We get these questions all the time in the School of Information Science: "What is an information science major, and where do alumni work when they graduate?” Who better to answer than our BSIS alumni? These iSchool Spotlights are based on interviews with some of our many happily employed alumni. Learn who they are, where they work, how their BSIS degree helped make them career-ready, and much more.
Information science graduate Alex Chambers met up with associate professor Vanessa Kitzie over lunch, near where Alex now works as a product consultant for Deloitte. They talked about Alex’s decision to pursue an information science degree, his time at the University of South Carolina, and what he’s up to now in his new career.
What do a client case representative and an IT tech from two different cities (Charlotte and Charleston) have in common? Something that they wish they did not… They both experienced the unique challenges of being college students during the COVID pandemic.
What do a policy analyst for a law and lobbying firm and a technology consultant at Ernst and Young (EY) have in common?A deep appreciation for their undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Information Science (BSIS) degree and a love for their alma mater, the University of South Carolina.