{"id":9923,"date":"2026-04-02T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/?p=9923"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:28:04","slug":"student-spotlight-daniel-bereza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/2026\/04\/02\/student-spotlight-daniel-bereza\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Daniel Bereza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">Voiland College<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College Student Success.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Voiland College Student Success<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tStudent Spotlight: <br>Daniel Bereza\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n\n<p>What makes Washington State University&#8217;s Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture stand out from the crowd for those looking to get a degree?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask computer engineering major Daniel Bereza for his thoughts on what makes WSU such a special place. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\" wsu-overlap wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlap__container\">\r\n\t\t\n<div class=\" wsu-overlap__column  wsu-overlap--surface-column\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n        \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large  wsu-image--style-framed\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"1112\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/20250211_111854-scaled-e1772831823646-792x1112.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Bereza.\" class=\"wp-image-9957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/20250211_111854-scaled-e1772831823646-792x1112.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/20250211_111854-scaled-e1772831823646-396x556.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/20250211_111854-scaled-e1772831823646-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/20250211_111854-scaled-e1772831823646-141x198.jpg 141w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/20250211_111854-scaled-e1772831823646.jpg 806w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\" wsu-overlap__column  wsu-overlap--surface-column wsu-overlap--overlap-xxmedium\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wsu-hide--tablet\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-top--xmedium wsu-spacing-padding-right--xmedium wsu-spacing-padding-left--xmedium wsu-spacing-bottom--sxxsmall\" >\r\n    \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Major:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/degrees.wsu.edu\/degree\/computer-engineering\/\">Computer Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expected Date of Graduation:<\/strong>&nbsp;May 2027<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Mercer Island, WA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\t<\/div> \r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">What has been your favorite class or program that you have been involved with at WSU?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite class so far has definitely been either EE324 or EE334; learning how computers work in their architecture is the reason I chose my degree. But even more, Crimson Robotics has been the single most interesting thing I&#8217;ve done with my time at WSU as little compares to designing your own combat robots and having them fight!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/Daniel-working-on-bot-396x528.png\" alt=\"A person holding pliers, examining the components of a circuit board laid out on a workbench in front of him.\" class=\"wp-image-9937\" width=\"297\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/Daniel-working-on-bot-396x528.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/Daniel-working-on-bot-792x1056.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/Daniel-working-on-bot-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/Daniel-working-on-bot-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/Daniel-working-on-bot-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/03\/Daniel-working-on-bot-149x198.png 149w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Daniel working on his personal BattleBot, Perry the Platypus, which he built from scratch. The white circle highlights Perry.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">What clubs are you involved in on campus?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.presence.io\/organization\/crimson-robotics\">Crimson Robotics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/robosub.eecs.wsu.edu\/\">Palouse Robosub<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lug.wsu.edu\/\">Linux Users Group<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.presence.io\/organization\/3d-printing-club\">3D Printing Club<\/a>, VCEA Club Council, and I have been tangentially involved with IEEE and Robotics Club. These clubs have been the foundation for most of my friendships at WSU and have taught me things I couldn&#8217;t learn otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Have you participated in any internships related to your field of study?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have spent every summer since 2022 (even back in high school) doing a software engineering internship out of OSNexus in Bellevue. Actually working in industry is a unique experience and it has been really awesome to work there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Why would you recommend attending Washington State University?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I would recommend WSU for any engineering student; the collaborative mindset in classes and extracurriculars available is amazing. The clubs I&#8217;ve participated in at WSU have greatly enriched my education, and I&#8217;ve learned things from fellow students that no class would teach, such as PCB Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">What advice do you have for fellow or prospective students?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Figure out something that calls out to you and enjoy it as a personal project. Finding people with similar projects can lead to very engaging friendships and helps motivate everyone involved to keep improving their project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">What do you want to do with your degree after you graduate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a large spectrum of EECS with CPU design on one end, and backend software engineering I&#8217;d be happy to see myself working in. In general I just love working with complicated systems and moving between different levels of abstraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Is there anything else you\u2019d like to mention about your experience at WSU?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I think <a href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/fiz\/\">Frank Innovation Zone (FIZ)<\/a> is a really awesome resource, and more students should take some time out of their week to simply study in the space and listen to the projects other people are working on. I&#8217;ve gotten a lot of inspiration and awesome suggestions from not just the staff but other students just staying in the space, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Bereza is a computer engineering major graduating in May 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14162,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[570],"tags":[599],"wsuwp_university_location":[332],"wsuwp_university_org":[501,443],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9923"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14162"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9923"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10106,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9923\/revisions\/10106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9923"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=9923"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=9923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}