Our spring issue of CSE Alumni Magazine is focused on alumni who have ventured into the world of entrepreneurism and started their own companies. You’ll find inspiring stories about how they parlayed the skills they learned as CSE students into successful start-ups.
While starting a company at any stage of your career is difficult, your Alumni Advisory Board (AAB) realizes we are all experiencing tremendous challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and some members of our community may be seeking employment. As part of the CSE and Triton families, there are several resources where job and networking opportunities can be found:
· UCSD CSE Facebook Group for Students and Alumni
· UCSD Career Center Alumni website
· Jacobs School of Engineering Alumni
Despite these difficult and uncertain times, we are continuing to move forward with building a strong, supportive network for our CSE alumni and community. I would like to welcome two of our new members to the AAB: Maritza Borunda ’98 and Rahul Sabnis ’19. I would also like to extend a hearty congratulations to our two Distinguished Alumni Award winners: Taner Halıcıoğlu ’96 and Tim Sherwood ’03. This is the highest honor given to CSE alumni for their contributions to society.
You can find information about upcoming alumni events and opportunities to get involved on the CSE Alumni website.
I would also like to congratulate the Class of 2020 and welcome them into our network of accomplished CSE alumni. As our newest members, I invite you to share your opinions and feedback by taking our CSE Alumni Survey.
In light of the current turbulence from acts of racism and violence, I want to let our CSE community know that your AAB wholeheartedly supports the department’s emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee’s important work. Indeed we all benefit when we embrace different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences and we will support their call for solidarity in putting an end to these systemic issues.
Aaron Liao (BS ’05)
CSE Alumni Advisory Board President