On this episode, Tanmay chats with Cherie Lum. Cherie is a graduate student in the OMSCS program as well as founder of a startup called In the Park. As a Chapter Head of an OMSCS meet up group, she’s also active in creating community-building events for our online students.

TIMESTAMPS-

(0:00) - Cold Intro

(0:55) - Intro & Welcome

(2:18) - OMSCS Research Project

(4:55) - OMSCS Meet Up Groups

(5:50) - In The Park Start Up

(8:10) - Bringing People Together

(10:15) - Cherie’s Journey

(13:36) - The Physics Journey

(19:40) - OMSCS Journey

(20:55) - Being a TA

(22:00) - OMSCS Degree

(23:00) - OMSCS Meet Ups (continued)

(26:00) - Philosophy Journey

(29:00) - Words of Advice

(29:55) - Resources/Connect with Cherie

ADDITIONAL LINKS-

Cherie's Start Up: www.inthepark.co

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EDITOR – Nikita Burks-Hale

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