The Smith Analytics Consortium’s Annual Datathon Breaks Another Record
The 5th Annual Datathon involved 370 students across 53 teams. “It’s our highest record,” said Smith Analytics Consortium Director John Bono, “we’re just on a very big upward trajectory of growing this competition.” For the first time, the competition included American University Kogod School of Business students. Many teams were composed of students from both Kogod and UMD.
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The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and flex MBA, executive MBA, online MBA, business master’s, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations in North America and Asia.
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