Darryl Brooks, a FAMU senior computer engineering major in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, has been accepted into Google's Tech Exchange program.
Brooks, a Jacksonville native, was selected after a rigorous screening process consisting of interviews and testing.
“We
are delighted that Google is including one of our students in their
prestigious Tech Exchange program. It’s an opportunity of a lifetime for
Darryl and an endorsement of our growing computer engineering program”
said J. Murray Gibson, Ph.D., dean of the FAMU-FSU College of
Engineering.
After
completing the Google courses this spring, Brooks will return to FAMU
to finish his senior year. The courses will be used as technical
electives toward his engineering degree.
“I
am really excited about this program. I love challenges,” Brooks said.
“I want to learn how software engineers operate at Google, compared to
some of the smaller companies I have interned with.”
In
2018, FAMU partnered with Google in an effort to promote more diversity
in the workforce. Five FAMU students participated in the initial
offering and the cohort had the opportunity to take courses–such as
machine learning and product management— from leading Google engineers.
“I
spoke with some of the students who were in the program, last year,”
Brooks said. “They said all the courses are very intense...I am hoping
to get the opportunity to see how a product is developed, from start to
finish."