Kirsten Childs accepts graduates from the Institute for Advanced Analytics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nKirsten Childs graduated from the college in 2011 with a B.S. in Textile Engineering and was a member of the most recent class at the Institute for Advanced Analytics. She now works for SAS as a system engineer and data scientist. For Childs, an education at the college was an influential part of preparing her for entering the Institute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe College of Textiles teaches you to think critically about problems and the different answers that you could have,\u201d Childs explains. \u201cThe engineering mindset really gets you to ask the right questions and think through problems more deeply.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learning through real-world problems goes further than just the classroom. The college also prepares its students by helping them find opportunities in the industry to learn by doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve reached out to places like Hanes and gotten our students internships doing data analytics, so they have some real experience,\u201d Joines says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This experience working in the industry teaches students how to apply what they have learned in the classroom to situations they may not have otherwise encountered. They learn how to adapt and find solutions in creative and out of the box ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through their coursework, students at the college are challenged to take leadership roles and learn what it means to effectively lead a team. This commitment to producing well-rounded students is why so many graduates of the college earn leadership positions among their peers at the Institute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSenior Design really teaches our students to work in teams and work on projects and be good leaders and communicators,\u201d Joines says. \u201cI think the combination of that is really the reason why our students have been so successful at being team leads.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both Evans and Childs were team leads during their time at the Institute, using their skills from the college to help guide their peers and work effectively together towards a common goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt helped coming from a smaller program that does a lot of group work,\u201d Evans explains. \u201cI was comfortable delegating tasks and also understanding how my work fits in with the rest of the group.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn the College of Textiles, we didn\u2019t just write about our solutions or solve problems,\u201d Childs says. \u201cWe had to actually present our results and that was an advantage that helped us stand out and succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And succeed they have; this year's class of graduates from the Institute for Advanced Analytics had a 100% job placement rate by graduation. Graduates from the Institute work across industries and countries, meaning alumni of the college continue to uphold the Wilson College of Textiles\u2019 legacy for excellence in the textile industry.<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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