On Monday, September 21, two of our WFU Computer Science students, Katie Trimmer and Kurt Walker, will talk about their internship and study abroad experiences. The talk is from 4:00-5:00pm in Manchester 241 and the reception from 3:30-4:00pm in Manchester 229.
Below are their titles, and abstracts.
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My Journey From the Morgue Room to the Board Room
Kathryn Trimmer
The summer after my freshmen year, I interned in the autopsy room of a Medical Examiners Office. From this unique experience, I realized that while I loved the puzzle solving and critical thinking aspect of the work in morgue, dead bodies was not the medium in which I wanted to work with for the rest of my career. This past summer, I worked as a Global Markets Technology intern at Bank of America in New York City. The team I worked with was focused on electronic trading and I received a lot of exposure to web application development. I have chosen to return to work with Bank of America with a full time offer post graduation as I believe it is a great environment for me to achieve my goal of being a liaison between the business and technology sides of a company.
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Hungary for Apps
Kurt Walker
As a Computer Science major my options to study abroad were limited and I soon found myself in the land of Hungary. Entering into a semester surrounded by other computer science majors was a unique experience that allowed me to combine and pursue what I am truly interested in: entrepreneurship and engineering. Living alongside other computer science majors focused and energized my drive to achieve my goals and build a mobile application called Spool, which I’ve been moving forward with since.
