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February 11, 2025

Blending Engineering and Business with ISE: Devon’s Story

Why ISE? Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) is often described as the “engineering of business.” It perfectly blends the technical aspects of creating products while considering some of the managerial…

Antonio McVay

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January 31, 2025

My Journey in Leadership and Involvement at USC

From the moment I stepped onto USC's campus, I knew I wanted to be deeply involved in organizations that would not only enrich my college experience but also allow me…

Ayomide Ajayi

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Aerospace and Mechanical Black Engineers Student Blog

January 19, 2025

From Paper Airplanes to Piloting Dreams: My Journey to Aerospace Engineering

We all have those childhood moments that shape us into the people we are today. It’s safe to say that for me, it was an obsession with flight that started…

Antonio McVay

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October 7, 2024

3 Tips to Secure Fully Funded Professional Development Opportunities

I have done a lot of sponsored travel for professional development. Over the past three years, I have traveled to 8 states for 16 professional development conferences or workshops, including…

Taylor Hill-Miles

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October 7, 2024

My Last Summer as an Undergraduate Student

New School Year, same me? It is unbelievable to think that I was a senior in high school three years ago, and six semesters, three internships, and countless flights later,…

Taylor Hill-Miles

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Black Engineers Diversity and Inclusion Student Blog

September 21, 2024

My Experience as a Woman of Color in Engineering

As a black woman studying mechanical engineering, I am one of the most underrepresented demographics in this field. When people ask, "What’s it like to be a woman of color…

Naya Williams

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Black Engineers Diversity and Inclusion Student Blog

July 20, 2024

NSBE & The Importance of Finding Community in STEM

As a Black woman who has participated in STEM activities my whole life, I’ve grown used to being one of the few Black individuals, and often the only Black woman,…

Riley Ashford

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Black Engineers Engineering Plus Student Blog Why USC

July 19, 2024

4 Reasons Why I Chose USC

As one can expect, deciding on where to go to college can be a daunting task. When I was in my senior year of high school, I did a lot…

Naya Williams

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Black Engineers Life at USC Student Blog Why USC

February 26, 2024

Why USC? 3 Reasons to go 2800 Miles

I am originally from New Jersey, so best believe that I have gotten my fair share of “Why did you come all the way across the country for school?” Having…

Jevon Torres

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Black Engineers Industrial and Systems Student Blog Why USC

February 20, 2024

“Why the University of Southern California?”

“Why the University of Southern California?” "In fact, why not the University of Southern California?” Coming from Chicago, Illinois the idea of leaving the best city in the world for…

Ayomide Ajayi

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Black Engineers Industrial and Systems Student Blog

February 9, 2024

Industrial and Systems Engineering according to Ayomide Ajayi

Industrial and Systems Engineering is an ever-evolving discipline at the crossroads of statistics, engineering, and management. To me studying industrial and systems engineering gives you the tools and encourages the…

Ayomide Ajayi

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September 29, 2023

Finding community at the University of Southern California.

Studying Industrial and Systems Engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, I am passionate about understanding systems and optimizing them to increase efficiency. As a student at USC, I…

Ayomide Ajayi

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