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Alyssa Pohahau ’14, Changing the Face of Computer Science from Here

By krknowles • June 24, 2020 Computer Science, Life and Physical Sciences, Mathematics

Read how USF’s small classes and close knit network of professors in Computer Science helped Alyssa Pohahau ’14 launch herself in the job market quickly as a software engineer at Square after graduation. The USF profile article highlights how Alyssa beat the odds as a woman of color pursuing a male-dominated field and why she liked studying at USF. There is also a short video in which Alyssa discusses her love for studying computer science and how she ‘lost track of time’ doing her assignments for her first Computer Science I class because she was enjoying herself so much.

Full USF profile article about Alyssa.

Alyssa Pohahau, USF Computer Science Alumna Working at Square

By krknowles • August 17, 2018 Computer Science, Life and Physical Sciences

Read how Alyssa Pohahau, Computer Science alumna, feels her major at USF gave her an edge in getting a job at Square immediately after graduation. She said, “Having a network of professors who were not only interested in a student’s success in a class, but also after the class was over, meant everything to me at USF.”

https://www.usfca.edu/profile/alyssa-pohahau

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