July 23-26 Impact 2024
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Make Space to Innovate
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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Mission Statement
We seek to enhance relationships in the Westmont community through the innovative use of technology.
Learn about the promising young professionals working for CATLab this year!
The Center for Applied Technology seeks to enhance relationships in the Westmont 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 didn’t really know a system but had to be there full time. It was an easy pitch from a cost perspective. We needed something, and Westmont came with people that knew the system. All the pieces really worked together.”
—Avery Cloutier, Business System Manager at The Thornhill Companies
“I was pleasantly surprised with Kimberlee’s 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.”
—Ian Monsma, program manager at RDN
"CATLab is a very effective program to help the Westmont students deliver from day 1 when they join tech teams in the industry. I am grateful to partner with CATLab and Zak Landrum."
—Rohit Malik, Software Engineering Manager at AppFolio
Curious about CATLab? Check out our blog!
Committed to Excellence Behind the Scenes
Read MoreOctober 26, 2024
Garrett Buchanan and Narindra Rafidimalala explain the different projects that the Business Analyst CATLab team undertook during 2024 to improve Westmont's underlying processes and data.
Our journey this summer has been a testament to the power of collaboration, continuous improvement, and the drive for excellence. Read on to find out more about each of our projects!
Answering New Questions Through AI
Read MoreOctober 16, 2024
In this blog, Curtis Barnhart and David Oyebade explain how they used AI to monitor Westmont's energy usage and give more information to the community.
Our energy AI project predicts Westmont’s future energy use based on historical data and sends peak alert emails to pertinent Westmont parties when predicted energy usage rates near a monthly high.
Looking Long-Term with Westmont.ai
Read MoreOctober 4, 2024
In this blog, Connor Rogstad and Ella McMillan explain their summer work on the CATLab AI Team and the commitment that it takes to begin a years-long technology project.
This summer, we had the incredible opportunity to work with CATLab on the AI development team, where we created Westmont.ai—a chatbot designed to assist Westmont students with a variety of inquiries.
Asking the Right Questions About AI
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2024
In this blog, CATLab Creative Team member Rosario Montane highlights how we can use curiosity to explore how ethics and AI interact.
This summer, I had the pleasure of presenting at the Impact Conference 2024. I’m not a computer science person, but this summer I got to explore my curiosity and wrestled with what AI means for us all through my work as CATLab’s magazine writer.
Authenticity in Art and Business
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2024
2024 CATLab Creative Team Member Julia Lottes reflects on how she expresses her authentic identity in both art and business.
As a graphic designer, I often experience the tension of being stuck between two worlds: the art world and the business world. Being a graphic artist means most of your work is done on a computer and saved to a cloud. You design, and redesign, and redesign again.
Is LinkedIn a "Role Playing Game"?
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2024
In this blog, CATLab Director of Engineering Mike Ryu reflects on the 2024 CATLab summer and authenticity online.
A little while ago, when my wife searched “LinkedIn” on her phone, this came up. Her phone, for some reason, had categorized the app as a “Role Playing Game.” In the moment, I felt that this silly bug had poignantly summarized my (now-outdated) perception of LinkedIn.
