My UTD > Category: Graduate

Joshua Ruiz

January 12, 2021

Joshua’s Day

Joshua Ruiz is a software engineering graduate student.

Originally from Colombia, Joshua earned his undergraduate degree at UT Rio Grande Valley while playing chess and came to UTD so he could continue playing chess competitively while working on his graduate degree.

Though he would normally be on campus, Joshua spent the fall semester in Colombia to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. He continued to virtually take classes and play chess throughout the semester.

In addition to chess, Joshua regularly practices mixed martial arts and ping pong, and during the pandemic he discovered a new love for bicycling.

Follow Joshua as he spends his day on the bike, practicing chess and being the best Comet he can be through the pandemic.

Interested in engineering? Discover all the programs UTD has to offer.

8:30 a.m.

Meet Joshua Ruiz, a software engineering graduate student and member of the UT Dallas chess team!

8:31 a.m.

Check out a day in his life while he studies in his native Colombia.

9:48 a.m.

Joshua and another person pictured with bicycles and helmets.

Started the day with one of the favorite hobbies… Biking!

1:18 p.m.

Screen shot of bike ride map titled Alto del Vino - Faca. Distance: 54.71 kilometers. Emoji - serious face with puffing breath.

2:37 p.m.

Emoji of coffee and mountains. Joshua pictured with a friend.

Coffee and a view!

3:22 p.m.

Joshua wearing headphones and ball cap seated at a chess board.

Time for chess practice over Zoom.

5:12 p.m.

Joshua and two others pose with a birthday cake.

Celebrating my grandmother’s birthday!

8:34 p.m.

Interior of a restaurant with food on the table.

Dinner!

(It was our 2 year anniversary.)

10:17 p.m.

Joshua appears asleep in bed with a dog.

Zzzz

10:20 p.m.

Thanks for following along!

10:20 p.m.

Whoosh!