- Name:
- Nathan Edwards
- Major:
- Software Engineering
- Year:
- Fifth Year Senior
- Home:
- Waukesha, WI
UWP is one of the most reputable engineering schools in the region, and it was one of the remote few I came across that offered Software Engineering as a major. And lastly, it came recommended by my cousin, a long-since UWP alumnus.
One of the life lessons I've learned from college and working is that while it only matters to the professor (or employer) whether or not the product is ready by the deadline, how you spend that time before the deadline is your responsibility and yours alone. I admit that during my freshman year, I was somewhat of a procrastinator when it came to homework and projects. After learning the hard way that I couldn't operate very well as a student without proper time management, and experiencing deadlines in real-time during my co-op session in the engineering world, I've found that time management is an absolutely necessary skill that comes with the career I've chosen. The rewards for properly managing your time can last for a long time afterwards.
In the spring of 2005, I took the opportunity to participate in the co-op program offered here at UWP and went off to work at Hamilton Sundstrand in Rockford, Ill. Hamilton Sundstrand is an engineering company under the umbrella of United Technologies Corporation. The company designs, builds, and supports power systems used on military and commercial aircraft. I am currently in my second and third sessions here at HS, and I've been recently providing communications support to the facility's new Airplane Power System Integration Facility.
One of my most memorable moments was when comedian Lewis Black came to perform at UWP, and a blizzard struck the evening he was arriving. As a result of the snow, he was 45 minutes late to the show. Still, he received a standing ovation, and I can think of no other performer that I've seen at UWP who was more enjoyable than Lewis Black.