At UW Bothell, Dan Chang, Business Administration \u201809 and MS Computer Science & Engineering \u201812 was shaped by collaborative group projects, memorable classes, and informative research. Since then, Dan has worked in the gaming industry and later found joy as a Zumba instructor. He is still involved on campus, as a regular runner at UW Bothell\u2019s annual 5K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where do you consider your hometown to be?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I tell people I\u2019m a Midwest farm boy from Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What was your first ever job?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I was helping a professor at Ohio State University who ran a summer camp for autistic kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When did you start running in UW Bothell Husky 5K?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I ran the very first one. I remember the first couple of years they were put on as part of a project management class. I pulled my records and from what I can tell, I\u2019ve run 15 of them at this point!<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the 5K\u2019s (in)famous hill (#IYKYK)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the years I’ve developed, you know. Initially, it was a dread for that hill. But after a point, I’m like, \u201cI know how big the hill is. I’ve done the hill so many times. It’s a known amount of pain.\u201d So I kind of look forward to that little hill now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Are you serious about running, and do you do other races?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n No. Man wasn\u2019t meant to run more than 5K. One time when I ran an 8K, I got by the 5K mark and wondered why I was still running.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dan Chang shares how his love for learning and unexpected turns in life led him from Ohio farm life to a career in tech \u2014 and back to campus traditions he still cherishes today. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":599,"featured_media":20045,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_is_archived":false,"_archived_contact_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,25,14,18],"tags":[],"school":[],"class_list":["post-20044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-30-seconds-with-an-alum","category-alumni-profile","category-school-of-business","category-school-of-stem"],"acf":{"related_links":{"toggle_visibility":false,"link_1":"","link_2":"","link_3":"","link_4":"","link_5":""},"highlight_box":{"toggle_visibility":false,"title":"","content":"","button":"","button_style":"angled-purple-button","button_screen_reader_text":""},"contact_type_1":{"toggle_visibility":true,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"contact_type_2":{"toggle_visibility":false,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"social_media":{"toggle_visibility":false,"facebook_url":"","instagram_url":"","linkedin_url":"","twitter_url":"","youtube_url":""},"blog_archive_sidebar_visibility":false},"yoast_head":"\n