Student Success Stories

Vu Mai has the distinct honor of being one of the first students to graduate from the College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies. He will graduate in summer 2025 with a degree in data science. He plans to use data to make a positive impact by improving systems, optimizing processes, and solving complex challenges.   “I…

Kayla Stevenson has career aspirations that are out of this world. A junior from San Diego, California, Kayla is majoring in Applied Artificial Intelligence (AAI) with plans to pursue a career as a robotics AI engineer for NASA. Kayla originally came to the University of Tennessee to study computer science but switched to the AAI…

Ethan Walker, a Junior in the CECS signature Innovative Transdisciplinary Studies (ITS) program, has a lot of interests. He enjoys robotics, computer science, cybersecurity, and the creative process. Ethan was recommended to the Dean because of his exceptional technical skills and was soon hired as a student assistant in the CECS Innovation Lab. Shortly after,…