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The Rutgers University RPSO, based at SC&I, is a fun, collegial group of Rutgers students who are working to improve their communicating, public speaking, interviewing, and presenting skills. All students, regardless of their initial level of interest and commitment, are welcome to join, and club members are not required to participate in public speaking competitions.

As a rising senior majoring in Information Technology and Informatics, Ampadu-Nyarkoh said, “Learning how humans interact with technology has resonated with me more than just sitting at a screen and coding, because being in ITI has enabled me to focus on very interesting projects that relate to human beings.”

Zhang had once considered majoring in Computer Science, but she chose Information Technology and Informatics because she “really wanted to work with people rather than doing development work.” Read about why she chose to major in ITI, how the knowledge she’s gained has benefitted her work at many internships and jobs, and her plans this fall.

Yu, an Information Technology and Informatics major who was nominated by a faculty member to serve as the SC&I Student Representative at SC&I’s graduation ceremony this year, tells SC&I why she chose to major in ITI, how it helped her land the job she hoped for, and her advice for those considering the major.

After two years of hosting virtual graduations during COVID-19, SC&I was thrilled to host an in-person convocation ceremony at Jersey Mike’s Arena to celebrate the Class of 2022 with their families and friends.

Garimella’s project, “A System for Fact-Checking WhatsApp Content from Diaspora Communities” aims to develop a web-based monitoring system for WhatsApp tailored towards the needs of immigrant communities in the U.S.

In 1987, March became known and celebrated as Women’s History Month in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, as “an annual recognition of the historical and modern accomplishments and perseverance of women across the globe –financially, socially, and politically,” according to Wikipedia.

Marisa Elsaesser ’11, a product manager for automated and live chat at Verizon, transferred to Rutgers for her junior year. And that’s not the only change she made.

Zoya Sood ’21 has always enjoyed creating through tech, staying informed on the latest trends, and staying connected with people, so earning a degree in Information, Technology, and Informatics (ITI) at SC&I made good sense.

Lorezelle Shey Yanga ‘16, a cyber security operations center analyst for one of the world’s leading global life sciences companies, shares with SC&I readers how her bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and Informatics (ITI) helped her figure out her career path.