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Data is everywhere and powers everything that we do. People with the skills to properly analyze and display data to inform managerial decisions are highly sought in nearly every industry.

For Tamami Igeta, an international student from Japan triple-majoring in marketing, supply chain management, and business analytics, the numbers played an important role in her decision to attend the University of Wisconsin-Superior.

"UWS was the one of the most affordable [universities] for me," said Igeta, who is set to graduate this spring. "I also liked the small-class environment, which I thought would be helpful for me. As an international student, I was not good at English. I really wanted to have close relationship with my professors, so I can ask for help anytime."

On campus, Igeta was able to connect with peers which helped ignite her passion for learning.

"I met so many students, staff and faculty that are really passionate for what they're learning or what they're teaching," she said. "It inspired me to work harder and pursue my career goals. UWS helped me by providing lots of opportunities to grow personally, academically and professionally."

In her time at UW-Superior, Igeta has become connected with the campus community. She currently works in the office of Institutional Research as an office manager and is active with Student Involvement. Igeta was also president of the World Student Association for two years.

"I was able to meet so many students with different backgrounds - international students from different countries that I've never heard of," she said. "So, it was really inspiring for me to listen to their stories and hear why they came here, and why they're studying whatever they are studying."

Fortunately for Igeta, her time at UW-Superior coincided with the addition of the business analytics major.

"When I came here, I was interested in the logic behind businesses like Netflix and its recommendations section," she said. "I was interested in how that works.

"In my freshman year, I realized there wasn't a program here that I could pursue my interest in that study. But then, Professor Kyle [Roszkowski] started the business analytics major."

UW-Superior's business analytics major equips students with the skills and knowledge to collect, analyze and visualize data. In this program, students learn how to best compile results and communicate recommendations to various stakeholders. The major provides graduates with a strong foundation in general business practices and in-depth program-specific content.

The depth of study was immediately something Igeta wanted to pursue.

"I was like, 'oh, this is it,'" she said. "It was the major that I wanted, and it included the things that I wanted to study. All along I had the interest, but I just didn't have the program, but UW-Superior started it at just the right time for me. I was really lucky, I guess."

The program has been a great fit for Igeta, who is also interning this semester with Minnesota Power, which allows her to practice classroom learning in a real-world environment.

In addition to her internship at Minnesota Power, Tamami has worked in UW-Superior's Office of Institutional Research and Sponsored Programs as a data analyst intern since her sophomore year. She quickly learned Tableau, a data visualization software, and has built numerous dashboards for the university.

"Her research skills, creativity, and data visualization capabilities are astounding," said Emily Neumann, director of the Office of Institutional Research and Sponsored Programs. "Tamami has been extremely helpful to our IRSP team, and we are excited to see where Tamami's talents lead her after graduation."

"I'm using all the skills that I learned in school at the internship," she said. "I can already see the potential. All the skills that I have learned are going to be useful in the future. Triple-majoring in marketing, supply chain management, and business analytics was great for me. I was really interested in business analytics and the intersection of business analytics and marketing and in the connection between business analytics and supply chain management."