Greetings, my name is Nathaniel Richardson of Brooklyn, New York. Attending Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), located in Elizabeth City North Carolina, opened the opportunity to pursue a degree in Computer Science with a scientific concentration and a math minor. Being introduced to the world of computers from an after school program in the seventh grade sparked the interest of technology for me. I plan on furthering my education in a master’s program and eventually a doctorate program.

Upon entering the bachelor's program for computer science at Elizabeth City State University a wide variety of knowledge was introduced to me and started my full involvement in the world of computers and technology. During my sophomore year of attending ECSU coding languages C++ and JAVA were taught and gave me  the opportunity to gain an understanding of object-oriented languages and structures.

During my  junior year at ECSU I became more diverse in HTML, HTML is an object- oriented language that previously was introduced before attending. Using the knowledge of HTML language, I was able to create my own personal website using a Mozilla HTML editor by the name of Thimble. During the the semester we had to complete a project where my classmates and I created a website for the computer science department. This gave me a base experience of working with my peers to complete a real world task as a computer scientist

During my senior year (Fall 2016) at ECSU, I was awarded a scholarship from The Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research (CERSER).  CERSER is a program that focuses on research in related fields of ice sheets, coastal, ocean, and marine sciences. The CERSER program has given access to learning programing languages such as python. In addition to learning program languages, CERSER has a research lab with workstations of different platforms such as Macintosh, Linux, and Windows. This opportunity broadened my horizon in computer science by providing opportunities to attend conferences all over the world. CERSER encourages and assists you in obtaining different internship opportunities during the summer and beyond.