Parlaying Design Skills into Something More
Alex Damarjian has spent his professional career working on games benefitting young children, but he had an urge to do more. So he developed a low-cost, cutting-edge testing tool for pediatric...
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It Begins with an Idea
(PS, PSYC ’06)The Mumbai, India, charity that Robin Chaurasiya founded, Kranti, empowers young women to become agents of social change. Ranging in age from 12–22, the women at Kranti are survivors of human...
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Building Cultural Awareness through Game Design
(THUM ’19)Michael DeAnda is serious about games. The 2019 alumnus of the Ph.D. program in technology and humanities now works as a professional lecturer on game development at DePaul University’s School of...
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Discovering History, Preparing for Law
(Humanities, Specializing in History 2nd Year)Brandon Holifield is not wasting any time. Originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, he was recruited to Illinois Tech for baseball. Now, he is enrolled in the Dual Admission Honors Law program...
Discovering Her Path at Illinois Tech
(DHUM ’18)Amy Kamin came to Illinois Tech with prior experience in corporate and retail environments. She had been leaning toward studying architecture, but felt an unmistakable spark of excitement when she...