Author: Ananya Vangoor | Major: Computer Science and Mathematics (Statistics) | Semester: Fall 2022 Hello! My name is Ananya Vangoor, and I am a computer science and mathematics major (statistics concentration). During the fall semester of my sophomore year, I was an...
Author: Yen Pham | Major: Electrical Engineering | Minors: Math and Computer Science | Semester: Fall 2022 As a rising sophomore majoring in Electrical Engineering, I received an email from the Honors College regarding an Externship program at Tyson. The brochure...
Author: Brooke Scott | Major: Electrical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2022 This past semester I had the opportunity to be a part of Tyson’s pilot HEET (Honors Engineering Externship at Tyson) program. HEET, a collaboration between Tyson Foods and the University of...
Author: Austen Lee | Major: Chemical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2022 My name is Austen Lee. I am currently majoring in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. Every Friday of the semester, I spent my evening at the Tyson Foods engineering office on...
Author: Jenova Kempkes | Major: Biomedical Engineering | Summer 2022 I recently spent the summer of 2022 in Kisumu, Kenya. When I left the country, I quite frankly had no idea what I was going to be doing for the next two months. After arriving in the country, I was...
Author: Abigail Joray | Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders | Semester: Spring 2022 My name is Abigail Joray and I am a third-year student majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders and minoring in Medical Humanities within the College of Education and...
The biggest projects I was able to complete with RedPeg were assisting with a Niantic event in Seattle that had over 90,000 guests and was sent out to San Diego with the team to Comic-Con to build and work an interactive zone for the Obsidian Developers game “Grounded” who had over 20,000 guests. I
One of my favorite days in the office was when I assisted our legal aide in writing up some potential statements and questions for Congressman Mike Johnson to ask in an upcoming Judiciary Committee hearing. It involved some complex legal terms and concepts, so it was an awesome challenge to take on.
My most significant project during my time there was applying for a grant involving funds for behavioral health services for refugees.
Working with non-academic PhDs allowed me to fully experience what my future may be like and how best to get to where I want to be.