UTC mechatronics student Fatimah Musa was born with cone-rod dystrophy—a type of inherited retinal degeneration affecting the retina’s photoreceptor cells. Musa said “visually impaired” is usually the correct term for her case, “but I generalize myself as blind because blind does include the visually impaired.”
Watson refused to let roadblocks stop her from reaching her goals
Erin Watson decided to get an engineering degree after her opinions were ignored at local manufacturing firms.
Event brings together students, donors, faculty and staff
In the fifth annual 2021 Scholarship Recognition Event — held virtually this year — students are able to meet the benefactors who provided them with scholarships and other financial aid.