Georgia State University

We will continue to support building our PIT network throughout GSU and promoting the work of the University Libraries data literacy programs and the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Data Science for Public Good Consortium. GSU will also continue our engagement with Georgia Tech.

Educational Offerings

Public Interest Data Literacy (PIDLit) Learning Lab

The PIDLit Learning Lab will be an experiential learning opportunity that partners Georgia State University’s diverse students with local nonprofit and private sector organizations addressing food insecurity, an issue disproportionately experienced by marginalized communities in metro-Atlanta and Georgia. The students will learn data analytics skills and use them in real-world application to center community voice in pursuing data-driven solutions to enact social change. This experiential learning lab will be embedded in a credit-bearing course that will connect students with multiple community partner organizations. Via the PIDLit Lab, students will expand their career skills and gets hands-on experience applying public interest technology toward a real-world social problem, potentially feeding them into a PIT career path upon graduation.

Principal Investigator

Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh, Head, Research Data Services Department

Faculty & Institution Building

Data Science for Public Service Consortium 

The Data Science for Public Service Consortium (DS4PS) aims to deepen institutional capacity in schools of public affairs in the technical skills and ethical foundations needed to effectively harness the promise of PIT in the public and nonprofit sectors.

Principal Investigators

Cynthia Searcy, Associate Dean for Academic Innovation & Strategy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Educational Offerings; Career Pipeline/Placement

Public Interest Data Literacy (PIDLit)

The Public Interest Data Literacy (PIDLit) initiative will focus on first-year students and underrepresented groups, expanding programs promoting data literacy for the public good. Led by efforts from the University Library, Georgia State University is committed to preparing students for data careers, including those in the public interest. We offer training on a host of data analysis tools and methods and opportunities for students to network with community partners around real-world application of data science and public interest technology. By expanding our outreach to first-year students, we hope to encourage a career pipeline that is stronger and more diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, ability, gender and socioeconomic status.

Principal Investigators

Bryan Sinclair, Associate Dean for Public Services and Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh, Head of Research Data Services, University Libary