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SCI Student and Pitt Business Consulting Team Transform Collaboration into Gold at Fall 2025 KPMG Cup Showcase
“The future belongs to hybrid thinkers who can evaluate technology through a business lens and inform business strategy with technical understanding,” said Varun Shelke, a SCI master's student and the winner of the 2025 Pitt Business KPMG Cup.
Transforming Futures: Funding Support Sends SCI Students to Undergraduate Conferences
SCI is committed to removing financial barriers for students to attend prestigious conferences to network, learn about research opportunities, and broaden their horizons. In 2025, students attended conferences like AfroTech and the Grace Hopper Celebration.
To Guide and Transform: SCI’s Mentorship Program Connects Students and Alumni Networks
SCI Alumni Board member Jonathan Hanobik (CS ’18, ’23G) shares insights into how the SCI Mentorship Program helps students navigate the professional world with an alumni network at their side.
Pathways to Opportunity: How SCI Alumni Connect Students and Industry
Nate Homitsky (SCI ’07, KGSB ’16), IT Vice President at Aerotech, notes that partnerships between corporate organizations and the University are much more than professional networking opportunities: they're learning experiences that bring valuable context to students' education.
Connections from Day One: First-Year Student Shares Experience with SCI UBelong Program
Ishaan Tilva, a first-year computer science major from Columbia, MD, participated in SCI's second annual high school-to-college summer bridge program, this past August. Here, he shares how the program was an impactful start to his Pitt journey, and how it set him up for success as a first-year student.
Learning That Comes Full Circle: Father/Daughter Duo Connect on SCI Experiences
Jamie Allen (IS ’93), a member of the SCI Board of Visitors, now gets the chance to see his daughter Sophie Allen, a first-year student at SCI, following in his footsteps.
Making Connections: An Undergraduate’s Path in AI Research
Inspired by the New York Times’ Connections game, César Guerra-Solano (SCI ‘26) proposed adapting the puzzle into a multilingual, culture-specific word grouping game, giving large language models (LLM’s) the task of identifying patterns and generating explanations for their groupings.
Lasting Connections: How Two SCI Alumni Went From Classmates to Colleagues
Meet Isabela Garcia (SCI ’23) and Joy Gimei (SCI ’24), two SCI alumni who met as undergraduates and are now both lifelong friends and colleagues at Deloitte, a top four consulting firm in Pittsburgh.
Alumni Q+A: A Discussion on Finding Success in Any Career with Jonathan Hanobik
A newly appointed member of the SCI Alumni Board, Jonathan Hanobik (SCI '18, '23G) is passionate about sharing his wisdom with students and members of the SCI community to find success during and after their academic journeys.
First Data Science Day at SCI Celebrated on April 19
May 10, 2024