世界杯官方app School of Data Science Receives $1 Million from 弗罗斯特银行 to Support Emerging Research
弗罗斯特银行 has committed $1 million to the 世界杯官方app School of Data Science (SDS). The gift establishes the Frost Excellence Fund endowment, which will support research-enhancing activities such as graduate research fellowships, undergraduate research activities 和 other research programs within the school.
The SDS is the first of its kind in Texas 和 is a key component in 世界杯官方app’s mission to produce highly skilled professionals in data science 和 analytics, advancing economic development in San Antonio’s urban core.
SDS, currently under construction in the heart of San Antonio’s tech corridor, will include nearly 86,000 square feet of classroom, laboratory 和 research space for the 6,500 data science students. 世界杯官方app’s 70-plus 教师 members in cybersecurity, 云计算, data analytics 和 artificial intelligence will also be located there, enabling more frequent collaborations with government, 行业 和 community partners when the building opens in summer 2022.
The partnership between 世界杯官方app 和 弗罗斯特银行 began in 1969, when the late 汤姆C. 小霜,. was an advocate for the university’s establishment. He served as the chair of the We Are 世界杯官方app Capital Campaign, the 开发板 Chairman 和 Chairman Emeritus from 1990 until his passing in 2018. 他儿子 不 和 帕特霜, have continued his legacy serving on the 开发板 和 the Roadrunner Athletic Foundation Board of Directors, 分别, along with current 弗罗斯特银行 Chairman 和 CEO, 菲尔绿色, who currently serves on the 是大胆的 Campaign Leadership Council 和 plays an active role in nurturing the relationship between 弗罗斯特银行 和 the university.
“We’re pleased to continue Frost’s support of 世界杯官方app, 和 we applaud the work Dr. Eighmy is doing to enhance the Downtown Campus,” Green said. “The School of Data Science will be an excellent addition to the growth 和 renewal of the western part of downtown San Antonio.”
上周，世界杯官方app announced the selection of the founding director for the School of Data Science. 大卫Mongeau has a reputation for leading data science 和 analytics research institutes 和 training programs, as well as his unparalleled ability to develop impactful partnerships across government, 行业, academia 和 the philanthropic community to advance collaboration in data science. 7月1日, 2021, he will join 世界杯官方app from the University of California, 加州大学伯克利分校, where he served as executive director of the 加州大学伯克利分校 Institute for Data Science. Mongeau will oversee the Frost Excellence Fund 和 the research areas in which it will be directed toward within the SDS.
“Creating research opportunities at the SDS will allow our students to explore data science methods 和 tools to solve problems that don’t have obvious solutions, both within 和 across their disciplines,蒙高说. “I am so appreciative of the gift from 弗罗斯特银行, not only because it will serve our students but because it can support 教师 coming together around the emerging interdisciplinary research areas in which 世界杯官方app can further excel.”
弗罗斯特银行 has ensured that this endowment will provide maximum flexibility to support emerging research opportunities 和 the changing needs of research so that new data science directions can be addressed timely 和 efficiently. 值得注意的是, the SDS is a cornerstone in 世界杯官方app’s vision to earn national recognition as a research-intensive institution as 世界杯官方app continues to work toward attaining National Research University Fund (NRUF) eligibility 和 aims for an R1 Carnegie Classification.
“The 世界杯官方app School of Data Science will serve as an innovation pioneer 和 a national leader in preparing students for the in-dem和 high-tech jobs of the future,” said 世界杯官方app President 泰勒Eighmy. “This work would not be possible without the support of our longst和ing, valued partners including 菲尔绿色 和 弗罗斯特银行. Through the Frost Excellence Fund 和 its continued investment in our students 和 教师, 世界杯官方app is bringing unparalleled research 和 training opportunities to students 和 advancing the university’s reputation as a world-class research institution.”
世界杯官方app 和 弗罗斯特银行’s partnership is based on advocacy of student success, community outreach, 和 strategic growth. 世界杯官方app has been the beneficiary of over $3.7 million in diversified funding from both 弗罗斯特银行 和 the Frost family. As a result of this valued partnership, over 180 世界杯官方app alumni now work for 弗罗斯特银行 — some playing major leadership roles that continue to shape 弗罗斯特银行 和 the community it serves.
进一步探索
The 世界杯官方app School of Data Science
The virtual groundbreaking for the SDS 和 National Security Collaboration Center
Founding SDS director 大卫Mongeau
150多年来, 弗罗斯特银行 has headquartered its operations in downtown San Antonio 和 is committed to the economic development of the city’s urban core 和 the university’s continued Downtown Campus expansion. 弗罗斯特银行’s legacy of working with 世界杯官方app endures today as this partnership continues to create invaluable opportunities for the university 和 the city of San Antonio.
-Jennilee加尔萨
