HONOLULU, December 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chaminade University is proud to partner with cutting-edge software company Constellation Network to expand a “datapreneurship” internship program aimed at empowering students to innovate in the emerging digital economy.
Constellation Network, a leading blockchain solutions company, provides advice and technical assistance to two federally funded grant programs in Chaminade, including the $10 million NSF-INCLUDES ALL-SPICE alliance aimed at building capacity in Data Science in the Pacific and the Inana Innovators program. to nurture sustainable entrepreneurs.
Today, Chaminade and Constellation Network are working together to develop a unique “datapreneurship” internship, first tested in summer 2024, with a full cohort of 5 new students beginning in spring 2025. Participants will work to develop their skills as data scientists and entrepreneurs, leveraging Constellation Network’s blockchain technologies to address real-world challenges.
Dr. Helen Turner, principal investigator of the NSF-INCLUDES ALL-SPICE and ‘Inana Innovators programs, said industry partnerships are “critically important to STEM higher education, particularly in computer science disciplines that are experiencing a deficit labor drama”.
“Our students are inspired by the transformational leaders and world-class technical experts they meet and form groundbreaking networks to enhance their career prospects,” she said.
Turner added that a short-term certification program is also being developed as part of the partnership. “Economic growth and diversification has been a decades-long debate in the islands, and I think our students sense the energy around the digital economy and Web3.0 as a truly viable path to increasing prosperity and access technical jobs in Hawaii and beyond,” Turner said. said.
Benjamin Diggles, co-founder of Constellation Network, said the company is “incredibly excited to be at the forefront of sovereign data allocation and incentive design by aligning with forward-thinking entities such as Chaminade’s ALL-SPICE program.”
“Financial communication and exchange capabilities have been significantly enhanced by Web3.0 technologies,” Diggles added. “Along with joining this key alliance, Constellation is working with other universities to promote Web3.0 education. »
To learn more about the ALL-SPICE Alliance, Click here.
About Chaminade University Honolulu
Chaminade University Honolulu believes in the power of education to generate positive change, broaden perspectives, and deepen our understanding of one another. With a focus on transformative service-learning experiences, we prepare students to become tomorrow’s leaders, inspiring and challenging them to use their minds and hearts to help build communities stronger and fairer. We are proud to be Hawaii’s only Marianist university and rely on these values to guide us in providing a high-quality education with an individualized approach and a focus on excellence, innovation and change . Founded in 1955, we offer more than 30 undergraduate and graduate programs, including doctorates in education, psychology and nursing practice. Learn more about chaminade.edu.
Press contact:
Helene Turner
Director of Research, CIFAL Honolulu
Professor, Biology
School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
hturner@chaminade.edu
