Events

Guest Speakers, Field Trips, Educational Events, and more

The Data Warriors have long welcomed community members to engage in conversations around social justice, data literacy, art, and civic engagement. Over the past year, they’ve built connections with professionals across Syracuse to deepen dialogue and action around local inequities.

Syracuse Data Day

On October 10th, 2024, Guest Speaker Jason Scharf, City of
Syracuse, Visited Data Warriors in NHW Library. Scharf navigated the Data Warriors through OpenDataSyracuse, a website designed to make public data accessible, transparent, and easy to explore.

Data Warriors also engaged with the broader community and participated in the Open Data Day on November 2nd, 2024.

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Black History Celebration

In February 2025, Data Warriors celebrated Black History Month with a public event. Students showcased their research projects in the Nottingham Library through an interactive gallery walk.

Guest speaker Ricky Brown, CEO of Diversify NY, connected
student projects to historical redlining, wealth accumulation, and community wellness

Field Trip: ArcGIS Workshop and SU Map Room

PhD Student Lauren Ashby led the Data Warriors and Applications of Statistics students in a hands-on workshop to learn mapping skills using ArcGIS online software on March 24, 2025.

Pictured here to the right, the NHS Data Warriors faculty and youth created maps based on their interests and research projects.

Students enjoyed the immersion in the maps room and a visit to the Ernie Davis dining hall. NHS Date Warrior youth created maps to highlight injustices in their communities they care about including lead, poverty, unfit housing, and income disparities

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Try-Math-alon and People’s Choice Poster Contest

We hosted the Inaugural “Try-Math”alon on April 23, 2025 at Nottingham High School. This event was co-sponsored by the Office of Community-Engagement and support staff, Mr. Starling.

Pictured to the left, the NHS Data Warriors faculty and youth led elementary and middle school students in doing mathematics. The activities were designed to be hands-on, involve physical activity, and be a friendly competition.

NHS Data Warrior youth presented their research posters to the public audience and led math activities for the families.

Event participants reflected on how passionate the students were about their projects and how fun it was to do math interactively.

Public Showcase: Engaged Humanities Network

The Data Warriors presented their research at the Engaged Humanities Network Showcase. This May 3, 2025, event allowed students to learn about other engaged projects and present their project to a diverse, interdisciplinary audience.

Pictured to the right, students highlighted the essential role of community and the importance of raising awareness on local social justice issues such as lead poisoning and unfit housing.

Gerrit Smith Estate and Abolition Hall of Fame

Mr. Ken Keech designed an immersion field trip experience for Data Warrior and Applications of Statistics students on May 12, 2025. Chaperoned by Nottingham faculty Mr. Keech, Ms. Pearson, and the College and Career Counseling staff, as well as SU Data Warriors teacher leaders Lauren Ashby and Nicole Fonger, we experienced the rich history of Petersboro, NY, and local landmarks
significant American history.

Mr. Gerrit Smith funded many activists fighting for civil rights for

African Americans and for women.