Students, all wanting to learn how their humanities majors figure into success in the high-tech world, visted with executives from two of the largest businesses in Utah's Silicon Slope, HealthEquity and Visa. Arranged by CHaSS advising, the day-long fieldd trip on Sept. 6, introduced the students to CHaSS alum Stephen Neeleman, M.D., founder of HealthEquity, as well as Jeff Hunsaker, VP of customer success for Visa. Over lunch, they networked with young alums representing other Silicon Slopes companies.
About 10 CHaSS students grabbed an opportuity offered by the CHaSS advising office to visit with alumni who've achieved success in the highly competitive industry of technology. The day-long trip to Lehi illustrated to students the myriad of careers made possible by their humanities majors.
CHaSS students learned best practices relating to human resources at HealthEquity, founded by CHaSS alumnus Stephen Neeleman, M.D., who also serves as the firm's vice chair (top of table at right). HealthEquity has been at the forefront of providing health savings accounts as a way to make insurance more affordable.
Oh, and another thing Lehi offers: many trendy restaurants, where students networked with other young alumni who work in Utah County.
15 undergraduate English students from Logan, Vernal, and Ephraim campuses presented at the 100th Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society Convention and won awards in three categories.
5 Questions for a CHaSS Grad highlights the awesome things our alumni go on to do. Meet Kat Webb, content director for the Aspire NSF Engineering Research Center on USU’s Innovation campus. When not working, Kat can be found playing soccer with her son, u...
