SUNY To Convene International Thought Leaders Around Big Data
October 28, 2013
Featured Speaker Harper Reed Highlights Third Annual “Critical Issues in Higher Education” Conference
New York City — The State University of New York this week will host its third annual “Critical Issues in Higher Education” conference in New York City. The conference, Building a Smarter University: Big Data, Innovation, and Ingenuity, will examine how the emergence of big data can help higher education improve the student learning experience, enhance research, support effective community outreach, strengthen the education pipeline, and advance university infrastructure.
“While cutting-edge work with big data takes shape at colleges and universities world-wide, higher education has yet to turn the digital mirror on itself,” said SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher. “This conference provides a forum for thought leaders in education, business, and government to share ideas and practices, and enhance and build partnerships that will position our sector to make the most of the big data movement and use the digital age to advance higher education.”
Former Chief Technology Officer of Obama For America Harper Reed is the featured speaker at the conference.
The conference is OPEN PRESS and will be held as follows:
Date: Tuesday - Wednesday, Oct. 29-30
Agenda: Available Online
Location:
Conrad New York
102 North End Avenue
New York, NY, 10282
Portions of the conference will be streamed live. The conference can also be followed in real-time on Twitter using #SUNYcon and following @SUNY.
For more information, visit: http://www.suny.edu/powerofsuny/conference/2013/
About the State University of New York
The State University of New York, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers, five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, a law school, the country’s oldest school of maritime, the state’s only college of optometry, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.4 million students amongst its entire portfolio of credit- and non-credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide are nearly $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2022, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunities, visit suny.edu.
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