussion topics (Deadline February 10th). More info: cdis.wisc.edu/satc2/ @WisconsinCS @uwcdis @UWMadisonLS
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We're secure😉in our knowledge that @WisconsinCS professor Patrick McDaniel is the right person to lead in establishing a new vision for Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) Program of the @NSF. Join him by attending or submitting topics by 2/10 at cdis.wisc.edu/satc2/
Pleased to announce that @FKoushanfar and myself will be co-chairing the @NSF SaTC Vision 2.0 workshop on March 8-9th. We are calling for nominations for attendees and discussion topics (Deadline February 10th). More info: cdis.wisc.edu/satc2/ @WisconsinCS @uwcdis @UWMadisonLS
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18 Jan 2023
Really proud of the team we've built at Pillar and the values we share. We'd love to hear from you if you think you're the right person to join our team as an investor. pillar.vc/careers/investor/

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10 Jan 2023
Congrats to CDIS team members Andrew Kuemel and @KaiserPister in receiving grants to improve diversity in our program by using data science. We're practicing what we teach in creating a welcoming and inclusive environment.
Our instructors are here to support all students! @WisconsinCS's @KaiserPister and Andrew Kuemmel won microgrants from the Learning Analytics Center of Excellence to use data in support of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. ow.ly/vy0T50MlBNO @UWMadison @UWDoIT
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19 Dec 2022
I love the entrepreneurial spirit of our @uwcdis students. No one exemplifies this better than Atulya! #cantstopabadger x.com/uwcdis/status/16048671…

At CDIS, we encourage students to tackle real-world problems. Recent @WisconsinCS grad @atulya_reddy and peers created Demic, an app fostering academic and social support for badgers across @UWMadison. Congrats to Atulya Reddy and all fall 2022 grads! news.wisc.edu/app-repairs-st…
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15 Dec 2022
We encourage our @uwcdis students to be open to all opportunities – especially those that take them abroad like @IAPstudyabroad's international internships. Having livedin 4 countries, I appreciate how traveling expands horizons and career opportunities. my.studyabroad.wisc.edu/IIP
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🚨Membership for Wisconsin Startups is now FREE. Join 64 other startups advocating for founder-friendly policy in Wisconsin: wistartupcoalition.org/join/

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14 Nov 2022
Thrilled to see Catherine Arnott Smith featured on Badger Talks Live to discuss the impact of web usage on sharing health info. Plus, she'll be introduced by Meisi Li, one of our new Information Science majors that Cat connected with. badgertalks.wisc.edu/badger-… @uwcdis @UWMadiSchool
How do we keep track of all the health information in the world? @UWMadiSchool Professor Catherine Arnott Smith will present at @UWBadgerTalks tomorrow to discuss the history of evaluating health information and how we manage it today. badgertalks.wisc.edu/badger-…
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