One first-gen student shares why The University of Alabama is the place “Where Legends Are Made”

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The University of Alabama (UA) is famously coined “Where Legends Are Made,” and first-generation student Brodie Alexander is proof.

When he’s not exploring Hurricane Creek Park or trying his hand at amateur radio, you can find Brodie in UA’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department—where he studied computer engineering with underwater robotics research—a combination only available at UA.

Meet Brodie Alexander

Born and raised in Tuscaloosa, Brodie Alexander spent his life intrigued by electronics. He went on to participate in robotics at his high school, which sparked his interest in engineering.

Thanks to UA, he turned this interest into his lifelong passion and career.

“I would mess around with electronics in my free time while I was in high school. I found out that UA had an electronics prototyping lab free for students, and that’s honestly what ended up selling me.”

Brodie Alexander

As one of four students featured in UA’s “Where Legends Are Made” campaign, Brodie encourages future students to choose The University of Alabama.

Brodie has “engineered his impact” at UA

As a computer engineer currently getting his master’s in electrical engineering, Brodie saw the resources and opportunities that UA provided and knew he needed to learn more.

Thanks to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UA, Brodie has unparalleled study and research opportunities, and he’s traveled to places he used to only dream of.

Just to name a couple—Brodie and his robotics team visited NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, and he crossed “visit Singapore” off his bucket list.

“UA enabled me to work in a research lab, and there I found an internship in Singapore, which is somewhere I had always wanted to go.

I got to spend an entire summer there at a paid internship working with underwater acoustics and exploring the jungle.”

Brodie Alexander

UA gives students unparalleled opportunities

Brodie has seen the time and effort that his professors put into helping students. It’s because of this dedicated support that Brodie has excelled in his college career.

“I’ve been really involved in research ever since the second year of my undergraduate degree. That involves underwater acoustics (underwater sound for communication and what underwater sound can tell us about our environment).

The electrical engineering and computer programming is necessary to undertake that kind of exploration.”

Brodie Alexander

Whether you’re interested in engineering, business, medicine or the arts, The University of Alabama has a place for you.

The University of Alabama—Where Legends Are Made

“You should attend UA if you are interested in a college that will not only give you what you need to be successful in your career, but will connect you with those employers.”

Brodie Alexander

See how the University of Alabama prepares students like Brodie—schedule a tour or apply today!

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