By: Shelby Hobbs
Thursday December 3, 2015

FITC Student Ambassador Michael Kimball is an ambitious addition to our team. He is a hardworking student and a determined individual stopping at nothing to achieve his goals. Michael graduates in a number of days with a bachelor’s degree in information technology from Florida State University. He is a dedicated student in the classroom, but also passionate about helping others learn more about technology. In the fall of 2015, he helped found a student organization on campus focused on helping students develop programming skills called Codeducation. He is currently the Vice President of Codeducation. He is also a member of the FSU Chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals. At the beginning of 2015, Michael became a Student Ambassador to help others and grow his network.

With FITC Michael has been a great representative. He is smart and approachable, two characteristics of an ideal Student Ambassador. During the spring semester he helped table for FITC at DIGITECH and TalTech conferences. Over the summer he was also able to help teach Girl Scouts about game design and coding. Michael explained how “it’s always a good feeling to help the younger students understand something pretty complex, but they enjoy the process despite the complexity.” Overall he described the experiences as “really awesome.” Michael enjoyed his experience as a Student Ambassador and explained how it helped him develop as a student entering the workforce. “I most definitely have learned to communicate in group settings better,” he described, “and I feel more confident in my teaching abilities. Both of which are very employable traits.”