SDSU Data Science Camp
Event Details
Date & Time
July 27 - July 30
Location
1015 Campanile Ave
Brookings South Dakota 57007
Organizer Name SDSU Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Organizer Info Bill Alsaker William.alsaker@sdstate.edu or Xijin Ge Xijin.ge@sdstate.edu
Intended Audience:Students who will be high school freshmen through seniors in Fall 2026.
Event Description:
Students will be introduced to Data Science concepts. They will learn some basic statistics and coding (using R). They will do some fun activities and their goal will be to complete a project where they will analyze some data and present their findings. They will learn to use AI as a coding assistant.
Families are responsible for travel arrangements to get students to the Brookings campus Monday July 27th at 9am. Students will stay on campus and sleep in the residence halls. Parents are invited to watch students present their projects on Thursday afternoon. The camp will conclude around 3pm on July 30th.
Students will have fun activities on campus. This includes climbing the Campanile, visiting McCrory Gardens, eating SDSU ice cream, and climbing the rock wall at the Wellness Center.