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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Taking chances in Minnesota

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B.A. student (and Wisconsin native) Peter Genatempo had no plans to attend the University of Minnesota, but a chance visit to the campus changed all that.

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Expanding horizons through computing

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B.S. student Anjali Oleksy will have taken full advantage of the opportunities available at the University of Minnesota when she graduates this December.

Eric Zhong Fritsche
Broadening participation, Undergraduate news

#CelebrateFirstGen: Eric Zhong Fritsche

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B.S. student Eric Zhong Fritsche is one of the 1 in 4 students at the University of Minnesota to be the first in their family to attend college.

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: On target for a career in tech

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CSCI undergrad Bonna Dabala has spent two years interning at Target, and hopes to inspire others in the Oromo community to learn about tech and computer science.

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Cracking the climate code

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B.S student Audrey Kelly dreams of using her computer science degree to build a career where she can directly mitigate climate change.

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Building a peer support network

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Moving to the U.S. from Vietnam was a huge change for B.S. student Dat Luong. Luckily, support from the SASE student group helped him navigate the transition.

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: The recipe for future success

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B.A. student Reese Kneeland has always had an appetite for technology. Since building his first computer at 14, his passion for computing has only grown.

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Coming home to computer science

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After a semester out of state, B.A. student Jacynda Alatoma returned to Minnesota and soon discovered the problem-solving aspect of programming was a perfect fit.

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Broadening participation, Undergraduate news

Computer science senior is closing the STEM gap

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Maximilian N. Lando Scholarship recipient Swati Rampali co-founded the student group Code the Gap, which is introducing underrepresented kids to science and technology fields.

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Striving for positive change

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B.S. student Peter Ortiz has the goal of creating an accessible and inclusive world, whether as a student leader on campus or through a future career in virtual reality.