Opening an email from a professor changed the trajectory of Abigail McGraw’s career.
During the spring of her sophomore year, McGraw answered an email invitation to attend an information session on campus hosted by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), regarding internship opportunities for data analytics students. Because she had just started coursework in her major, McGraw didn’t think she had much of a shot at earning one of the coveted internship spots, but attended anyway.
“Since that day, it’s been a whirlwind,” said McGraw, a senior who studies business data analytics and economics. “Two weeks later, I started as an external contractor for TVA doing data analytics.”
