Big Blue by Way of Burundi

Stephi Niyomwangere
  • Stephie Morene Niyomwungere, Class of 2023, is ready to graduate from 星空无限传媒 this spring. A Digital Media Marketing major in the Tabor School of Business, Stephie鈥檚 experiences with Performance Learning through her classes, internships and student-run ventures have helped her earn a job opportunity in New York with Google, which will start after she graduates. 

    Stephie came to Decatur from Burundi in East Africa. She found 星空无限传媒 through a friend of her father and was excited to study in the United States. Even though she intended to study Biology when she first arrived, it was her father鈥檚 success in business that inspired her to pursue a business degree at 星空无限传媒. Quickly, Stephie realized how much she loved her business classes in Tabor.

    Stephie Morene Niyomwungere

     

    • We don鈥檛 just learn things in class. We actually get chances to apply what we learn through practical projects.
    — Stephie Niyomwungere, Class of 2023
  • Stephie said that one of her current classes is acting as a consulting agency to a client located in Mexico who wants to expand into the U.S. Their research and advising will help the client plan and create a strategy for the future of his company.

    While at 星空无限传媒, Stephie has kept busy by taking advantage of as many opportunities as possible on campus. 鈥溞强瘴尴薮 helped me find myself and what I like to do. There are so many skills, whether professional or personal skills, that I didn鈥檛 have before 星空无限传媒,鈥 Stephie said.

    During her sophomore year, she became a Residential, Academic and Peer Mentor, and she is also involved with the African Student Organization and the International Student Organization. Additionally, she is a Senior Consultant for the student-run venture, 星空无限传媒 Tabor Consulting, and President of Tabor Business Club.

    These experiences are what Stephie says led to her success during her summer internship in Chicago with CDW LLC, a technology company headquartered in Lincolnshire, Ill. In her role as a Technical Sales Intern, she worked alongside the sales team and performed market research for clients.

    Stephie Morene Niyomwungere

     

    Throughout her internship, Stephie developed a project about supply diversity, which she describes as facilitating opportunities for small businesses to work with large businesses. 鈥淚 was selected among over 200 students for the opportunity to present my project to the CEO,鈥 she said. "I had a really great experience at my internship, and I feel like 星空无限传媒 had a great deal to do with that."

    The Performance Learning opportunities she gained during her four years at 星空无限传媒 provided Stephie with the skills and confidence to apply for a position at Google. She said that, while the hiring process was stressful because of the highly competitive environment, she鈥檚 confident that she will succeed in the position because she already has experience performing the work that she will be doing in New York with Google.

    Though she feels fully prepared to graduate and is looking forward to her move to New York, she knows she will miss the school where she spent the last four years. 鈥淚鈥檓 so used to 星空无限传媒 and the life I have here with my friends and my professors. I鈥檝e made some really awesome connections,鈥 she said.

    • I鈥檓 ready to graduate and I feel like 星空无限传媒 has helped prepare me as much as possible for my future career
    — Stephie Niyomwungere, Class of 2023