Better, Stronger, Faster Through Games
After years of teaching within the Chicago Public Schools system, Alex Damarijan (Ph.D. THUM ’22) had all but abandoned his dream of becoming a game designer. “I gave up on getting a job at a game...
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Keeping to the Creative Path
(Game and Interactive Media Design ’21)Right after graduating from Illinois Tech, Evan Duda (Game and Interactive Media Design ’21) met up with a friend of his brother’s from church—someone he’d heard was “crazy about board games.” Duda...
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Building Broad Networks
(Public Policy, M.Eng. CMGT 5th Year)As a master’s student in construction management, Saurav Ayyagari is no stranger to building things. On the verge of earning both his B.S. in Public Policy and a Master of Engineering in Construction...
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Charting a Course in Law and Technology
(HUM 4th Year)Growing up as the daughter of two lawyers, Lily Decatorsmith (HUM 4th Year) didn’t think a career in law was for her. In fact, she remembers her parents telling her that’s exactly what she shouldn’t...
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A Wealth of Opportunity
(DHUM 4th Year)When Angela Petrone, an international student from Napoli, Italy, first researched universities and degree programs online, it was easy to see how she clicked with Illinois Institute of Technology. In...
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Utilizing Data Analytics to Improve Food Stamp Access
(EDSE ’16)For Cara Karter, who grew up on the South Side of Chicago and now lives in Munster, Indiana, an interest in human service research and evaluation was sparked during her first year at Illinois...
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SoReMo Study Discovers New Source of Free Labor
(Ph.D. Technology and Humanities/User Behavior on Social Media, Digital Culture, AI Ethics '23)How social media influencers use their followers as unwitting laborers for profit is the center of research conducted by Leila Mirghaderi for the Socially Responsible Modeling, Computation, and Design...
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Dedicated to Public Service
(PS ’15)For Olurotimi “Timi” Akindele (PS ’15), the greatest fulfillment comes in helping others. “Being able to give assistance, support, and help to individuals and communities is the best use of my God...
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Building Brand Awareness
(HUM ’16)As a communications specialist at GoodMorning.com, one of Canada’s largest independent online mattress retailers and fastest-growing companies, Brook Bell (HUM ’16) says every day is an adventure. “As...
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Education on Her Own Terms
(CECD, M.P.P.A. ’22)Sometimes an unconventional path is just the right fit. Such was the case for Ursula Hersh, who took two years off between high school and college to work full-time. Hersh had heard about Illinois...