** Plot-A-Thon events are not available for 2026-2027.
Students can still use Plot-A-Thon Canvas resources from 2025.
Check back with us next year! **
Plot-A-Thon celebrates student learning of data analysis, visualization, and storytelling through interdisciplinary, team-based competition. Plot-A-Thon consists of a series of Fall training workshops and a two-day data visualization 鈥渉ack-a-thon鈥 event occurring in Spring. For participants, there will be prizes for winning teams, opportunities to network with corporate sponsors and listen to inspiring plenary speakers!
Listen to one of the winners of the Plot-A-Thon 2023 competition!
Jessica Plot-A-Thon Testimonial
Canvas Self-Enrollment for Plot-A-Thon Prep
Get a head start! The Plot-A-Thon Prep modules is designed to walk students through the data visualization process that is introduced in the Plot-a-Thon Festival:
By reviewing material ahead of Plot-a-Thon, student will become more familiar with
the expectations of the competition, learn how to use applications like Excel, Tableau,
Python, and R for visualizing, and enjoy the learning process! Self-Enrollment is
available anytime and it's free! 
Questions and Website
Questions? Contact us at Plotathon@csuci.edu.
Website: Get updates and more information on the !
Fall/Spring Plot-A-Thon Events *not offered for AY 26*
- Plot-A-Thon Faculty Luncheon: Learn more about Lunch & Learn workshops and the main event. Hear from faculty and students who participated last year! Learn about being a Plot-A-Thon Faculty Fellow or Judge! Seating is limited, and Please RSVP.
- Plot-A-Thon Faculty Fellow or Judge: Faculty Fellows help recruit students and guide teams to register and prepare for the event. Plot-A-Thon Judges review the final submissions at the end of the main event and usually have two weeks to select winners (late February to March). Faculty and Staff are provided honorariums for their participation. Fill our form to learn more or apply.
- Plot-A-Thon Student Luncheon: Students can learn more about Lunch & Learn workshops and the main event. RSVP to guarantee a seat.
Faculty-Led Lunch & Learn Workshops
- Lunch & Learn Data Cleaning
Week 7. Free and open to students, staff, and faculty. Registrants can attend in person only. The workshop is available on canvas (Plot-A-Thon modules). RSVP for the Data Cleaning Workshop. - Lunch & Learn Excel
Week 8. Free and open to students, staff, and faculty. Registrants can attend in person only. The workshop is available on canvas (Plot-A-Thon modules). RSVP for the Excel Workshop. - Lunch & Learn Tableau
Week 9. Free and open to students, staff, and faculty. Registrants can attend in person or virtually. The workshop will also be recorded. RSVP for the Tableau Workshop. - Data Visualization in the Age of AI .
Week 9. Free and open to students, staff, and faculty. Registrants can attend in person or virtually. RSVP for the Industry Panel. - Lunch & Learn Python
Week 10. Free and open to students, staff, and faculty. Registrants can attend in person or virtually. The workshop will also be recorded. RSVP for Python Workshop. RSVP for the Python Workshop. - Lunch & Learn R
Week 11. Free and open to students, staff, and faculty. Registrants can attend in person or virtually. The workshop will also be recorded. RSVP for the R Workshop.
The events are managed and supported by faculty and administrators in the The Writing & Multiliteracy Center (WMC), MVS School of Business & Economics, and the Entrepreneurship & Small Business Institute (ESBI), which aims to boost student confidence and interest in data visualization, introduce them to basic skills, and expose them to various ways professionals use data visualization through guest speakers.