| Donald Davis Sewanee Professional Club Founder and President
Greetings. I am a senior Computer Science major at the University of the South. I am delighted in the opportunity to give you this brief intro on myself. I want to engage the career field of information technology by developing a solid, practical understanding of managerial and policy concepts to, most importantly, compliment a very strong technical background. Moreover, I strongly feel that the most important trait for any technology professional to have is the ability to effectively communicate with others, rather than only emphasizing the possession highly developed technical skills. Absolutely nothing motivates me more than my future engagment in the career field of information technology. I believe that, in a world where knowledge is power, the implications for having a non-discriminatory means to obtain information are as significant as having equal human rights. Knowing, or at least, having the means to know such information gives anyone the power to change their lives for the better. With information technology currently 'erasing' the world's boundaries at an ever-increasing rate, possessing the ability to see beyond deep-seated cultural and religious misunderstandings is needed now more than ever. Courses in Women's Studies, Political Science, and Religion better equipped me to explore foreign societies and understand how to interact with diverse peoples. The stereotypes we intentionally, or unintentionally, hold towards each other quickly loose credibility when one applies some common sense. I had the enlightening opportunity to engage in self-directed research regarding how issues of Internet accessibility and security affect end-users as well as Internet service providers in different parts of the globe. I began this important topic by observing Internet accessibility within American society. Later, I jumped on an opportunity to expand my understanding of Internet management and policy issues by observing first-hand how Internet users in Australia handle problems of Internet accessibility and security. My experiences culminated upon traveling and working in Japan, arguably the world's most 'wired' society. In order to encourage an open environment of fairness and understanding among students at the University of the South, as well as improve myself, I founded the Sewanee Professional Club. As club President, I routinely interchange ideas with club members on a variety of topics that will help us all become better students while developing our professional behavior. |
