June 1, 2018 Insider: New Starts

WELCOME PRESIDENT CECH
Today marks the first day of Dr. John Cech’s tenure as the 18th president of Carroll College.
Prior to Carroll, Dr. Cech worked for the Montana University System under Commissioner Clayton Christian. Upon Cech’s departure, Christian penned the following remarks reflecting on his accomplishments and impacts to the Montana University System: Montana University System will miss John Cech.
In addition, President Cech will be sharing his observations and insights in a weekly newsletter to the Carroll community. You can find his Friday Morning Update here.
Welcome Dr. Cech, we are excited to have you onboard!
NEW DEGREE OFFERED IN DATA SCIENCE
In response to the high demand in the workforce for data scientists, Carroll has introduced a new undergraduate degree in Data Science through its Math, Computer Science and Engineering Departments.
“Data science is not just restricted to the technical fields such as math, statistics, and computer science. There are very few industries these days that have not been impacted by big data analysis and data science. Companies are gathering massive amounts of data on their customers and their products and they need people with the proper skill sets to analyze it. This is precisely what we're preparing our students for,” said Eric Sullivan, associate professor of mathematics. Read the full release here.
Read coverage in the Helena IR including an interview with recent graduate Lizzy Younce ‘18 who will employ her data science skills in her summer research at the Paul G. Allen School of Global Animal Health at Washington State University:  Carroll College's new data major aims to make students more marketable
To learn more about the Data Science degree at Carroll College, visit www.carroll.edu/academic-programs/data-science.
CARROLL #1 FOR TRANSFERS
Carroll College is the #1 college in Montana for supporting transfer students. Carroll's transfer-friendly policies earned them a place on the 2018 Transfer Honor Roll and made them one of 112 colleges and universities awarded this distinction nationwide and the only institution from Montana.
 “Carroll has worked hard this past year to become a very transfer-friendly institution. Part of this commitment is due to our new policy whereby students who have earned a transferable AA or AS degree from a two-year college in the U.S. have fulfilled our core requirements except for Introduction to Theology and a philosophy course,” said Transfer Student Coordinator and Director of International Admission Michelle Lewis. Read the full release here.
TRANSFER TUESDAYS
As part of Carroll's efforts to assist transfer students, the Admissions Office will be hosting five "Transfer Tuesdays" on campus this summer (June 5, 19, July 10, 24 and August 7) from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in O'Connell Hall. Counselors will review financial aid, scholarships and the admission process. Find more information at www.carroll.com/transfer.
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