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M.P.A. Adds Up to Career in City Budget Office

(M.P.A. ’16)

In his position at the City of Chicago’s Office of Budget and Management, Scott Greene oversees capital infrastructure budgeting for the city of Chicago. This wasn’t the career Greene anticipated when...

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Real-World Policy Projects Spark Career Plans

(M.P.A. ’17)

“The academic experience at IIT Stuart School of Business laid the foundation for my future career plans and inspired me to pursue a doctoral program,” says Xi Chen, who is a Ph.D. student in public...

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Launching a Career in Biomedical Engineering

(BME/M.A.S. CHE 3rd Year)

Prior to making her decision to attend Illinois Institute of Technology, Deborah Adesina had visited Chicago a couple of times and fell in love with the city. While researching universities, Deborah...

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Building a Strong Future in STEM

(BIFO 3rd Year)

Kanishga Balamurrugarajan always pictured herself attending college in a big city to take advantage of the diverse career opportunities. She was particularly drawn to Illinois Institute of Technology...

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Advancing Kidney Disease Research

(CHE 2nd Year)

For Abigail Gunderson, participating in student research means bringing to life topics she learns about in the classroom and integrating them into her community. “Research helps me understand what I...

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Designing the Next Generation of Prosthetics

(Biomedical Engineering 1st Year)

Ever since she was 5 years old, Jennifer Sabatka (BME 1st Year) knew she wanted to be a doctor. But when her family—which is full of engineers—encouraged her to try an engineering program in high...

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Don’t Be Afraid of Failure

(ITM ’10)

The April 2020 issue of ChannelPro magazine, an information technology and business publication for information professionals, features Will Foret (ITM ’10) on its cover. President of Spot Migration...