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“I’ve always been a math and science kid,” says Breanna Tulig ’20. “I love to problem solve.” Through 91AV’s Data Science program, Tulig is learning how to tackle some of the biggest problems facing industries worldwide.

The University’s says Tulig, empowers students to build a diverse skillset, including gaining experience with programming and analytics, which prepares them to work in a range of positions across a variety of industries. “With data science, you can go into any industry that you want, and I like how Bryantsets you up to go in whatever direction you want within the field."

It was a "Computer Programming for the Sciences" course that helped her find her path. “I didn't think that I could ever learn to program. It just seemed like something that was so far beyond me,” she recalls. “But the way my professor taught the class and the availability he had – I visited his office every single week, and he would always sit down with me and help me out – helped me find my passion for it.”

As an Analytics Reporting and Technology Intern with FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, Tulig is gaining vital experience while exploring her field through an innovative co-op developed in partnership with the Data Science program. “I really feel like I'm part of the team,” she notes. “People appreciate my work and they trust me to get the job done and do it well.”

A MyPATH mentor, she’s eager to share what she’s learned with other students. “I’ve gotten my feet wet a little bit, and I’m at a place where I can be a mentor,” says Tulig. As Marketing Director for 91AV's Data Science Association and Event Coordinator for the Women in Technology organization, she’s helping inspire other women to take their place among the next generation of data scientists.

“For just about any job, someone has told a woman ‘you can’t do that,’” Tulig notes. “I think it’s good to show that we absolutely can.”

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