Casanova is the first female student from the College of Engineering and Computing to become SGA president. She is preparing to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering this spring. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers Bachelor of Science programs in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Master of Science programs in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering, and doctoral degrees in Civil Engineering.
The first female engineering major to lead FIU’s student government brings a unique perspective to the role.
It’s been an unexpected path for Francesca Casanova. It all started when she was tasked with building a model bridge for a school project in the sixth grade. Her father offered to help, but Casanova was determined to do it on her own.
That day, she discovered something about herself — something that would later help her become a history-making student at FIU.
“I was curious as a kid about how things worked, putting things together and taking them apart,” Casanova says. “I had a logical approach to things and was interested in the cause-and-effect process. I definitely still have that.”
It turns out that understanding how things work so that you can make them better is a vital skill, whether you are an engineering student or the Student Government Association (SGA) president.
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