Author: Jonathan Moore

OPIM Innovate is Hiring for Fall 2021! Student Lab Specialist Positions Available

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OPIM Innovate is currently seeking to fill three new student lab specialist positions for the Fall of 2021.

As a student lab specialist, student workers must test and give presentations on the emerging technologies OPIM Innovate has to offer. In addition, lab specialists must assist students with various lab projects. Great communication and customer service skills are a must. Experience with virtual/augmented reality, 3D printing/modeling, IoT/data analytics, drones/wearable tech, A.I./Blockchain is also preferred, but not required.

The student lab specialist positions are Class III jobs and offer great internship experience for students interested in learning about up-and-coming technologies. For more information on the student lab specialist position, please click here to be directed to the job listing on UConn JobX.

For any additional questions, please contact OPIM Innovate Director,  Jonathan Moore at jonathan.a.moore@uconn.edu.

We appreciate your interest and are excited to see your applications!

Join us for the 5th Annual MIS Case Competition

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This is your chance to build experience, expand your resume, and win scholarship $

Monday 11/2 – MIS Case Competition Kick-off:

https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=ma03292946da753a94d93457321d03b41

 The Operations and Information Management Department is hosting its 5th annual MIS Case Competition. This competition provides students with a business case related to a Management Information Systems problem. All majors are welcome to participate. Students are required to form teams of three students (at least two of the three students must be School of Business students), prepare a case solution presentation, and present their solution to a panel of judges. This 2 week competition gives students an opportunity to challenge themselves and apply the skills acquired in the classroom to a real-life scenario. Students can learn more about the competition and sign up on the website. (Please note that this year all meetings and presentations will be virtual)

Jon Moore

MIS Academic Director

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NCWIT Scholarship Opportunity

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The NCWIT (National Center for Women in Technology) Collegiate Award, sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Qualcomm, honors the outstanding technical accomplishments of college women of any year of study. Conferred annually, the NCWIT Collegiate Award recognizes technical contributions to projects that demonstrate a high level of creativity and potential impact. More information and the link to apply can be found here

 

Upcoming Fall Workshops

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Our third workshop of the semester is an introduction to data analysis with the Splunk platform next Friday, November 11th. Please visit the OPIM site for a full list of workshops and their dates. All workshops are capped at 20 people so please make sure to register on the site ahead of time.  Over the course of the fall semester we plan to have the following:

  • Virtual Reality Demo – (New) overview of the different levels of VR and hands-on experience (Completed)
  • Intro to 3D Printing – repeat of last semester, was very popular so we are offering it again (Completed)
  • Splunk Analytics – (New), introduction to the network analytics software Splunk (Register Now)
  • Internet Of Things – (New), real time data analytics using smart devices (Register Now)