tag:california.nd.edu,2005:/newsNotre Dame California | News2020-08-20T20:00:00-04:00tag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/1283862020-08-20T20:00:00-04:002020-08-20T21:16:46-04:00The Effects of COVID on GTM, engagement, and tech organizations: ND Tech Forum event at 6:30 PM on September 2, 2020<figure class="image-left"><a href="https://notredame.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ocuGopzwqHNIM_x2P9xt3QQvcwenIvAnq"><img alt="Green Minimal Building Conference Poster" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/400072/green_minimal_building_conference_poster.jpg"></a></figure>
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</p><p> </p>Dierre Upshawtag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/1031042019-08-16T14:40:00-04:002019-08-27T14:45:38-04:00Notre Dame-California News<h2>FAITH IN THE BAY</h2>
<h4>A CONVERSATION WITH FATHER MICHAEL HURLEY<br>
hosted by Young ND and the ND Club of San Jose/Silicon Valley</h4>
<p class="image-right"><img alt="Michael Hurley Abbey Road To Del" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/331774/220x/michael_hurley_abbey_road_to_del.jpg"></p>
<p>The Bay is an area of incredible technological innovation, but it does not always seem to mesh well with faith life as many of us understand it. What can we do to reconcile our work and faith lives? How does God manifest Himself in an environment so focused on innovation?<br>…</p><h2>FAITH IN THE BAY</h2>
<h4>A CONVERSATION WITH FATHER MICHAEL HURLEY<br>
hosted by Young ND and the ND Club of San Jose/Silicon Valley</h4>
<p class="image-right"><img alt="Michael Hurley Abbey Road To Del" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/331774/220x/michael_hurley_abbey_road_to_del.jpg"></p>
<p>The Bay is an area of incredible technological innovation, but it does not always seem to mesh well with faith life as many of us understand it. What can we do to reconcile our work and faith lives? How does God manifest Himself in an environment so focused on innovation?<br>
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We'll be digging in to all of these topics with Father Michael Hurley, pastor of St. Dominic's Church in San Francisco. Father Hurley will join us at the <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/PwNq3wrH8EQzQt116" target="_blank">Notre Dame-California facility</a> in downtown Palo Alto at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, August 27.</p>
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<p><br>
"Technology is a reflection of the divine."<br>
<em>~Kevin Kelly, the founder of Wired Magazine, during a talk in South Bend this spring.</em></p>
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<h5><em>Sent on behalf of Young ND and The Notre Dame Club of San Jose/Silicon Valley</em></h5>
<h5><em>*photo courtesy of St. Dominic's Catholic Church, San Francisco</em></h5>Dierre Upshawtag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/1031032019-07-25T14:00:00-04:002019-08-27T14:39:35-04:00Notre Dame-California News<p class="image-right"><img alt="Poster To Del" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/331770/270x/poster_to_del.jpg"></p>
<p>Greetings from Notre Dame-California, the hub for ND outreach and programs for young alums in the state. Did you know that we have a facility located in downtown Palo Alto, which is used by students and young ND entrepreneurs for events and conference room space? Throughout the year, we also host numerous ND groups, seminars, alumni events, and classes for the Silicon Valley Semester.<br>…</p><p class="image-right"><img alt="Poster To Del" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/331770/270x/poster_to_del.jpg"></p>
<p>Greetings from Notre Dame-California, the hub for ND outreach and programs for young alums in the state. Did you know that we have a facility located in downtown Palo Alto, which is used by students and young ND entrepreneurs for events and conference room space? Throughout the year, we also host numerous ND groups, seminars, alumni events, and classes for the Silicon Valley Semester.<br>
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You're invited to learn more about ND-California and to check out the space tomorrow (Friday), July 26! We're hosting a game night and open house for current students and young alums who are in the Bay Area this summer. Kick off your weekend with us, meet other ND students, and enjoy food and games in Palo Alto!<br>
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<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/notre-dame-california-game-night-and-open-house-tickets-66404917897" target="_blank">RSVP here</a>. More info below!<br>
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We'll see you tomorrow at 6:00 PM!</p>
<h3>Meet other young alums and Bay Area student interns</h3>
<p>Come check out our ND-California location in downtown Palo Alto and learn more about our programs and events.</p>
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<li>Free food and snacks</li>
<li>Fun games and a ping pong tournament</li>
<li>Tomorrow! <a href="https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NnVlcHRydG9hY3E1bGd0ZmpkamdybWNvZTAgbmQuZWR1X3NpaTRmMmoxZ2lvNzgxZHI2ZmtidW90amJjQGc&tmsrc=nd.edu_sii4f2j1gio781dr6fkbuotjbc%40group.calendar.google.com" target="_blank">Friday, July 26, at 6:00 PM</a>
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<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/qUc2cMSR6x3SQFea6" target="_blank">345 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301</a> (8 min walk from Caltrain)</li>
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<p>Do you plan to join us? <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/notre-dame-california-game-night-and-open-house-tickets-66404917897" target="_blank"><strong>RSVP here</strong></a>!</p>Dierre Upshawtag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/1031022019-04-27T14:15:00-04:002019-08-27T14:23:09-04:00Notre Dame-California News<p class="image-right"><img alt="Ana To Del 2" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/331761/220x/ana_to_del_2.jpg"></p>
<p><strong>Are you looking for last minute summer hires?</strong><br>
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<strong>150 ND Students Still Looking for Summer Internships</strong><br>
Are you looking for stellar talent to fill summer internships? Kaci Kelly (mailto:kkelly17@nd.edu) in the Center for Career Development is working to place approximately 150 students who are interested in working in California this summer. These students represent a wide range of interests and majors. Kaci has compiled copies of their resumes, along with their contact and background info in this <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1L1nMjC4kmEEtJM0Jq9anFXvmo0Z-hcay">Google Doc</a>…</p><p class="image-right"><img alt="Ana To Del 2" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/331761/220x/ana_to_del_2.jpg"></p>
<p><strong>Are you looking for last minute summer hires?</strong><br>
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<strong>150 ND Students Still Looking for Summer Internships</strong><br>
Are you looking for stellar talent to fill summer internships? Kaci Kelly (mailto:kkelly17@nd.edu) in the Center for Career Development is working to place approximately 150 students who are interested in working in California this summer. These students represent a wide range of interests and majors. Kaci has compiled copies of their resumes, along with their contact and background info in this <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1L1nMjC4kmEEtJM0Jq9anFXvmo0Z-hcay">Google Doc</a>.</p>
<p>You can reach out to any of these students directly to present them with an opportunity, or you can send <a href="mailto:kkelly17@nd.edu">Kaci Kelly</a> the job description of the position you are looking to fill and she will send you resumes of interested and qualified candidates.</p>
<p><strong>Silicon Valley Semester Student Spotlight</strong><br>
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If we had to choose one theme for the last 4 months, it would likely be "Connections." The 28 students wrapping up their semester in the Bay Area have connected with alums and employers in the area, laying the groundwork for professional relationships and mentoring opportunities. The students have also connected with the beauty and diversity of California, whether by hiking in Muir Woods, attending concerts in the city, or organizing road trips to Yosemite and San Diego. Most significant, however, are the connections the students have made with one another. An outside observer might assume that the SVS students have been friends for years because of their camaraderie and close working relationships when, in fact, most were strangers to each other before they arrived here in January. These fantastic students continue to thrive and grow in their internships, while forging lifelong bonds with each other and with folks in the Bay Area. Here are a few of our students.</p>
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<p>Allen Duong '20 (left)<br>
Major: Computer Science<br>
Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD<br>
SVS Internship: Wonolo in San Francisco<br>
Favorite Class This Semester: Operating Systems<br>
Favorite Thing About Time in the Bay Area: So much great food!</p>
<p>Chan Hee Song '20 (second from left)<br>
Major: Computer Science<br>
Hometown: Seoul, Republic of Korea<br>
SVS Internship:<br>
Kyndi in San Mateo<br>
Favorite Class This Semester: Theory of Computing<br>
Favorite Thing About Time in the Bay Area: Everything, especially the fresh poke!</p>
<p>Nicholas Marcopoli '20 (second from right)<br>
Major: Computer Science<br>
Hometown: Macomb, MI<br>
SVS Internship: Viakoo in Mountain View<br>
Favorite Class This Semester: Operating Systems<br>
Favorite Thing About Time in the Bay Area: The weather!</p>
<p>Noah Yoshida '20 (right)<br>
Major: Computer Science<br>
Hometown: Lawrence, KS<br>
SVS Internship: Kyndi in San Mateo<br>
Favorite Class This Semester: Operating Systems<br>
Favorite Thing About Time in the Bay Area: The great weather and the great food!</p>
<p><strong>Watch the Hesburgh Documentary with SVS on May 3</strong><br>
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Join us for the 6:30 PM showing at AMC Metreon on May 3<br>
You've probably seen announcements and advertisements for Hesburgh (https://www.hesburghfilm.com) , the film documenting the life of civil rights leader, presidential adviser, Congressional Medal of Honor winner and Notre Dame president, Theodore Hesburgh. A group of Silicon Valley Semester students and staff will watch the documentary at AMC Metreon (https://goo.gl/maps/vrxYFgwKoZtQ58Cr7) at 6:30 PM on Friday, May 3. You can purchase tickets through AMC (https://www.amctheatres.com/showtimes/all/2019-05-03/metreon/all/78394944?affiliateCode=pow) or Fandango (https://tickets.fandango.com/transaction/ticketing/express/ticketboxoffice.aspx?mid=218165&tid=AANEM) . If you can't watch it with us, we encourage you to see it during one of the other showtimes!</p>Dierre Upshawtag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/1031002019-04-01T14:05:00-04:002019-08-27T14:14:48-04:00Notre Dame-California News<p><strong> Join Us for the ND Tech Forum this Thursday, April 4</strong></p>
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Jan Muhlfeit, our featured speaker for the ND Tech Forum on April 4. Mr. Muhlfeit spent 22 years at Microsoft, ending his career as the Europe chairman.<br>
Unlocking Human Potential: A Discussion with Jan Muhlfeit, former Chairman, Europe, Microsoft<br>…</p><p><strong> Join Us for the ND Tech Forum this Thursday, April 4</strong></p>
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Jan Muhlfeit, our featured speaker for the ND Tech Forum on April 4. Mr. Muhlfeit spent 22 years at Microsoft, ending his career as the Europe chairman.<br>
Unlocking Human Potential: A Discussion with Jan Muhlfeit, former Chairman, Europe, Microsoft<br>
Moderated by Megan Hanley '90 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganmhanley/) , CMO Freedom Financial and former GM, Global Media, Microsoft</p>
<p>Date and Time: <a href="https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NTJrMjMxbWFhMzN2NmdkN3Z2aDU3YzE3dm0gbmQuZWR1X3NpaTRmMmoxZ2lvNzgxZHI2ZmtidW90amJjQGc&tmsrc=nd.edu_sii4f2j1gio781dr6fkbuotjbc%40group.calendar.google.com">Thursday, April 4, at 6:00 PM</a><br>
Networking reception (with pizza) begins at 6:00 PM. Program starts at 6:30 PM.</p>
<p>Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/i1ZVtpg4AEM2">Marketo, 901 Mariners Island Blvd, San Mateo (Theater First Floor)</a></p>
<p>RSVP to Amy Guarino: amy@kyndi.com, (925) 788-5268</p>
<p>Jan Mühlfeit (https://janmuhlfeit.com/about) joined Microsoft in 1993. After only one year at the company, he received the President’s Award for Excellence in 1994. Jan was named Regional Director of Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2000 and promoted to Vice President in 2002. Under his leadership, CEE became the company’s best performing region worldwide for four consecutive years. In 2004, he also became a co-architect of Microsoft’s global emerging markets strategy and a member of the Microsoft executive board for emerging markets.</p>
<p>Following these achievements, Jan Mühlfeit assumed the role of Vice President of Microsoft’s Public Sector team in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in 2005. He was named Vice President, EMEA Corporate Government Strategy in 2006 and was subsequently promoted to Chairman Europe, Microsoft Corporation in 2007. Here he played a crucial role in normalizing Microsoft’s relationship with EU institutions. Jan left Microsoft at the end of 2014.</p>
<p>Jan Mühlfeit is a global strategist, executive coach and author of bestselling business book The Positive Leader (Pearson, Oct 2016, Jan Mühlfeit & Melina Costi). His personal mission is “helping individuals, organizations and countries around the world to unlock their human potential.”</p>
<p><strong>SILICON VALLEY SEMESTER STUDENT SPOTLIGHT</strong><br>
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The arrival of April is bittersweet for us. On one hand, SVS students are thriving at their internships and continuing to make the most of their time here by expanding their professional networks and developing relationships with alumni in the Bay Area. On the other hand, this time of the semester is a signal that we are a little more than a month away from final exams and the end of our internships. We'd like to take a brief moment to introduce you to some of the outstanding ND students here.</p>
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<p>Ana Luisa Lamberto '20<br>
Picture taken during a spring break trip to San Diego with SVS classmates.<br>
Major: Computer Science<br>
Minor: Media Computing Concentration<br>
Hometown: Collingswood, NJ<br>
SVS Internship: AT&T in Palo Alto<br>
Favorite Class This Semester: Tech Ethics<br>
Favorite Thing About Time in the Bay Area: Everywhere you go and everyone you meet is a techie, just like me. I've been able to find other women interested in tech, something that wouldn't have been as easy to do in South Bend.</p>
<p class="image-left"><img alt="Marcos To Del" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/331747/200x/marcos_to_del.jpg"></p>
<p>Marcos Salamanca '20<br>
Major: Computer Science and Theology<br>
Hometown: San Antonio, TX<br>
SVS Internship: X2AI San Francisco<br>
Favorite Class This Semester: Tech Ethics<br>
Favorite Thing About Time in the Bay Area: The great diversity and being able to meet people from all over the world!</p>
<p class="image-left"><img alt="Eddie And Patrick To Del" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/331746/200x/eddie_and_patrick_to_del.jpg"></p>
<p>Eddie Yuan '20 (left)<br>
Major: Computer Science and Economics<br>
Hometown: Omaha, NE<br>
SVS Internship: AT&T in Palo Alto<br>
Favorite Class This Semester: Cybersecurity<br>
Favorite Thing About Time in the Bay Area: Lots of unique and delicious food options!</p>
<p>Patrick Bouchon '20 (right)<br>
Major: Computer Science<br>
Hometown: New Orleans, LA<br>
SVS Internship:<br>
AT&T in Palo Alto<br>
Favorite Class This Semester: Theory of Computing<br>
Favorite Thing About Time in the Bay Area: The great weather, the culture, and the beautiful scenery.</p>Dierre Upshawtag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/1030992019-03-15T14:00:00-04:002019-08-27T14:05:02-04:00Notre Dame-California News<p><strong>Updates and Upcoming Events</strong><br>
March 15, 2019</p>
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Spring break is here and the 28 students who make up the Silicon Valley Semester (SVS) cohort all agree on one thing: the first half of the semester flew by! Some students traveled home to see family and many of them have planned trips together to see some of the majestic national parks and beautiful cities throughout California. Nine very lucky students just finished a Design Thinking course taught in conjunction with SAP over spring break. This intensive, 4-day class was a crash course in conducting user research, product design, and prototyping. The students finished the course with a product demo in front of a panel of industry professionals.…</p><p><strong>Updates and Upcoming Events</strong><br>
March 15, 2019</p>
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<p><br>
Spring break is here and the 28 students who make up the Silicon Valley Semester (SVS) cohort all agree on one thing: the first half of the semester flew by! Some students traveled home to see family and many of them have planned trips together to see some of the majestic national parks and beautiful cities throughout California. Nine very lucky students just finished a Design Thinking course taught in conjunction with SAP over spring break. This intensive, 4-day class was a crash course in conducting user research, product design, and prototyping. The students finished the course with a product demo in front of a panel of industry professionals.</p>
<p>When all the students return to the Bay Area next week, we'll hit the ground running with more company visits, guest speakers, and networking opportunities. The highlight of the spring semester will be the ND Tech Forum on April 4 in San San Mateo, which is being organized by Amy Guarino and Rich Pivnicka. The featured speaker is Jan Muhlfeit, a global strategist, author, and the former chairman of Microfoft Europe. In this newsletter, you'll find more details about the ND Tech Forum as well as updates on SVS.<br>
Students in the Design Thinking course present their final products and discuss findings from their user research and testing.</p>
<p><strong> ND TECH FORUM - APRIL 4</strong><br>
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Jan Muhlfeit, our featured speaker for the ND Tech Forum on April 4. Mr. Muhlfeit spent 22 years at Microsoft, ending his career as the Europe chairman.<br>
Unlocking Human Potential: A Discussion with Jan Muhlfeit, former Chairman, Europe, Microsoft<br>
Moderated by Megan Hanley '90 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganmhanley/) , CMO Freedom Financial and former GM, Global Media, Microsoft</p>
<p>Date and Time: <a href="https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NTJrMjMxbWFhMzN2NmdkN3Z2aDU3YzE3dm0gbmQuZWR1X3NpaTRmMmoxZ2lvNzgxZHI2ZmtidW90amJjQGc&tmsrc=nd.edu_sii4f2j1gio781dr6fkbuotjbc%40group.calendar.google.com">Thursday, April 4, at 6:00 PM</a><br>
Networking reception begins at 6:00 PM. Program begins at 6:30 PM.</p>
<p>Location: Marketo, 901 Mariners Island Blvd, San Mateo (Theater First Floor) (https://goo.gl/maps/i1ZVtpg4AEM2)</p>
<p>RSVP to Amy Guarino: amy@kyndi.com (mailto:amy@kyndi.com) , (925) 788-5268</p>
<p>Jan Mühlfeit (https://janmuhlfeit.com/about) joined Microsoft in 1993. After only one year at the company, he received the President’s Award for Excellence in 1994. Jan was named Regional Director of Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2000 and promoted to Vice President in 2002. Under his leadership, CEE became the company’s best performing region worldwide for four consecutive years. In 2004, he also became a co-architect of Microsoft’s global emerging markets strategy and a member of the Microsoft executive board for emerging markets.</p>
<p>Following these achievements, Jan Mühlfeit assumed the role of Vice President of Microsoft’s Public Sector team in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in 2005. He was named Vice President, EMEA Corporate Government Strategy in 2006 and was subsequently promoted to Chairman Europe, Microsoft Corporation in 2007. Here he played a crucial role in normalizing Microsoft’s relationship with EU institutions. Jan left Microsoft at the end of 2014.</p>
<p>Jan Mühlfeit is a global strategist, executive coach and author of bestselling business book The Positive Leader (Pearson, Oct 2016, Jan Mühlfeit & Melina Costi). His personal mission is “helping individuals, organizations and countries around the world to unlock their human potential.”</p>
<p>Thanks to:<br>
-Richard Pivnicka for introducing us to Jan,<br>
-ND-CA for sponsoring the refreshments,<br>
-Eduardo Ramirez from Marketo, an Adobe Company, for providing the location,<br>
-Megan Hanley for moderating. We are excited to hear what it was really like to work at Microsoft.</p>
<p><strong>SILICON VALLEY SEMESTER UPDATE</strong><br>
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Engaging Speakers, Eye-Opening Company Visits, and Some Fun<br>
It was just about two months ago when we took the SVS cohort on its first group outing to see Fisherman's Wharf and Lombard Street in San Francisco. In the time since then, our students have become quite adept at getting around the Bay Area, navigating CalTrain, and seeking out opportunities to build relationships with industry professionals.</p>
<p>In addition to a rigorous course load and part-time internships, we host 2-3 speakers every week and do company visits on Fridays. We reserve some Saturdays and Sundays for short trips and other activities like hiking, meals with alums, and sporting events. Just a few of the highlights from the past few weeks include:</p>
<p>-Gay Lawrence Pang brought together a group of alumni and 10 SVS students at Tony & Alba's Pizza and Pasta on February 24<br>
-We hosted 20 sophomores from UNC's Silicon Valley entrepreneurship cohort for dinner and a talk by Chris Vargas '85 on February 27<br>
-We visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Carmel Mission, and Pebble Beach on March 2<br>
-The ND Club of San Jose/Silicon Valley hosted 7 students for the San Jose Sharks game on March 9</p>
<p>We are equally excited for a few of the programs and speakers coming up after spring break. Some of these highlights include:</p>
<p>-We are thrilled to host Tim Connors '89 for one of his famous talks on March 19<br>
-Provost Thomas Burish will visit us on March 22<br>
-A town hall with Kim Keating, the VP of Data Science at AT&T, on April 18<br>
-Trips to Tahoe, Half Moon Bay, and Muir Woods<br>
-Company visits to Dropbox, Google SF, LinkedIn, and more!</p>
<p><strong>It's Not Too Late To Get Involved</strong><br>
Time might be flying by, but that doesn't mean it is too late for you to get involved with the program or to meet with SVS students. Our students are eager to meet Domers in the Bay Area and to learn about your journey, whether it's over a meal or at your office. As we look ahead to the second half of the semester, here are some specific ways that you can help us make the program a success for our great cohort of students.</p>
<p>1. We are looking for at least one volunteer service activity to do as a group<br>
2. Host a small group of 3-5 students for lunch or dinner<br>
3. Alert us of future internship opportunities<br>
4. Share your expertise and experiences with the students at the ND-California facility in downtown Palo Alto<br>
If you are able to help us with any of these, please e-mail Dierre Upshaw (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddupshaw/) at dupshaw@nd.edu</p>Dierre Upshawtag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/1030982019-02-04T13:00:00-05:002019-08-27T13:59:55-04:00Notre Dame-California News<p><strong>Introducing News and Updates for Notre Dame-California</strong><br>
February 4, 2019</p>
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As many of you are aware, the Notre Dame-California program was established several years ago and seeks to elevate the State as a source and destination for Notre Dame student talent. Our program connects the University’s top-flight faculty, student scholars, and premier programs to dynamic opportunities on the West Coast. ND-CA is the embodiment of the University’s desire to be an active partner with alumni, parents, and industries across the state. We hope to contribute to and benefit from the educational, entrepreneurial, and creative initiatives that make California unique.…</p><p><strong>Introducing News and Updates for Notre Dame-California</strong><br>
February 4, 2019</p>
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As many of you are aware, the Notre Dame-California program was established several years ago and seeks to elevate the State as a source and destination for Notre Dame student talent. Our program connects the University’s top-flight faculty, student scholars, and premier programs to dynamic opportunities on the West Coast. ND-CA is the embodiment of the University’s desire to be an active partner with alumni, parents, and industries across the state. We hope to contribute to and benefit from the educational, entrepreneurial, and creative initiatives that make California unique.</p>
<p>In future newsletters, we will provide updates on ND-California programs and events, alumni clubs, career services, development, admissions, and much more. In this first newsletter, we will focus on the Silicon Valley Semester program. If you would like to make a suggestion or contribute to content for future newsletters, please email dupshaw@nd.edu.</p>
<p><strong>SILICON VALLEY SEMESTER</strong><br>
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<strong>28 New Arrivals to the Bay Area</strong><br>
While most ND students spent the past week braving snow and record-setting cold temperatures, 28 juniors were settling into the third week of their tech internships in the Bay Area. This year marks the third and largest cohort of the Silicon Valley Semester (SVS) hosted by ND-California.</p>
<p>The program began in 2017 when then-director and CSE professor Patrick Flynn brought out the first cohort of 10 students. Later that year, Patrick passed the baton to Rich Taylor (https://california.nd.edu/about/director/) , the current ND-California director, and Rich led a group of 14 students last year while overseeing the expansion of the program to include 28 students and these 14 employers at present day:</p>
<p>AddEvent<br>
AT&T<br>
Bricleir<br>
Carbon<br>
Conventus<br>
Ecomedes<br>
Kyndi<br>
Rhumbix<br>
SAP<br>
Thryve<br>
Viakoo<br>
Wonolo<br>
X2AI<br>
Zume</p>
<p>We are excited to welcome the students and we hope that you will take advantage of opportunities to interact with them throughout the semester. In addition to working part-time at these companies throughout the Bay Area, our students take classes at the ND-California facility in downtown Palo Alto, host alumni and industry leaders, and visit a number of businesses throughout the semester.</p>
<p><strong>How You Can Get Involved</strong><br>
The growth of our program and the success of our students depend greatly on the involvement of our wonderful alumni and the work of our dedicated career services team. Our students are eager to meet Domers on the west coast and we hope that you will join us in making this semester a meaningful experience for these students. Here are some ways you can get involved:</p>
<p>1. Alert us of future internship opportunities<br>
2. Give students a tour of your office or work site<br>
3. Host a small group of 3-5 students for lunch or dinner<br>
4. Share your expertise and experiences with the students at the ND-California facility in downtown Palo Alto</p>
<p>If any of these interest you, please e-mail Dierre Upshaw (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddupshaw/), the SVS program manager, at dupshaw@nd.edu. Dierre joined the program in November and he is based in the ND-California office in downtown Palo Alto. He works closely with Rich Taylor to develop the program, plan events, and build relationships with employers and alumni. He is eager to talk or meet with you to discuss the program and to hear any ideas or feedback you wish to share.</p>
<p>Stay tuned for more program and student updates!<br>
The data science group at AT&T hosted us for lunch and a paper airplane contest, the first of four such events we have planned with AT&T this semester.</p>Dierre Upshawtag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/784412017-08-01T07:00:00-04:002018-11-29T13:13:52-05:00Taylor succeeds Flynn as head of Notre Dame California<p>Richard E. Taylor, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, has been named interim director of Notre Dame California. He succeeds Patrick J. Flynn, Duda Family Professor of Engineering, who served as interim director from July 2016 through June of this year. As of July 1, Flynn assumed the position of chair of the University’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering.</p><p><a href="https://california.nd.edu/about/director/">Richard E. Taylor</a>, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, has been named interim director of Notre Dame California. He succeeds <a href="https://engineering.nd.edu/profiles/pflynn">Patrick J. Flynn</a>, Duda Family Professor of Engineering, who served as interim director from July 2016 through June of this year. As of July 1, Flynn assumed the position of chair of the University’s <a href="https://cse.nd.edu/">Department of Computer Science and Engineering</a>.</p>
<p class="image-right"><img alt="Patrick J. Flynn" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/200888/fullsize/pat_flynn_225_x_300_.jpg">Patrick J. Flynn</p>
<p>Among other accomplishments during Flynn’s tenure, Notre Dame California launched its <a href="https://california.nd.edu/notre-dame-experience/undergraduate-opportunities/silicon-valley-semester/">Silicon Valley Semester</a> (SVS), which allows a select group of Notre Dame juniors majoring in computer science and engineering to spend their spring semester living, studying, and working in Palo Alto. The SVS consists of both Notre Dame coursework and credit-bearing internships at companies including Kyndi, OpsPanda, Intuit, QuakeFinder, Stryker, and AT&T.</p>
<p>The academic hub for the program is the <a href="https://california.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-california-opens-palo-alto-facility-to-support-coursework-innovation-and-collaboration-in-silicon-valley/">Notre Dame California facility</a>. Opened in February, it is located in AT&T’s central office in downtown Palo Alto and represents ongoing collaboration between the company and the University. Flynn was instrumental in this process, as well.</p>
<p>“Pat has brought to life the broad vision with which we founded Notre Dame California,” said <a href="http://provost.nd.edu/about/provost-biography/">Thomas G. Burish</a>, Notre Dame’s Charles and Jill Fischer Provost. “Whether working with AT&T to plan and complete our facility in downtown Palo Alto, developing and then leading the inaugural Silicon Valley Semester, or tending to the myriad other responsibilities that come with launching a new program, he has been a true champion of this endeavor. I am grateful both for Pat’s leadership during such a formative stage and now for Rich’s willingness to advance our continued growth on the West Coast.”</p>
<p class="image-left"><img alt="Richard E. Taylor" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/244017/fullsize/richard_taylor.jpg">Richard E. Taylor</p>
<p>“I look forward to serving the University in this new position and building upon the strong foundation created by the outstanding efforts of Pat Flynn,” Taylor added. “I am particularly interested in expanding the participation of Notre Dame undergraduate and graduate students in experiential learning opportunities and connecting Notre Dame faculty and research programs with California-based academic institutions and businesses.”</p>
<p>Taylor received his Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University before joining Notre Dame’s <a href="http://chemistry.nd.edu/">Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry</a> in 1995.</p>
<p>Noted for his work in the synthesis of novel pharmaceutical compounds, Taylor continues to maintain an active research portfolio on campus at Notre Dame, where he played a key role in founding what is now the <a href="https://www3.nd.edu/~crnd/">Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases</a> as well as the <a href="http://drugdiscovery.nd.edu/">Warren Family Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development</a>. He was acting director of the Warren Center prior to accepting the appointment at Notre Dame California and is currently program director of rare disease research and development there.</p>
<p>During his 20-plus years on the University’s faculty, Taylor has also served as associate dean of research and graduate education in the <a href="http://science.nd.edu/">College of Science</a> and associate vice president for research.</p>Ted Foxtag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/743162017-03-08T12:00:00-05:002018-11-29T13:13:52-05:00Notre Dame junior takes part in Silicon Valley Bank Trek<p class="image-right"><img alt="Jaclyn Photo Cropped" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/229304/jaclyn_photo_cropped.jpg"></p>
<p><em>The SVB Trek is an annual four-day event sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank that aims to foster the entrepreneurial spirit of exceptional college students by introducing them to industry leaders and investors and giving them hands-on experience to help them succeed in bringing their ideas to fruition. Through Notre Dame California, Notre Dame junior Jaclyn Daily was selected to attend the 2017 SVB Trek. She has shared her experience with us.</em>…</p><p class="image-right"><img alt="Jaclyn Photo Cropped" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/229304/jaclyn_photo_cropped.jpg"></p>
<p><em>The SVB Trek is an annual four-day event sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank that aims to foster the entrepreneurial spirit of exceptional college students by introducing them to industry leaders and investors and giving them hands-on experience to help them succeed in bringing their ideas to fruition. Through Notre Dame California, Notre Dame junior Jaclyn Daily was selected to attend the 2017 SVB Trek. She has shared her experience with us.</em></p>
<p>I can truly say that this was one of the most unique experiences of my undergraduate education. I was able to connect and form meaningful relationships with a very diverse group of fellow entrepreneurs from so many well-respected universities. The diversity of the Trekkers provided me with the opportunity to learn from my peers’ very different experiences. Further, accomplished speakers shared their knowledge and provided valuable guidance. Our days were packed with informative and engaging activities.</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday, January 3rd</strong><br>
• Icebreakers to get to know my accomplished fellow Trekkers. <br>
• Ashraf Hebela, head of analytics and sales support for SVB, discussed the value of the strong Silicon Valley network and the importance of not taking your education for granted in his talk “Neural Map.”<br>
• Q&A with SVB Trek alumni Andy Putch (DroneDeploy), Miranda Wang (BioCellection), and Kathryn “K.C.” Young (consultant). <br>
• Dinner with Trekkers, speakers, staff, and SVB CFO Michael Descheneaux.<br>
<br>
<strong>Wednesday, January 4th</strong><br>
• Clara Shih (Hearsay Systems) and Daniel Chao (Halo Neuroscience) spoke on the importance of knowing how to sell, being a product visionary, and managing people effectively in order to succeed as an entrepreneur. <br>
• Jess Lee (Sequoia Capital) discussed the importance of self-awareness; as soon as you feel comfortable with your current position in life, seek to know more. <br>
• Lunch with Pejman Nozad (Pear Ventures), who emphasized the importance of recognizing patterns amongst entrepreneurs. <br>
• Meeting with Adam Nelson (Social Capital), who discussed the impact social investing can have.<br>
• Dinner with Greg Becker, president and CEO of SVB<br>
<br>
<strong>Thursday, January 5th</strong><br>
• Trip to SVB’s Palo Alto office. <br>
• Mike Maples (Floodgate) discussed the forces that drive technological innovation. <br>
• Gini Deshpande (NuMedii) spoke of her experiences in the medical field and provided advice on how to create a successful company with minimal business background. <br>
• Raymond Nasr (cCommunications consultant) provided insights regarding the power of effective media management for a company. <br>
• Tour of General Catalyst, where we spoke to partners and entrepreneurs; our discussions were followed by pitch sessions in which we were given the chance to present our startup ideas to the General Catalyst team.<br>
<br>
<strong>Friday, January 6th</strong><br>
The Trek ended with a trip to IDEO, an international design and consulting firm, to engage in a workshop that required groups to utilize design thinking to solve a given problem. We tested our creativity and ability to generate a solution within a restricted period of time. Finally, we were given the opportunity to explore the SFMOMA and other areas of San Francisco.</p>
<p>I want to thank Notre Dame California for providing me with the opportunity to participate in the SVB Trek. The Trek surpassed all of my high expectations. I have the utmost respect for the SVB team for coordinating such an outstanding program in which participants were provided the opportunity to form relationships with some of Silicon Valley’s most influential individuals. Not only did the Trek develop my network and entrepreneurial skills, but the program also encouraged personal discernment and growth.</p>Diane Wrighttag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/742462017-03-02T21:00:00-05:002018-11-29T13:13:52-05:00Notre Dame California opens Palo Alto facility to support coursework, innovation and collaboration in Silicon Valley<p>Notre Dame opened its Palo Alto facility on Feb. 10 and held its first classes for the Notre Dame Silicon Valley Semester program there on Feb. 16. The facility, home to Notre Dame California, was constructed in an AT&T building in downtown Palo Alto.</p><p class="image-right"><img alt="Palo Alto facility" src="http://news.nd.edu/assets/227910/silicon_valley_classroom_300x200.jpg" title="Palo Alto facility"></p>
<p>The University of Notre Dame opened its Palo Alto facility on Feb. 10 and held its first classes for the Notre Dame <a href="https://california.nd.edu/notre-dame-experience/undergraduate-opportunities/silicon-valley-semester/">Silicon Valley Semester</a> (<span class="caps">SVS</span>) program there on Thursday (Feb. 16).</p>
<p>The facility, home to <a href="http://california.nd.edu/">Notre Dame California</a>, was constructed in an AT&T building in downtown Palo Alto. It combines a state-of-the-art teaching space with room for 55 students, flexible and open “innovation space,” two conference rooms, an office and access to a larger conference room and a break area, the latter two spaces shared with building owner AT&T. The facility supports multiple two-way video streams — a key component of the instructional model for several of the <span class="caps">SVS</span> courses underway.</p>
<p>The collaboration with AT&T on this space was established by Notre Dame alumnus John Donovan, chief strategy officer and group president of AT&T Technology and Operations. “Mr. Donovan’s team worked extensively with the Notre Dame California team on the layout, design, construction and equipping of the space,” said <a href="https://engineering.nd.edu/profiles/pflynn">Patrick Flynn</a>, Duda Family Professor of Engineering and interim director of Notre Dame California. “That a project of this size and scope could be executed so quickly, from concept to completion, in a building that is so significant to AT&T’s Silicon Valley operations is a testimony to the growing collaboration between AT&T and the University.”</p>
<p>“Notre Dame’s commitment to its students, faculty and a comprehensive learning experience helps define it as a forward-looking university,” said Donovan. “This facility builds on last year’s announced online master’s degree in data science collaboration, and we are thrilled to support the University’s mission here.”</p>
<p>The renovation and furnishing were funded by AT&T, which is allowing Notre Dame to use the facility. Notre Dame California staff members Flynn, Kaci Kelly, talent and employer relations specialist, and Jessica Rizzo, regional director of development, will use this space as their home office in the state. In addition to classroom offerings, the Palo Alto facility will host individuals and groups of visitors from the South Bend campus, meetings of the Notre Dame California Advisory Board, groups of students visiting from South Bend and other events.</p>
<p>At a future date, the Palo Alto facility will be formally dedicated with a Notre Dame leadership delegation in attendance along with Notre Dame California staff, advisory board members and representatives from AT&T.</p>
<p class="attribution"><em>Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Diane Wright</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="http://news.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-california-opens-palo-alto-facility-to-support-coursework-innovation-and-collaboration-in-silicon-valley/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">February 24, 2017</span>.</em></p>Diane Wrighttag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/727092017-01-18T08:00:00-05:002018-11-29T13:13:52-05:00Notre Dame California launches Silicon Valley Semester<p>Some 175 years after Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., trekked through the frozen Indiana wilderness to found the University of Notre Dame, 10 Notre Dame juniors majoring in computer science and engineering have begun their own journey to the University’s next frontier: Silicon Valley.</p><p class="image-right"><img alt="Silicon Valley Semester" src="http://news.nd.edu/assets/223358/silicon_valley_release_300x200.jpg" title="Silicon Valley Semester"></p>
<p>Some 175 years after Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., trekked through the frozen Indiana wilderness to found the University of Notre Dame, 10 Notre Dame juniors majoring in computer science and engineering have begun their own journey to the University’s next frontier: Silicon Valley.</p>
<p>They are the first participants in Notre Dame California’s new <a href="https://california.nd.edu/notre-dame-experience/undergraduate-opportunities/silicon-valley-semester/">Silicon Valley Semester</a> (<span class="caps">SVS</span>), through which they will spend the next four months immersed in the heart of innovation while still enjoying an experience that is uniquely Notre Dame.</p>
<p>“Our top priority is to ensure these 10 students get the most out of their semester in the Valley, both in the classroom and out in the marketplace,” said <a href="https://california.nd.edu/about/director/">Patrick Flynn</a>, Duda Family Professor of <a href="https://engineering.nd.edu/">Engineering</a> and interim director of <a href="http://california.nd.edu/">Notre Dame California</a>. “Beyond that, we plan to use the lessons learned during the inaugural Silicon Valley Semester to expand the program to a broad set of majors in the coming years. Our goal is to increase enrollment in the <span class="caps">SVS</span> to 40 or more juniors in 2018, and we hope to launch similar semester-long undergraduate experiences in Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County in future years.”</p>
<p><span class="caps">SVS</span> students combine a full-time academic course load with a credit-bearing internship. Kaci Kelly, Notre Dame’s talent and employer relations specialist, has worked closely with some of the most dynamic companies in Silicon Valley — companies such as Stryker, a leader in medical technology; Stellar Solutions, a global provider of systems engineering expertise; Kyndi, an intelligent machines technology company; and OpsPanda, a leader in software-as-a-service applications for sales resource planning — to develop the internships.</p>
<p>“We are thrilled to collaborate with Notre Dame,” said Katie Grau, Stryker’s senior university recruiter. “In our program we look for interns who are driven, passionate and want to be on the cutting edge of technology. At Stryker we continue to be impressed with the quality of students from Notre Dame and look forward to strengthening the partnership further.”</p>
<p>Hung Vo, chief technology officer and co-founder of OpsPanda, said, “The Notre Dame internship program is a great opportunity for OpsPanda to engage new talent to help shape the next generation of sales resource planning. The candidates were so strong that we selected multiple interns who will join our artificial intelligence team and work on our toughest problems.”</p>
<p>Courses, which meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays in order to maximize internship and other enrichment opportunities the rest of the week, are using several teaching platforms during the inaugural <span class="caps">SVS</span>. Flynn is teaching “Programming Paradigms” in person, while Associate Professor <a href="http://engineering.nd.edu/profiles/astriegel">Aaron Striegel</a> and <a href="http://engineering.nd.edu/profiles/pkogge">Peter Kogge</a>, Ted H. McCourtney Professor of <a href="https://cse.nd.edu/">Computer Science and Engineering</a>, are delivering “Operating Systems” and “Theory of Computing,” respectively, via two-way live video. David Cieslak, who received his Ph.D. from Notre Dame and is vice president of data science at Aunalytics, is offering “Data Science” through Notre Dame’s <a href="http://online.nd.edu/">Office of Digital Learning</a>; <a href="http://english.nd.edu/">English</a> doctoral student <a href="http://english.nd.edu/people/phd-students/santin/">Bryan Santin</a> is doing the same with “Introduction to the First Amendment: Freedom of Speech in the Digital Age.”</p>
<p>Classes are meeting initially at Menlo College, a four-year college in Atherton, California, and will move to Notre Dame’s new Palo Alto facility once construction is complete in February.</p>
<p>This first cohort of <span class="caps">SVS</span> students is living on Menlo’s campus thanks to a collaboration with Steven Weiner, the college’s executive vice president. Throughout the semester, <span class="caps">SVS</span> students will be exposed to all California has to offer through extracurricular opportunities curated and offered by Notre Dame; these will include cultural events, professional development activities, service to the community, meetings with alumni and friends of Notre Dame, and sporting events.</p>
<p>Established by the <a href="http://provost.nd.edu/">Office of the Provost</a>, Notre Dame California promotes academic activity and outreach across the Golden State. In addition to the Silicon Valley Semester, it is facilitating the development of graduate programs, enhancing career and placement services and strengthening research, entrepreneurship, commercialization and alumni engagement.</p>
<p class="attribution"><em>Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Diane Wright</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="http://news.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-california-launches-silicon-valley-semester/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">January 17, 2017</span>.</em></p>Diane Wrighttag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/724212017-01-05T09:00:00-05:002018-11-29T13:13:52-05:00Bryan Ritchie appointed vice president for innovation at Notre Dame<p>Bryan K. Ritchie, currently president and chief executive officer of GrowthSPORT, has been appointed vice president and associate provost for innovation at Notre Dame, effective in March. In this role, Ritchie will lead the University’s new IDEA Center initiative and coordinate Notre Dame’s innovation and entrepreneurship programs.</p><p class="image-right"><img alt="Bryan Ritchie" src="http://news.nd.edu/assets/221175/bryan_ritchie_300x.jpg" title="Bryan Ritchie"></p>
<p>Bryan K. Ritchie, currently president and chief executive officer of GrowthSPORT, has been appointed vice president and associate provost for innovation at the University of Notre Dame, effective in March, <a href="https://www.nd.edu/about/leadership/council/thomas-burish/">Thomas G. Burish</a>, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost, announced.</p>
<p>In this role, Ritchie will lead the University’s new <a href="http://news.nd.edu/news/idea-center-created-to-catalyze-new-research-innovation-commercialization-initiatives/"><span class="caps">IDEA</span> Center</a> initiative and coordinate the University’s innovation and entrepreneurship programs. Standing for Innovation, Discovery and Enterprise Acceleration, the <span class="caps">IDEA</span> Center will provide technical services and expertise for idea development, technology translation, business formation and commercialization. It is designed to bring the best Notre Dame faculty and student ideas and innovations to market. The Notre Dame <a href="https://ott.nd.edu/">Office of Technology Transfer</a> and the staff of <a href="http://www.innovationparknd.com/">Innovation Park</a> will be joined with several new initiatives to comprise the <span class="caps">IDEA</span> Center. Ritchie will also help to support student entrepreneurship and innovation curricular and extracurricular programs.</p>
<p>“Bryan is a thoughtful, experienced and successful academic and entrepreneur who has successfully directed a major university commercialization program,” Burish said. “He was the unanimous choice of the search committee as a person highly qualified to lead Notre Dame’s new innovation and commercialization effort.”</p>
<p>Ritchie will also direct the development of the University’s new Thomas H. and Diane G. Quinn Hall for Innovation and Change. Home to the <span class="caps">IDEA</span> Center, Quinn Hall will be a 40,000-square-foot, three-level facility located adjacent to the current Judd Leighton Hall at Innovation Park. It will provide space for 25 to 30 startup companies, incorporating thematically designed pods for open collaboration between teams and prospective investors from particular commercial technology sectors.</p>
<p>“Very few universities are thinking about commercialization in the holistic and integrated way that links it to every aspect of the modern university’s mission as Notre Dame is doing. I believe that over time this approach will bring faculty, students, alumni and the community together to transform great discoveries into world-changing innovations,” Ritchie said. “As is the case in many areas now, we should expect to see Notre Dame also achieve a strong leadership role in innovation and commercialization.”</p>
<p>Ritchie brings a combination of work experience to this position that includes time as an executive of high technology companies, a startup founder, an academic and university administrator and a private equity-venture investor. His career began in the software industry where he spent 10 years in executive positions at Novell, Dayna Communication, Iomega and Century Software. During this time he also started two software companies.</p>
<p>From there, he spent 10 years at Michigan State University in the James Madison College international relations department as a faculty member and later as department chair. At <span class="caps">MSU</span>, Ritchie also served as associate director for external strategy for the BioEconomy Network in the office of research and graduate studies. He supported two student programs as the co-director — the Michigan Center for Innovation and Economic Prosperity and the school’s Entrepreneurship Network.</p>
<p>From Michigan State University, Ritchie went to the University of Utah where he worked for five years as the associate vice president for technology venture development and associate vice president for research. During this time he also served as an adjunct faculty member in the departments of business and political science.</p>
<p>In 2015 Ritchie left the University of Utah and started GrowthSPORT, a startup private equity investment company. As its <span class="caps">CEO</span>, he leads the company’s investing, which is primarily in seed-stage technology companies. He also serves as a consultant to many Fortune 500 companies where he works with CEOs and business leaders on management strategy, execution and team-building. His consulting has included work with the U.S. Navy on the political economy of Southeast Asia, China and the surrounding area.</p>
<p>Work products of his career include product and business design and development, software and technology design and international product promotion. He is an active blogger and has written two books and dozens of other articles on entrepreneurship, sustainable economic growth, politics and economics and innovation. Several of his discoveries on cellulosic biomass pretreatment and densification have been patented. He is also fluent in speaking, reading and writing Thai and is conversant in several other Asian languages.</p>
<p>Ritchie graduated with honors from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 1990 with a bachelor of arts degree. He earned a master of business administration degree from the Marriott School at Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. in political economy from Emory University.</p>
<p class="attribution"><em>Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Sue Lister</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="http://news.nd.edu/news/bryan-ritchie-appointed-vice-president-for-innovation-at-notre-dame/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">December 16, 2016</span>.</em></p>Sue Ryantag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/698312016-09-16T11:00:00-04:002018-11-29T13:13:52-05:00IDEA Center created to catalyze new research, innovation, commercialization initiatives<p>Notre Dame will create new innovation and commercialization initiatives under a new entity to be known as the IDEA Center—standing for Innovation, Discovery and Enterprise Acceleration. To be located in Innovation Park, the center will provide technical services and expertise for idea development, technology translation, business formation and commercialization.</p><p class="image-right"><img alt="IDEA Center" src="http://news.nd.edu/assets/211112/idea_center_300.jpg" title="IDEA Center"></p>
<p>The University of Notre Dame will create new innovation and commercialization initiatives under a new entity to be known as the IDEA Center — standing for Innovation, Discovery and Enterprise Acceleration.</p>
<p>To be located in <a href="http://www.innovationparknd.com/">Innovation Park</a>, the center will provide technical services and expertise for idea development, technology translation, business formation and commercialization.</p>
<p>The current <a href="http://ott.nd.edu/">Office of Technology Transfer</a> and the staff of Innovation Park will be joined with several new initiatives to comprise the IDEA Center. The University has launched a search for a new vice president and associate provost for innovation.</p>
<p>“Notre Dame is committed to growing its community of innovators and entrepreneurs through our new IDEA Center,” said <a href="https://www.nd.edu/about/leadership/council/thomas-burish/">Thomas G. Burish</a>, Charles and Jill Fischer Provost. “With the University’s mission in mind — that of being a powerful means for doing good in the world — this bold initiative will enable Notre Dame’s entrepreneurial environment to be best in class for our entire community, from undergraduates to postdoctoral scholars, faculty members to local business collaborators.”</p>
<p>A distinctive element of the IDEA Center will be the development of Idea Champions, current and new staff members who will directly interface with University researchers, students and inventors to help guide a creative concept through the commercialization process by partnering with each of the other services within the center. The Idea Champions will serve as navigators for inventors through the complex world of intellectual property protection and licensing, and, in some cases, the inventor’s role within a startup company. The champions also will look across campus for ideas that may not be immediately recognizable for their commercial potential and help develop those ideas through proper channels.</p>
<p>In addition, the IDEA Center will have five interrelated functions at its core, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Technology Licensing Services, which will focus on the evaluation, protection and licensing of Notre Dame intellectual property.</li>
<li>Venture Acceleration Services, which will provide service to startup ventures originating from the campus.</li>
<li>Funding Coordination Services, which will provide early-stage funds to meritorious startups.</li>
<li>Commercialization Facilities Services, which will manage Innovation Park and access to core research services support on campus for startup ventures.</li>
<li>The Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Innovation, which will include business and administrative staff capable of handling transactions related to a commercialization organization, as well as an education liaison, who will coordinate internships and collaborate with relevant educational programs at Notre Dame, such as <a href="http://esteem.nd.edu/">ESTEEM</a>, the <a href="http://law.nd.edu/academics/clinics-and-experiential-learning/clinics/intellectual-property-and-entrepreneurship-clinic/">Intellectual Property Clinic</a>, MBA programs, the <a href="http://gigot.nd.edu/">Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship</a> and more.</li>
</ul>
<p>The University hopes to have the vice president and associate provost in place in the coming months, at which point the various IDEA Center initiatives will begin to take shape.</p>
<p>More information is available at <a href="https://ideacenter.nd.edu/">ideacenter.nd.edu</a>.</p>
<p class="attribution"><em>Originally published by Dennis Brown at <a href="http://news.nd.edu/news/69748-idea-center-created-to-catalyze-new-research-innovation-commercialization-initiatives/">news.nd.edu</a> on September 15, 2016.</em></p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by Dennis Brown at <a href="http://provost.nd.edu/news/69785-idea-center-created-to-catalyze-new-research-innovation-commercialization-initiatives/">news.nd.edu</a> on September 15, 2016.</p>Dennis Browntag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/695212016-08-30T06:50:00-04:002018-11-29T13:13:52-05:00Notre Dame announces collaboration with AT&T for online master’s degree in data science<p class="image-right"><img alt="University of Notre Dame" src="http://news.nd.edu/assets/102713/200x/dome_clouds_300.jpg" title="University of Notre Dame" /></p>
<p>In a data-driven economy, industry leaders rely increasingly on skilled professionals who can see the significance in data and use it to solve business challenges, create new opportunities and shape change. With a growing need for skilled data scientists, the University of Notre Dame, in collaboration with AT&T, has announced its <a href="http://datascience.nd.edu">new online master of science degree with a specialization in data science</a>. This degree program will prepare graduates for careers as data scientists in a wide range of industry fields fields including management, marketing, information technology, government policy, health care, finance, education and scientific research.</p><p class="image-right"><img alt="University of Notre Dame" src="http://news.nd.edu/assets/102713/dome_clouds_300.jpg" title="University of Notre Dame"></p>
<p>In a data-driven economy, industry leaders rely increasingly on skilled professionals who can see the significance in data and use it to solve business challenges, create new opportunities and shape change. With a growing need for skilled data scientists, the University of Notre Dame, in collaboration with AT&T, has announced its <a href="http://datascience.nd.edu">new online master of science degree with a specialization in data science</a>. Offered by the <a href="http://acms.nd.edu/">Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics</a>, with the collaboration of the <a href="http://cse.nd.edu">Department of Computer Science and Engineering</a>, the <a href="http://mendoza.nd.edu">Mendoza College of Business</a> and the <a href="http://psychology.nd.edu">Department of Psychology</a>, this degree program will prepare graduates for careers as data scientists in a wide range of industry fields fields including management, marketing, information technology, government policy, health care, finance, education and scientific research.</p>
<p>The 21-month degree program, offered at half-time pace to fit the schedule of working professionals, features the flexibility of online learning, small classes led by Notre Dame faculty and exclusive in-person weekend immersions with faculty, industry experts and thought leaders at Notre Dame and in Silicon Valley.</p>
<p>AT&T and Notre Dame have agreed to an ongoing collaboration around this degree. AT&T’s insights will inform the curriculum, which is oriented toward real-world projects, cases and emerging challenges. AT&T experts and thought leaders will provide exclusive insights to program students. Current AT&T employees will also be eligible for discounted tuition and other benefits.</p>
<p>In addition to essential foundation courses in statistics, mathematics and computer science, the multidisciplinary curriculum will also feature data science ethics, storytelling and communications; data science as a business process; behavioral data science; case studies; and practical applications drawn from industry. The program is being designed by a number of Notre Dame’s leading professors.</p>
<p>“A graduate of this new program will be equipped with the academic training, analytical insight, imagination and practical skills necessary for success as a data scientist,” said <a href="http://provost.nd.edu/about/chief-academic-digital-officer/">Elliott Visconsi</a>, Notre Dame’s chief academic digital officer. “Graduates will have the flexibility of mind to master new data science processes, tools and strategies as they emerge, and the ability to communicate effectively and act ethically in this exciting and fast-moving field.”</p>
<p>“AT&T is proud to collaborate with Notre Dame on this innovative online degree to train the next generation of data scientists,” said John Donovan, AT&T’s chief technology officer.</p>
<p><a href="http://science.nd.edu/about/office-of-the-dean/galvin/">Mary Galvin</a>, Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science at Notre Dame, described the program as part of the University’s broader academic commitment: “Shaped by Notre Dame’s mission to be a force for good in the world, our program launches skilled graduates into the data science careers of the future.”</p>
<p>More information on the program can be found at <a href="http://datascience.nd.edu/">datascience.nd.edu</a>. Students from all academic backgrounds can apply for the program now. First classes begin in August 2017.</p>
<p><em><strong>Contact</strong>: Sonia Howell, Office of Digital Learning, 574-631-1061, <a href="mailto:showell3@nd.edu">showell3@nd.edu</a></em></p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by Sue Lister at <a href="http://news.nd.edu/news/69265-notre-dame-announces-collaboration-with-att-for-online-masters-degree-in-data-science/">news.nd.edu</a> on August 30, 2016.</p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by Sue Lister at <a href="http://acms.nd.edu/news/69284-notre-dame-announces-collaboration-with-att-for-online-masters-degree-in-data-science/">news.nd.edu</a> on August 30, 2016.</p>Sue Ryantag:california.nd.edu,2005:News/684182016-07-29T06:00:00-04:002018-11-29T13:13:52-05:00Patrick Flynn named interim director of Notre Dame California<p>Patrick J. Flynn, Duda Family Professor of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed interim director of Notre Dame California by Provost Thomas G. Burish. Flynn succeeds Gregory P. Crawford, who assumed the presidency of Miami University on July 1.</p><p class="image-right"><img alt="Pat Flynn" src="https://california.nd.edu/assets/200888/fullsize/pat_flynn_225_x_300_.jpg"></p>
<p>Patrick J. Flynn, Duda Family Professor of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed interim director of Notre Dame California by Provost Thomas G. Burish. Flynn succeeds Gregory P. Crawford, who assumed the presidency of Miami University on July 1.</p>
<p>Flynn’s responsibilities as director will include the development of educational programming for Notre Dame students, research opportunities for both faculty and students, and connections to industry in the many different parts of the state that animate California’s robust tech, creative, and entrepreneurial cultures.</p>
<p>“I recently spent several days in California with Pat,” Burish said. “During our time together, I was once again struck by his commitment to ensuring the University’s presence on the West Coast is not just an address but rather a catalyst for world-class learning and collaboration that will simultaneously nurture the sense of family we all associate with Notre Dame. Under his leadership, I am confident Notre Dame California will serve our students, faculty, and alumni as well as the state.”</p>
<p>“Notre Dame California is off to a great start thanks to the hard work of Greg and Renate Crawford and the entire California team,” Flynn added. “I am honored to have the opportunity to lead this effort. Based out of Palo Alto, we will partner with individuals and entities throughout the Golden State to provide exciting new opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, faculty members, alumni, and the broader Notre Dame family.”</p>
<p>In addition to his appointment in California, Flynn maintains an active research portfolio on campus at Notre Dame, where he has been a member of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering since 2001. He is a concurrent professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and an affiliated faculty member of the University’s Wireless Institute and its Advanced Diagnostics & Therapeutics initiative.</p>
<p>Holding a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s and doctorate in computer science, all from Michigan State University, Flynn specializes in computer vision, biometrics, pattern recognition, computer graphics and scientific visualization, and mobile application development.</p>Ted Fox