Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management

This summer #Cohort2021 senior Shruti Pradeep, #Cohort2022 junior Max Sievenpiper and #Cohort2023 sophomore Drew Medina interned at Union Pacific Railroad. Read below to learn more about their experiences! Max: “This summer, I worked with the Loup Logistics team to develop a container tracking application. I really enjoyed building the full-stack application to provide real time vision on containers, along with learning more about intermodal transportation. Outside of developing, I enjoyed spending time with the other interns at various intern events and am fortunate to have made a lot of great memories with some amazing people at Union Pacific.” Drew: "At Union Pacific I was able to work with the Network Engineering team to help build tools that help engineers communicate with our trains. My favorite part was getting to learn all about network topologies and their purpose in applications." #UNL #RaikesSchool

Submit your topic for the Design Studio Speaker Series by October 16! Learn more and submit your topic here: https://lnkd.in/gHaSzdsX

This summer #Cohort2021 seniors Chase Kling, Jack Smiley, Zach Wallenburg, #Cohort2022 juniors Amir Tarkian, Carly Kendeigh, Elena Belashchenko, Landen Fogle, Lena Lankas, Nathan Van Drie, Raimee Seal and #Cohort2023 sophomores Sam Wallenburg, Zakaria Rab and Zohaib Shaikh interned at Hudl. Read below to learn more about their experiences! Nathan Van Drie - “Last summer, I worked with Very Good Squad on all things relating to the fan experience. I spent a lot of time fleshing out profile pages for amateur sports leagues, specifically their schedule information. Outside of coding, I really enjoyed connecting with the other interns through volunteering and competition around the office 🎯🏓🏐! I’m fortunate to have made a lot of great memories with really amazing people at Hudl.” Lena Lankas - “My main project this summer as a product manager intern at Hudl was Setter Tendencies, a new report for volleyball! I owned the feature from discovery to delivery, learning a lot from the different departments along the way. I love the big picture thinking and cross-departmental collaboration the role requires. This entire experience made me more confident in my path and potential as a product manager and I can’t wait to return next summer!” Sam Wallenburg - “I had a wonderful time working at Hudl as a Quality Analyst intern this summer! I gained valuable skills in creating comprehensive test plans, writing API and UI automation tests, and performing manual testing to ensure smooth code deployments into production. I really enjoyed building meaningful connections with my team of full-time employees and I feel like I learned something new every day!” #UNL #RaikesSchool

This summer #Cohort2021 seniors Zach Hammann, Natalia Trejo, #Cohort2022 junior Drew Hall and #Cohort2023 sophomore Wilson Overfield interned at Kiewit. Read below to learn more about their experiences! Wilson: "Last summer at Kiewit I worked on developing and improving certain Kiewit websites and mobile applications. I enjoyed being able to dive into new technologies that I hadn't used before and learn." Drew: "Working at Kiewit has been one of my favorite job experiences! They gave me the space I needed to succeed on my project and offered resources to help me excel. I most enjoyed getting to know the other interns through daily lunch or through hanging out outside of work." #UNL #RaikesSchool

Want to engage with an audience of high-caliber computing and business students? Submit your speaking topic by October 16! Each year, Design Studio hosts a Speaker Series during class to cover topics of interest to our students! We look for topics in each of these categories: Technical: Engineering best practices, architecture, technical tutorials Professional: Talking to customers, business ethics, stakeholder communication Emotional: Handling stress or failure, conflict resolution, building community Interested? Learn more and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gHaSzdsX

Raikes School students interned far and wide this summer! Internships are a great way for students to learn on-the-job skills and to further develop their personal networks. Students had several different types of internships including: 💻 Software Engineering 💵 Finance 📅 Product Management 📊 Actuarial Science 📠 Audit 📈 Data Science 💸 Investment ~~~ Stay tuned over the next couple weeks while we share our annual highlight reel of some of our students’ internship experiences! #RaikesSchool #Internships #UNL

This summer #Cohort2022 Lily Rippeteau and #Cohort2023 Riddhi Munjewar interned at Conagra Brands. Read below to learn more about their experiences! Lily: I worked as a Data Management Intern, meaning I managed all the data about Conagra’s products for online retail. This meant working with Amazon, Walmart, etc. to ensure their websites have accurate product information, as well as managing Conagra’s internal database. I also developed a tool to analyze the health of our database and flagged issues for faster fixes. Conagra’s internship was well-structured and provided ample opportunities for mentorship. I was also satisfied with Conagra’s commitment to inclusivity and good company culture, which went beyond buzzwords into genuine actions. Riddhi: This summer I worked as an IT Analytics Intern in the Enterprise Reporting Team. Specifically, I worked with Streamlit developing applications using Python to help visualize data from Snowflake (one of Conagra’s data warehouses). Conagra has such a unique culture, bringing together people from diverse backgrounds and skill sets to help you learn and succeed in your areas of interest. One thing that really stood out to me was how approachable everyone was, regardless of their department. Throughout the summer, there were plenty of intern events that not only helped us build strong friendships but also gave us a deeper understanding of the company as a whole.

We are so grateful to have had such a great team working on the MICAH House project this year. Kudos to the Spreetail Foundation for making this happen!

As we wrap up Spring Semester 2024, the Raikes School Student Advisory Board announced the winners of our annual Core Value awards! These accomplished students were nominated for these awards by peers, faculty, and staff of the Raikes School. Our core values are very important to us at the Raikes School, serving as the foundation of everything we do. Congratulations to the winners of this years Core Value Awards! We Build Resilience, Ava Hollingsworth, Cohort 2022 We Hold Each Other Accountable, Tristan Curd, Cohort 2020 We Lead With Humility, Cooper Sheets, Cohort 2020 We Are Intellectually Curious, Aditya Jain, Cohort 2021 We Express Gratitude, Lauren Kasparek, Cohort 2020 We Strive For Excellence, Shivani Mudhelli, Cohort 2020 #UNL #RaikesSchool

SENIOR SPOTLIGHTS 2024: Joshua Madsen, Trinity Mozingo, Blake Branvold We asked these seniors: Why should a prospective student come to Nebraska and the Raikes School? ~~~ Joshua said: “The Raikes School is an incredibly tight-knit community where it is so easy to form lasting friendships. You are surrounded by a group of students who are experiencing many of the same things and are always willing to help. Nebraska as a whole offers so many opportunities to get involved in your passions and it is hard to beat the excitement of Husker gameday. You have all the benefits of the small community of the Raikes School and the resources of a large university.”  ~~~ Trinity said: “Nebraska and the Raikes School provide such an amazing experience! You are able to find strong community and friendships with a diverse group of peers. Not only do you have quality classes at the Raikes School, but the connections that the school has with companies helps you to grow in networking and career connections. ” ~~~ Blake said: “The Raikes School is such a unique opportunity to pursue both technical and non-technical disciplines that have both become so important in the tech industry but haven’t yet merged in education. You also become a member of a very unique and helpful community.” ~~~ We’ve loved having these seniors around the past four years, and we’re so excited to see all that they are able to accomplish in the next phase of their journeys! #UNL #RaikesSchool #SeniorSunday