Agenda

Objective

Bring faculty and industry together in developing new interdisciplinary computing degree programs, from campus to career.

Attendees

33 faculty (CS, Biology, Psychology, ect.) from 12 California universities.

Location

San José State University

Schedule

9 AM, August 9 (Thursday) – 1:00 PM, August 10 (Friday)

Thursday, August 9

I.University-Industry Conversations

Time	Event
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m	Breakfast
10:00 a.m - 10:20 a.m	Opening
10:20 a.m - 11:20 a.m	Faculty/Industry Discussion Groups
11:20 a.m - 11:35 a.m	Break
11:35 a.m. - 12:35 p.m	Industry Panel Esteban Arcaute, Facebook Laurie Ferioli, Netflix Trupti Kawli, Karius Olu Obembe,Salesforce Olufemi Oluwafemi,Intel Gang Su,Netflix Joya Zuber,Google
12:35 p.m - 01:40 p.m	Lunch

II.University Presentations/Conversations

Time	Event
01:40 p.m – 03:00 p.m.	Broadening CS Computing beyond CS: From Specialty to Literacy [pdf] Zachary Dodds, Harvey Mudd Designing Adaptive Learning Objects for Enhanced Student Engagement [pdf] Fay Zhong, Cal State University, East Bay CS + Social Work [pdf] Eavon Wong-Kim, Cal State University, LA
03:00 p.m. – 03:15 p.m.	Break
03:15 p.m. – 04:15 p.m.	Biology + CS Cal Poly Cross Disciplinary Minor in Bioinformatics [pdf] Ed Himelblau, Cal Poly SLO An Interdisciplinary Minor in Bioinformatics [pdf] Sami Khuri, San Jose State University
04:15 p.m. – 04:30 p.m.	Summary
06:00 p.m. – 08:30 p.m.	Google Visit/Dinner

Friday, August 10

I. Conversations on Career Pathways

Time	Event
08:00 a.m. – 09:00 a.m.	Breakfast
09:00 a.m. – 09:02 a.m.	Opening
09:02 a.m. – 09:22 a.m.	Interdisciplinary Computing/Data Science Career Overview Guy Berger, LinkedIn
09:22 a.m. – 10:42 a.m.	Panel of Human Resources Professionals Jeff Dunn, Intel Bill Yock, Santa Clara County Sharon Soong, Salesforce
10:42 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.	Break
10:50 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.	Interdisciplinary Computing Program Success Promoting Diversity in Computing [pdf] Anagha Kulkarni, SFSU Berkeley's Path to a Data Science Major [pdf] John DeNero, U.C. Berkeley Applied Computing for Behavioral and Social Sciences Minor [pdf] Morris Jones, SJSU
11:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.	Follow-up and To-Do-List
12:05 p.m. – 12:20 p.m.	Assessment
12:20 p.m. – 12:25 p.m.	Takeaways and Conclusion
12:25 p.m. – 01:00 p.m.	Lunch

Time

Event

08:00 a.m. –

09:00 a.m.

Breakfast

09:00 a.m. –

09:02 a.m.

Opening

09:02 a.m. –

09:22 a.m.

Interdisciplinary Computing/Data Science Career Overview

Guy Berger, LinkedIn

09:22 a.m. –

10:42 a.m.

Panel of Human Resources Professionals

Jeff Dunn, Intel
Bill Yock, Santa Clara County
Sharon Soong, Salesforce

10:42 a.m. –

10:50 a.m.

Break

10:50 a.m. –

11:50 a.m.

Interdisciplinary Computing Program Success

Promoting Diversity in Computing [pdf]

Anagha Kulkarni, SFSU

Berkeley's Path to a Data Science Major [pdf]

John DeNero, U.C. Berkeley

Applied Computing for Behavioral and Social Sciences Minor [pdf]

Morris Jones, SJSU

11:50 a.m. –

12:05 p.m.

Follow-up and To-Do-List

12:05 p.m. –

12:20 p.m.

Assessment

12:20 p.m. –

12:25 p.m.

Takeaways and Conclusion

12:25 p.m. –

01:00 p.m.

Lunch