iSchool Spotlights - Reflections from our Undergraduate Alumni

We get these questions all the time in the School of Information Science: "What is an information science major, and where do alumni work when they graduate?” Who better to answer than our BSIS alumni? These iSchool Spotlights are based on interviews with some of our many happily employed alumni. Learn who they are, where they work, how their BSIS degree helped make them career-ready, and much more. 

Adia Caldwell

As a social media community manager for PepsiCo, 2021 information science graduate Adia Caldwell serves up content for Quaker’s ready-to-eat brands, including Cap’n Crunch and Quaker Chewy.

Alex Chambers

 Information science graduate Alex Chambers met up with associate professor Vanessa Kitzie over lunch, near where Alex now works as a product consultant for Deloitte. They talked about Alex’s decision to pursue an information science degree, his time at the University of South Carolina, and what he’s up to now in his new career.

Frederick Levine and Vinny Catan

What do a client case representative and an IT tech from two different cities (Charlotte and Charleston) have in common? Something that they wish they did not… They both experienced the unique challenges of being college students during the COVID pandemic.

Elle Boyle and Grace Saunders

What do a policy analyst for a law and lobbying firm and a technology consultant at Ernst and Young (EY) have in common?A deep appreciation for their undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Information Science (BSIS) degree and a love for their alma mater, the University of South Carolina.

Arlington Johnson

He used his degree to get his career off the ground — first as a flight instructor for Auburn University and as a pilot for Envoy Air in.

Jonah Rotholz

Jonah Rotholz, who made headlines last year after he and Nick Jeffcoat won the undergraduate division of The Proving Ground, shares how his information science major prepared him to become an entrepreneur and offers advice to students hoping to follow in his footsteps.