Tuesday, November 11, 2025
- 4:00 – 5:00 pm in CMC 206 / Josh Starmer, StatQuest on “Quantifying our Confidence in Neural Networks and AI”. Although large language models and AI are known to generate false or misleading responses to prompts, relatively little effort has been made to understand how we can quantify the confidence we should have in their outputs. In this seminar, I will illustrate the problem using a simple neural network and then demonstrate two methods for quantifying confidence in model outputs. Finally, I will show how these methods can be applied to large language models and AI.
Thursday, November 13, 2025
- 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Tabling in Sayles Dev10 takes graduates with the passion and aptitude to be entry-level software developers or data engineers and provides training and client project experience with Fortune 500 companies. No prior coding experience is required. Are you ready to break into the tech industry or take your technical skills to the next level? Dev10 provides a pathway for motivated learners to gain real-world experience while developing technical skills through immersive training. Whether you’re growing your existing programming knowledge or starting to build those skills for the first time, Dev10 equips you with the tools to succeed. You’ll train in technologies including Relational and Non-Relational Databases, APIs, Python, Pandas, Excel, Dash, Kafka, Airflow, Apache Spark, and Machine Learning. Now hiring for our Data Engineer cohort starting Monday, January 5, 2026.
- 3:30 to 5:00 pm in Anderson Atrium: CS Fall Comps Gala. Support your fellow CS students as they present their senior project posters.
- 4:00 – 5:00 pm in Weitz 236: Economic department’s annual Veblen-Clark lecture,
“Networks and Social Capital in Determining Patterns of Inequality and Immobility”
by Dr. Matthew O. Jackson. In his lecture, Dr. Jackson investigates how people’s social networks affect their economic trajectories and how these networks are formed. He will present data and theories to explore ways to overcome the network divides that lead to inequality and immobility. The talk will include a discussion on the potential benefits and dangers of social engineering.
November 19, 2025
- Career in Sports Night is your chance to hear from Timberwolves and Lynx leaders who’ve built careers doing what they love. Get real insight into what happens behind the scenes and how to break in. You’ll also hear from Jeff Munneke, VP of Fan Experience, who’s spent 30+ years helping shape one of the NBA’s most respected brands. Then, stick around as the Wolves take on the Wizards. Learning. Networking. Game night. All in one evening. Registration / ticket purchase required. Access Code: 25CIS26
Winter Break
- Add in-demand technical skills this Winter Break with free Microcredentials courses. Looking to develop a specific, job-ready skill without adding stress to your trimester? As part of the Externship Experience program, the Career Center has partnered with AESOP Academy Skills Accelerator to offer a series of live, virtual Microcredentials during Winter Break 2025.
These courses are designed to help you quickly build high-demand technical skills that employers actively seek. Courses are free for students who register (deadline: 11/14) and participate.
Choose the course(s) that best fit your career journey:
Level 1: Excel Basics
Level 2: Excel Intermediate (Prerequisite: Level 1: Excel Basics)
Using AI for Everyday Analysis Functions (Prerequisite: Level 2: Excel Intermediate)
Level 1: SQL Basics
Level 2: SQL Advancement (Prerequisite: Level 1: SQL Basics)
Project Management 101
March 11, 2026
- IBM USA College and University Student Tech Talk: World Hearing & Sleep Day Edition. The session will focus on how AI is used in healthcare. Registration required.
Spring Term 2026
- Git Together Hackathon