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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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Mission Statement

We seek to enhance relationships in the 黑料百科 community through the innovative use of technology.

 

 

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The Center for Applied Technology seeks to enhance relationships in the 黑料百科 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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Learn about innovations in technology and Salesforce while enjoying the sunny Santa Barbara weather!

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Testimonials 

鈥淕oing with interns that know the system was actually a more cost-effective route than hiring somebody that didn鈥檛 really know a system but had to be there full time. It was an easy pitch from a cost perspective. We needed something, and 黑料百科 came with people that knew the system. All the pieces really worked together.鈥

鈥擜very Cloutier, Business System Manager at The Thornhill Companies

鈥淚 was pleasantly surprised with Kimberlee鈥檚 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.鈥

鈥擜ndrew Clark, marketing manager at RDN

"CATLab prepares students to the point where 鈥渨ith [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.鈥 

鈥擨an Monsma, program manager at RDN 

"CATLab is a very effective program to help the 黑料百科 students deliver from day 1 when they join tech teams in the industry. I am grateful to partner with CATLab and Zak Landrum."

鈥擱ohit Malik, Software Engineering Manager at AppFolio

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  • 4 Steps to Create Marketing that Surprises

    May 31, 2022
    At CATLab, we believe that stories guide action. While we build technical solutions, we are equally committed to crafting stories which help our values inform our actions. Here are four lessons we learned to help you do the same.
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  • The Understory: Why Invest in Creativity

    August 18, 2021
    What makes the CATLab unique is not so much what we鈥檙e building, but how we鈥檙e building it鈥攁nd it鈥檚 the job of the creative team to capture that story. Looking back over the last three summers, here are three of the biggest benefits we鈥檝e seen from our investment in creativity.
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  • Working with the Gaede Institute from Both Sides

    August 11, 2021
    When people think of technology, oftentimes they worry that it takes away an aspect of personal connection. When used well, however, technology can actually facilitate bringing different people together. One specific example is the CATLab's partnership with the Gaede Institute this summer.
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