Innovation Day, 3D Art, and Ice Cream
Nataki Muhammad, owner of an ice cream shop in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, wandered through a sea of booths as excited Illinois Institute of Technology students presented answers to real-world...
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Electrifying Opportunity: Illinois Tech Showcases Its Plans for a Future with Gaming
The separate and rapidly converging areas of gaming, academia, industry, and community joined together on Friday, August 20, at the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship...
Pitch@IllinoisTech Winner, HEIRS Farm, Aims to Provide Fresh Food for the South Side
Access to fresh, healthy, culturally relevant food can be severely limited on the South Side of Chicago, something Ashley-Marie and Gyasi Sutherland found out firsthand when the couple moved to one of...
Follow the Leader: Alumni CEOs Help Define the Entrepreneurial Mindset
The Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship at Illinois Institute of Technology is firmly committed to instilling the entrepreneurial mindset into every student, regardless...
Equitable Entrepreneurship: Kaplan Institute Focused on Developing Inclusive Ecosystem
At the heart of Illinois Institute of Technology’s Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship lies one focal point: providing equity in entrepreneurship. The impact of the...
Game Not Over: Kaplan Institute Connects to Community Through Gaming
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cliff Rome, who runs Parkway Ballroom in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, knew he needed a new hook for the legendary event space. By connecting with the Ed...
Renowned Academic Nancy Kim to Hold Inaugural Chair Position Linking Chicago-Kent with Kaplan Institute
After years working in Silicon Valley’s proving grounds, Nancy Kim brought her wealth of experience to academia. She has spent decades advising students, budding entrepreneurs, and business leaders...
IPRO LABS Develops New Bridges with the Community and Industry
There are myriad reasons why the Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) Program—Illinois Tech’s signature hands-on, real-world learning initiative—is special. An experience shared by all Illinois Tech...
A New Vision and Donor Support Usher in the Next Phase of the Kaplan Institute
Future tech leaders can all benefit from developing an entrepreneurial mindset—at least that’s the philosophy of Maryam Saleh, the new executive director of the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for...
Experienced Entrepreneurs Jump-Start Illinois Tech Student Startups
Starting a farm in Chicago—not in the suburbs or even on the outer reaches of the city limits, but in the heart of its neighborhoods—may not make a lot of sense on first glance due to the effort and...