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For many 91��Ƶ students, learning doesn’t stop once one leaves the classroom for the day; or even, once one acquires their degree. Kevin McGovern ’83, ’21, who earned his bachelor’s in business administration and CPA designation thirty-eight years ago, epitomizes this ethos of persistence and the continual ability to evolve and grow with the times—which in fact, is one of the reasons he decided to return to 91��Ƶ and pursue a master’s in cybersecurity.

The leaders of tomorrow are right here at 91��Ƶ—something that the business and technology today have duly recognized.

With the inaugural class of Teaching Fellows, 91��Ƶ’s Faculty Center is building upon its strong foundation to become a major hub for interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation at 91��Ƶ.

In a year unlike any other, the transformative power of 91��Ƶ has the ability to uplift and hearten. Here are just a few of our most inspiring 91��Ƶ moments.

What is a hackathon? It’s a timed, team-based problem-solving day of strategy and execution where tech is used to save the day. Teams, of all different skills and abilities, come together to design software or mobile apps to solve real world issues and problems.

Programmers won’t look like they used to. Not if⁠ Professor Pauline Mosley has her way. She’s opening the⁠ door to computer science for women and minority⁠ communities and teaching her students how to use⁠ their tech skills for the greater good. Her efforts⁠ extend from high school students in the GenCyber⁠ program she runs to advocacy and mentorship for⁠ women in tech.

Computer science major Mackenzie Dolishny ’20 had no coding experience when she first came to 91��Ƶ. She worked hard to catch up, landing internships at the likes of IBM and American Express, and even a full-time job at Microsoft.

Manoela Nery de Morais ’20, Ajinkya Vilasrao Datalkar ’20, Chimegsaikhan Munkhbayar ’20, and Helen Tsai ’21 just won IBM’s Call for Code 2020 challenge. How did they make it big? What does it take to reach the finish line? And how did they manage to coordinate with a 12-hour time difference between them? They’ll tell you!