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Anthony Miller Today's workforce is in need of well-educated, articulate minorities, which makes the earning potential in this field very high. As a young black man, I knew that with no formal education or degree I would have little chance of getting a job that pays more than minimum wage... read more	Josué Colorado One of the most helpful things I experienced at the College of Information is an internship in Web Development. Where, I came to the realization that, I was specifically interested in the Graphics Design aspect of Web Development... read more


Derek Stephens I wanted to actually communicate with the people who were using the software and/or hardware and implement solutions for them so I decided on majoring in Information Technology (IT). I have been majoring in IT ever since and I love every aspect of it... read more	Vicky Fowler The possibilities are endless, a computer science student can work in education, development, banking, security, and research... read more

Willie Jackson The starting salary of a technology is pretty high, especially compared to many liberal arts degree graduates. Job security is a tougher one to call, as this is largely determined by the industry, area, and market. Technology professionals are typically respected among their peers in the academic arena... read more	Matthew Lundy My area of study is Information Technology, with an individual concentration on the field of database administration. I have enjoyed all of my courses within the College of Information, but took on a particular interest in the way data works. I have always loved the way data is distributed, manipulated, and retrieved... read more


Lauren Cairco To me, building an application is like constructing a building or creating a work of art. If you work with passion and focus, and with the end result and its functionality in mind, the final product is something that you can be proud of and something that other people can greatly benefit from... read more	Ronald G. Shapiro Dr. Shapiro began his career in human factors and technology about 35 years ago as an undergraduate student in psychology with an interest in computer technology. He spent much of his senior year of college designing and programming experiments to learn more about how people think and read.... read more