Big Ten Academic Alliance Love Data Week

It’s time to help crown the 2025 Big Ten Academic Alliance Data Viz Champion! Explore the Faculty/Staff and Student Data Viz Galleries to see the remarkable visualizations in action—and cast your votes.

Voting Details—visit galleries to vote!

  • Open: February 3 Closes: February 14 at noon (CT)
  • Cast One Vote: Student winner | Faculty/Staff winner

 

Love Data Week is just around the corner! Below is the schedule of virtual events hosted the week of February 10-14

Session details, including times and speakers, can be found on the Big Ten Academic Alliance website. Note: Advanced registration is required for all sessions.

Visit the Big Ten Academic Alliance website to register. 

 

Here's a quick rundown of what's in store:

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10

Navigating the Future: Careers in Data  
This session will include a range of topics, including career pathways, skills and education, and emerging trends.

Building a Resume in Tableau  
Learn how to leverage Tableau's powerful data visualization tools to create a standout resume that showcases your skills and experiences in a visually compelling way.
(Note: This session is 90 minutes and limited to 20 people.)


TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11

Strategies for Success in Survey Administration and Analysis
Learn the ins and outs of how to create a survey, manage survey fatigue, or wrangle survey data into actionable information.

Thinking with Data Visualizations, Fast and Slow
Explore how visual capacity limits through interactive demonstrations helps create effective data visualizations and explains how design and cognition can bias pattern interpretation.


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Mastering Data Literacy for Strategic Insights
Explore how to effectively interpret and utilize data in decision-making.

Unlocking Insights: Rapid Qualitative Data Analysis with Microsoft Copilot
Elevate your Copilot skills and discover the potential of AI-powered, rapid qualitative  Register now and take the first step towards unlocking the full potential of your qualitative data! (Note: The title and blurb for this workshop were co-created with Copilot).


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13

Influence and Impact: The Keys to Great Data Leadership 
Learn what “data leadership” really means, why it matters so much right now, and how anyone—even those without a technical background—can step up and become a great data leader.


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14

Data Viz Championship Showcase
Witness the brilliance of data visualization at its finest! Who will emerge as the Big Ten Data Viz Champion? With so many outstanding entries, the competition is bound to be fierce! 

Voting will begin on February 3 with the unveiling of the data viz galleries. Mark your calendars now! 

Love Data Week