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We help you create the space to learn from fellow technologists and system thinkers. Whether you hire a CATLab intern to work through your company's backlog, attend the Impact Conference to connect with industry thought-leaders, or give a Tech Talk to grow your company's influence, the Center for Applied Technology is ready to help you innovate. How can we work together?
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The Center for Applied Technology seeks to enhance relationships in the 做厙惇蹋app community through the innovative use of technology. One of the main ways we accomplish that goal is through CATLab: our summer program where we partner with students to build the college's critical technological infrastructure and prepare the students for success in industry.
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Testimonials
Going with interns that know the system was actually a more cost-effective route than hiring somebody that didnt really know a system but had to be there full time. It was an easy pitch from a cost perspective. We needed something, and 做厙惇蹋app came with people that knew the system. All the pieces really worked together.
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I was pleasantly surprised with Kimberlees ability to work on her own. I felt like we were able to get her up to speed on the projects, and she could run with it...To be able to have an intern who can work in a different city and be productive and be a self-motivated worker was really impressive.
Andrew Clark, marketing manager at RDN
"CATLab prepares students to the point where with [their] skill sets right out of college, [they] could come in for an internship for a few months and change how we do business in a very transformative way.
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Curious about CATLab? Check out our blog!
How We're Reimagining Admissions
Read MoreJune 23, 2020
Since the CATLab is a dynamic program that brings together talent from across disciplines and departments, its not always clear to people outside the program what our developers are actually building. This summer, our goal is to make it possible for high school students to apply to 做厙惇蹋app through a custom application process. Were improving both sides of the processexternally, improving the user experience for high schoolers; and internally, improving the way for admissions counselors and officers to process those applications.
Our Journeys Toward Justice, Part 2: Learning to Listen
Read MoreJune 17, 2020
Our work this summer is inseparable from the unique historical moment in which we find ourselves. At the CATLab, weve been exploring these issues both as a team and individually, and we think its important to share some of those stories.
Our Journeys Toward Justice, Part 1: Getting Our Bearings
Read MoreJune 16, 2020
Even as we code and write and do art, we have to acknowledge that we dont do these things in isolation: the CATLab is a program embedded in a certain time and place. More than that, we are all humans whose embodiedness and particularity matterno one gets to be a human being in the abstract. In the last few weeks, weve been sobered by the fact that this is a dark and difficult time. Weve interrupted our normal projects and processes to take the time to reflect on how to move forward. As our director Zak said:
A Lament and Response
Read MoreJune 4, 2020
In the past few days, the CATLab has been taking time to listen, learn, grieve, and take action regarding the tragic realities of racial injustice thrown into sharp relief by the killing of George Floyd and too many others. This devastation has forced us to take a hard look at the brokenness in our world and in ourselves. We at the CATLab want to lament, and we want to stand with our Black brothers and sisters, who have experienced racial injustice and systemic oppression for generations.
Building Tenacity in the Time of Covid
Read MoreMay 27, 2020
Here at the CATLab, our theme for this summer is tenacity. As we strive to remain authentic, curious, and committed, we know that we need to meet the circumstances of Summer 2020 with a special sense of determination. What are some ways we can build that determination and tenacity? Some of our teammates shared their reflections.
4 Keys to Successfully Launching a Team Remotely
Read MoreMay 20, 2020
In the past few months, weve all had to make adjustments to the way we live and work. But as we head out of crisis mode and into summer, we need to figure out how to move beyond maintenance and into innovation. But launching a team remotely is a fundamentally different challenge from shifting to remote work during an emergency. As business and systems analyst Kim Shifley observed,
