Are you interested in talking to a current master's student about Drexel's College of Computing & Informatics (CCI)? Our Graduate Dean's Ambassadors are here to welcome you to the CCI community, share their first-hand knowledge about the CCI academic experience, and are eager to answer your questions about life at Drexel. Please feel free to reach out to one of our Dean's Ambassadors below:
CCI Graduate Dean's Ambassadors
Estifanos Tsehay Abebe
Degree Program: MS in Computer Science - Full-time, on campus
Undergraduate Institution: Seoul National University
Personal Interests: Photography, Learning Languages, DIY Projects
Career Goals: Machine Learning Engineer/AI Engineer
Advice to Prospective Students: The professional connections you make while at school are crucial for your career advancement. Capitalize on the opportunity to engage with peers and cultivate impactful connections with faculty members.
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Khue Dao
Degree Program: MS in HCI/UX - Full-time, on campus
Undergraduate Institution: Drexel University
Personal Interests: Pottery, painting, drawing, watching movies, traveling, exploring cuisines
Career Goals: Working as a UI/UX Designer or UX Researcher in non-profit sectors
Advice to Prospective Students: Join different events hosted by CCI and other colleges - you'll make great connections and gain new skills and knowledge that might come in handy in the future.
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Chinonso (Chino) Eziefule
Degree Program: MS in Information Science - Full-time, on campus
Undergraduate Institution: University of Port Harcourt
Personal Interests: Traveling, learning new IT concepts, anime, cooking and eating
Career Goals: To pivot my career towards Data Science and actively participate in innovative research and discoveries within the field.
Advice to Prospective Students: Don’t be scared of failure. Your only failure is never to try.
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Shawn McCollum
Degree Program: MS in Computer Security and Privacy - Part-time, online
Undergraduate Institution: Lycoming College
Personal Interests: Cooking, video games, trying new restaurants in Philly
Career Goals: Enter the public sector either working on cybersecurity research or helping key infrastructure agencies (DOT, DOE, etc) protect their systems
Advice to Prospective Students: Utilize the resources around you to help you achieve your goals, whether that is Drexel career services, professors, family or friends.
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Become a Graduate Dean's Ambassador
The CCI Graduate Dean’s Ambassador program is focused on promotion of the graduate student experience to prospective and new graduate students. Graduate Dean's Ambassadors will have a role in recruiting and admissions events, as well as driving new graduate student growth and engagement. By becoming a Graduate Dean’s Ambassador, you will help fellow students; strengthen your leadership and communication skills; and develop unique experiences with CCI's academic partners.
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