A WHOLE NEW ENGINEER MA ind that 1 really liked working on a

ad to build something and work as really the core of what

1 1 A OL challenging, but it was a lot of tun. lt vblem where you h
practical engineering p" I realized that that w
with a team of students. hrough some of those
and that 1 should try to stick it out t
engineering 1S hitting home. Matthew Johnson,
is, shared, “One thing that con- ng an engineer Was that there was this image of a ent yet
antisocial person who would just be sitting at a desk erunching numb solving physics
problems all day.
ineering had to be more than just cold, hard math and sci- it's more social than most would
think.
more theoretical classes. That was exactly the point, and 1t was
a computer engineering major from Illino
cerned me about becomi
typical engineer being some intellig
ers and
But 1 knew eng
ence. Engineering involves people; olves creative and innovative design, drawing upon
artistic
Engineering inv e needs and hopes and aspirations of others.
concepts, and catering to th I think iFoundry has that same stance. ¡Foundry seeks to create
a better
engineer, not one who can just do the technical work but one who can also interact with
and understand people, be creative, and make something totally unique that meets the
deepest needs and desires of others. I joined
¡Foundry because that is the type of engineer Í aspire to be.”
David Goldberg: “The Olin effect at Illinois?”
As th
As e ute sed 1 Just tte tii and do su ios assessment data started 2 aspira Ona assertive
acts—and as the happening and puzzled NO in, l was both excited by what wa$ | ited Olin in
2008, 1 had ho y . e the one hand, when earlier | had Vi : express strong identity Lo ia the
day when Illinois freshmen would longed for the day when ness and take initiative on their
WN pere itwas. | remember call would have the Olin effect at Illinoi5. and and it was
similarly exciti ing Mark and Sherra and sharing the newS,
ng and disorienting to them.
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