Co-op Student Experiences
Mar 22, 2021
Featured Galante Fellow: David Soolkin
David Soolkin has been a member of the Galante program since 2020. This May, he will graduate from Northeastern with his Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering and Master’s in Engineering Management. Coming into college, Soolkin knew he wanted to pursue a degree in engineering, but was not sure which discipline. He started out at Northeastern in […]
Mar 16, 2021
Front-End Developer to Full Stack Engineer
Jayashree Patel, ME‘21, information systems, has always been enchanted by computer science and used to wonder how a few lines of code could lead to the development of software that we use in our daily lives. Due to her curiosity to know how coding works, she journeyed on the path of learning programming. Patel started learning HTML and CSS at a […]
Mar 16, 2021
MS in Information Systems Co-op as Business Intelligence Engineer at Dell Technologies
The Master of Science in Information Systems program at Northeastern University always stood out to Jayshil Jain, ME’21, information systems, as being at the forefront of their domain by blending industry relevant experience with an innovative curriculum. Jain says, “The classes help students understand not only how to build, but how to work on real-world […]
Mar 16, 2021
Reaching Goals Sooner with the PlusOne
Derek Smith, E’20, ME’21, initially decided he wanted to pursue a PlusOne degree after talking to his coworkers on one of his co-ops. “They admitted to me that they found the prospect of going back to school daunting,” Smith reveals. “It seemed more in line with my goals to keep going.” Now, the Long Island […]
Mar 10, 2021
Co-op at Qualcomm Opens New Doors
As a master’s student in electrical and computer engineering, Nagulan Manivelan, ME’21, had to act quickly. A week before he was slated to begin his co-op with a Boston technology startup, the company had to cancel the position due to COVID. What Nagulan did next, embodies the Northeastern ethos of personal and professional resiliency.
Mar 09, 2021
Broad Experience Made the Difference
Aravind Uthaman, ME’19, civil engineering, was crawling on his hands and knees for more than 300 feet into a water conduit tunnel. It was certainly not a position he expected to be in when graduated in 2019 with a master’s degree in structural engineering. But then again, Northeastern students pride themselves on being able to […]
Mar 02, 2021
A World of Difference
Diego Rivera, E’21, mechanical engineering, aims to find engineering solutions that meet the pressing challenges of climate change While growing up in South Florida, Diego Rivera, E’21, was always drawn to science and math. But it wasn’t until he took a physics class in high school that he began to see a clear career path […]
Mar 02, 2021
Featured Galante Fellow: Connor Rodriguez
Work Hard, and Play Harder Connor Rodriguez is a fifth-year Galante fellow graduating in May 2021 with his BS in industrial engineering, and his MS in engineering management. He has been a Galante Fellow since he was accepted into the program in January 2019. Initially, Rodriguez was a civil engineering major but switched to industrial […]