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.
Category Archives: Mathematics
Paul Zeitz and Lindsay MacGarva Are Revitalizing Math Education
Read how Paul Zeitz, USF Math professor, is making math fun, challenging and gender inclusive at the Proof school he founded for middle and high school kids. The USF News article also highlights how alumna Lindsay MacGarva ’11 MA ’13 uses the lessons she learned from her math major as a teacher at Convent & Stuart Hall High School in San Francisco. Rather than doing the Dual Degree Teaching Program, Lindsay earned a separate Master’s in Education from USF after getting her bachelor’s degree. Both Paul and Lindsay are changing the world from here. They demonstrate examples of how you can use a Math degree to help others!
USF News article about Paul and Lindsay
Jake Bowen, From USF Math Degree to Analytics Engineer at Facebook
Read how Jake Bowen went from a major in Mathematics at USF to a job as an Analytics Engineer at Facebook. “The USF program offered a variety of math classes and some of those have been useful in my work since — notably, Linear Algebra. I’d advise anybody wanting to work in analytics to focus on linear algebra. Professor Paul Zeitz’s “Problem-Solving Seminar” is amazing for thinking about how to approach problems you’ve never seen before. However, what’s been most valuable throughout the years are the relationships I formed with the faculty.”