{"id":90790,"date":"2024-07-05T12:28:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T19:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=90790"},"modified":"2024-07-05T12:28:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T19:28:23","slug":"student-stories-ronin-ganoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/student-stories-ronin-ganoot\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Stories: Ronin Ganoot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6v9umg6-f45972bcd52d312803d89368abdc846f\">\n.avia-section.av-6v9umg6-f45972bcd52d312803d89368abdc846f{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='SOU English Stories - Blog Roll Template - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-6v9umg6-f45972bcd52d312803d89368abdc846f main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  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https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/Student-Stories-Ronin-Ganoot-at-Southern-Oregon-University-OG-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-90859 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-90859 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Student Stories Ronin Ganoot at Southern Oregon University\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ly6gy6ug-bfdd37a14f1ed21dfbe058297b997be1\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ly6gy6ug-bfdd37a14f1ed21dfbe058297b997be1{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:28px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ly6gy6ug-bfdd37a14f1ed21dfbe058297b997be1 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ly6gy6ug-bfdd37a14f1ed21dfbe058297b997be1 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class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ly6h4mup-f593118907628152c52216921f67565a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ly6h4mup-f593118907628152c52216921f67565a .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ly6h4mup-f593118907628152c52216921f67565a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class=\"heavy-man\"><em>Why did you decide to study Computer Science at SOU?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a kid I always loved going onto the computer and playing video games. As I grew older, I started to think about choosing a career, and I liked the idea of a job that involves technology. I grew up in Hawai\u2018i on the island of O\u2018ahu, and I knew that after I graduated high school I wanted to go to college on the mainland. I found Southern Oregon University from their \u201cIsland Raider\u201d program, where an admissions counselor visited the islands and told us about SOU. One of my reasons for picking Southern Oregon University was the WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange) scholarship, which I received as a resident of Hawai\u2018i. Although I wanted to study on the mainland, I still wanted to be around a community of others like me. When I found out that Southern Oregon University had a lot of students from Hawai\u2018i and other Pacific Islands, I knew that I had found my place.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\"><em>What did you like most about your time at SOU?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>During my time at Southern Oregon University, everything was \u201cnew\u201d. I enjoyed meeting new people, living in a new environment, and creating new experiences. I loved seeing snow for the first time; even though I was freezing, it was still a new and fun experience. I joined Ho\u2018opa\u2018a Hawai\u2018i club, which was a way for students from Hawai\u2018i to form a community, and share Hawaiian culture with the rest of the university.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed every single Computer Science class I took, even the really hard ones. I liked the challenge that came with learning a new concept and then being able to apply what I\u2019d learned in a project. Even when classes were on Zoom during the pandemic, the professors made learning feel interactive; sometimes I even felt like I was still in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\"><em>How has your time at SOU prepared you for a career in Computer Science?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SOU\u2019s Computer Science department has a great collection of professors that understand the professional industry and truly care about their students\u2019 growth. The professors always encouraged students to do extracurricular activities, whether it was for fun or to get more experience in the field. As one of their students, I learned a lot of lessons that led me to develop my soft skills, problem solving, computational thinking, and working with others.<\/p>\n<p>In my junior year at SOU, I was part of a HackOR Hackathon team. We developed a game from scratch in Java. We were really only targeting the \u201cfunny\u201d category, but we ended up winning 1st place overall. I think this is a testament to how hard we worked, our teamwork, and the technical skills we had learned from the professors\u2019 classes.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\"><em>Tell us a little about your career path.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>My first jobs started in my sophomore year at SOU, where I worked in IT as a Classroom Support Student Worker. I wanted to gain experience in a field I know was going to benefit me for future professional roles. It was fun to help professors with their technology issues, and learn more about command line scripts to update computers.<\/p>\n<p>After my junior year I interned at Hawai\u2018i Pacific Health in their Design and Construction Department. I gained exposure to the healthcare industry, which I thought was a great opportunity to learn more about. I assisted project managers of the department in their stand-ups and other processes. I even got to travel to the other islands of Hawai\u2018i and learn about the projects at the other hospitals. Although I didn\u2019t learn any programming, I was able to practice my soft skills and learn about project management, which really came in handy during my capstone project.<\/p>\n<p>My capstone project was a Template Manager application for the Jackson County IT department. I learned C# and Microsoft SQL Server, which were both brand new to me.<\/p>\n<p>After graduating, I applied for a job at Jackson County IT. I\u2019d really liked working with them during capstone, and I thought it would be a great opportunity to work somewhere that helps out our Rogue Valley community. 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