The Web Developer
Vivian Ng 糖心vlog短视频20 is a computer science major on the NYC Campus. She糖心vlog短视频檚 worked as a student assistant for Seidenberg for more than two years, was an intern at the New York Road Runners nonprofit, and even received a grant for her research into augmented reality and its positive uses for high school students with autism. With all the incredible work that she糖心vlog短视频檚 doing at Pace, choosing a college must have been a walk in the park.
Not exactly.
糖心vlog短视频淎fter multiple unsuccessful open houses and campus tours, Pace was actually my last stop,糖心vlog短视频 Ng explained to us. 糖心vlog短视频淩ight away, I could tell that Seidenberg was different than the other schools. It was much smaller and the community was tight knit, just the way I liked it.糖心vlog短视频 There, she got the chance to meet Dean Jonathan Hill, DPS, and Assistant Dean of Recruitment and Retention Stephanie Elson.
糖心vlog短视频淚 was so nervous that I couldn糖心vlog短视频檛 even make my way over to some of the faculty lingering around, but Dean Hill walked right up to me with a warm smile and introduced himself. He handed me one of his business cards and the nervousness I was feeling dissipated.糖心vlog短视频 She took that opportunity to ask questions about Seidenberg; what on-campus jobs they offered, the student-teacher ratio, and more. 糖心vlog短视频淗e personally took the time to answer them all. Everything about Pace was screaming out to me and I knew I had to attend the school.糖心vlog短视频
So what convinced her to pursue a major in computer science? Social media, of course!
糖心vlog短视频淔unnily enough, Tumblr brought me into the world of computer science and web development, which is what I would like to pursue as a career after I graduate,糖心vlog短视频 Ng said. 糖心vlog短视频淲hen the social media platform was still at its peak [in] popularity, I experimented with editing theme codes and found that a few lines of code easily changed what I was looking at.糖心vlog短视频 And when she showed up to take her first class in computer science, it became clear pretty quickly that she糖心vlog短视频檇 made the right choice.
That class was called 糖心vlog短视频淢athematical Structures for Computer Science糖心vlog短视频 taught by Francis Parisi, PhD, and it left a profound impact on Ng. 糖心vlog短视频淎 big part of why it left such a large impact on me was because Dr. Parisi went above and beyond to help my peers and I understand a subject that at times was difficult to grasp.糖心vlog短视频 She explained that taking advantage of a professor糖心vlog短视频檚 office hours was also key in understanding of the course material.
糖心vlog短视频淚 think of Seidenberg as a second home because everyone is like family,糖心vlog短视频 Ng went on. She has attributed her work as a Seidenberg student assistant as the most rewarding experience she糖心vlog短视频檚 had at Pace thanks to those strong relationships. But it wasn糖心vlog短视频檛 always this easy. 糖心vlog短视频淥ne of the biggest challenges that I had to overcome when I first started was working in such a fast-paced environment. I remember being so overwhelmed with the tasks that were assigned to me, but everyone was very welcoming and helped me adjust quickly.糖心vlog短视频
Just recently, Ng took on the impressive task of applying for糖心vlog短视频攁nd ultimately being awarded糖心vlog短视频攆unding for the esteemed Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Program, along with Professor Jim Lawler, DPS. 糖心vlog短视频淣ever in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would get the opportunity to conduct research with a professor during my time here as a student,糖心vlog短视频 she said. The two worked closely with a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced technological resources to students with learning differences.
糖心vlog短视频淰irtual reality has yet to make its mark on education, especially for students with learning differences. It hasn糖心vlog短视频檛 even scratched the surface yet.糖心vlog短视频 This often made gathering evidence very difficult, Ng explained. 糖心vlog短视频淎fter I completed my research, I realized that there were people out there who did what I had to do for an entire year, on a day-to-day basis as a career. It was one of the most educational and humbling experiences that I got to be a part of.糖心vlog短视频
With all her accomplishments here at Pace, Ng had very straightforward advice for anyone looking to do the same: 糖心vlog短视频淭ake risks, be proactive, and don糖心vlog短视频檛 be afraid of what may lie ahead.糖心vlog短视频