Data Wonks has monthly meetups on the third Thursday of every month at 1pm during the school year via Teams where we host discussions, tutorials, and presentations about news and information surrounding data and technology at UW-Madison. The 2024-2025 schedule can be found here. Join the Data Wonks Teams channel for updates and access to meeting agendas and recordings.
Data Wonks also facilitates small groups that meet independently and discuss more specific topics on a regular basis. Below are the current active Data Wonks small groups. If you are interested in joining, please send an email to the main Data Wonks contact email at the bottom of this page.
- Excel tips and tricks
- SQL writing & queries to campus databases
- Statistical and data programming(R/Python/SAS/Stata/etc.)
- Data publishing and visualization (Quarto/BI Developer/Tableau/LaTeX/Excel/etc.)
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The information published here has been made possible by the kind and experienced members of the Data Wonks Community of Practice. As a CoP, the goal of this material is to learn from each other and have an opportunity to develop personally and professionally through the community. It is important to note that this is NOT a replacement for governance led activities, initiatives, policies, or training at UW-Madison. We encourage you to visit the Office of Data, Academic Planning and Institutional Research for official campus resources and information.