Left to right: Victoria Angulo, CodePath Director of Community Relations; Bridgette Cram, FIU Vice President of Student Success Operations and Integrated Planning; Michael Ellison, CodePath Co-Founder and CEO; FIU Interim President Jeanette Nuñez; and FIU Provost Elizabeth Béjar
CodePath – an organization teaming up with higher education institutions to develop the first generation of AI-native engineers, CTOs, and founders – announced it has selected Florida International University as one of four campus partners nationwide to implement its Emerging Engineer Empowerment Program. This formal collaboration will provide computer science students access to career readiness workshops, mentorship opportunities, and CodePath’s cutting-edge computer science curriculum, which trains aspiring professionals to be leaders in the technology sector.
FIU is a longtime partner of CodePath, connecting students to its industry-backed courses, invitation-only career fairs with Fortune 500 companies and leadership opportunities through the Career and Talent Development department since 2019. The collaboration complements the world-class education offered by the FIU Knight Foundation School of Computing & Information Sciences, helping students apply the knowledge learned in the classroom to real-world settings while connecting them with mentors, internships and job opportunities with CodePath’s industry-leading corporate partners, including, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce, and more.
Read more at FIU News.