Build a Data App for Your Portfolio | Data Science Club × OpenAI Student Collective
Turn a data project into something people can actually use. Join the Data Science Club and OpenAI Student Collective at UTK for a free, hands-on workshop on building a small data app or interactive project website with ChatGPT Work.
We’ll show a working example, then help you turn your own idea or an existing class project into an interactive prototype. Build a dashboard, explain your findings through a visual app, or create a portfolio project you can keep improving. New builders can use our starter example; returning participants can extend a previous project.
Monday, November 16, 2026 | 5–6 PM Eastern RISE Base Camp, Claxton Education Building 205
Bring a laptop and sign into ChatGPT before you arrive. No prior app-building experience is required. Sit in groups of 3–4 to compare progress and help one another; build individually when access allows, or share a device if needed. Use public or sample data for the activity.
A free ChatGPT Plus offer is available to eligible students, subject to verification and program terms. We’ll help with setup and provide a shared-device option for access issues.
Keep building after the workshop:
All links and upcoming events: https://utk-student-collective.ayoap.chatgpt.site
Join our GroupMe for questions, project sharing, and updates: https://web.groupme.com/join_group/118061004/ZbICZAnp
RSVP for Built Different, our December 1 showcase, 6–7 PM in Student Union270: https://luma.com/zv9o3yr4
Enter a project: Open Google Form
Showcase gift-card prizes: $250 first, $100 second, $50 third. Showcase entry is separate from its RSVP; you can attend without entering a project. Submission deadline and final presentation details will be shared through GroupMe.
Led by UTK students Austin Stevens and Jack Hanowski, Campus Leads for the OpenAI Student Collective. Open to all UTK students.