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There and Back Again: A Grad’s Tale

September 26, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free and open to the public

Jennifer Alfano Nelson earned a B.A. in Religious Studies and English at UA in 2007, and she will be back to UA to talk about her majors and her time at the University.

Jennifer, who is now member of the Alum Liaison Committee, went on to earn a M.A. in Education at UAB and taught middle school English from 2010-2017. During this time, she developed an interest in educational technology and software development and decided to learn to code, receiving a scholarship to Flatiron School’s Web Developer program from Women Who Code. She is now a software developer at Quantalytix, Inc. in Birmingham, AL. She also gets to combine her passion for education and technology as a Microsoft TEALS (Technology Education and Literacy in Schools) volunteer, co-teaching an introduction to computer science course at Tarrant High School.

Meet Jennifer here.

Jennifer’s host in the event will be Kim Davis also an REL grad and member of the Alum Liaison Committee.

Details

Date:
September 26, 2018
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free and open to the public
Website:
https://religion.ua.edu/undergraduate-programs/there-and-back-again-a-grads-tale/