Allie Weis is the Ethics Coordinator in International Game Development and Internships Coordinator at Howest University of Applied Sciences Digital Arts and Entertainment (DAE) in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Allie graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Loyola University Maryland. As a recipient of a Fulbright grant, she relocated to Belgium and found herself most at home in Kortrijk, where she now lives with her toothless cat.
While working at Howest DAE, she discovered the overlaps between her academic interests and digital entertainment. She served as a Community Manager at DAE before transitioning into her current position of Ethics Coordinator and host/producer of the ‘Game for Thought’ video series, tackling a different topic each month (i.e. accessibility, ethics and AI, crunch time, sustainability, inclusive recruitment).
Allie has worked together with students to cultivate a Code of Conduct for the student community, highlighting the relevance and importance of ethics – even within a highly-technical curriculum. She also works closely with affinity groups on campus, ensuring that each student can be unforgivably themselves.
She also teaches a course for all first-year students called ‘Career Skills,’ surrounding critical topics of personal and professional development, and is responsible for student internships. Fueled by coffee and enthusiasm.