M.P.A. Adds Up to Career in City Budget Offices
In his current position, Scott Greene serves as the budget director for the Chicago Park District. Before that, he was an assistant director at the City of Chicago’s Office of Budget and Management...
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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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Improving Public Health and Fighting COVID-19 Through Design Innovation
(EMGT ’17)Irewole Akande grew up in Abuja, Nigeria, with big dreams of becoming an inventor. Upon graduation from high school he learned about Martin Cooper (EE ’50, M.S. ’57), the inventor of the cell phone...
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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...
Making a Meaningful Impact in Cell and Tissue Engineering
(BME 4th Year)As a biomedical engineering student, Tran Le describes RES-MATCH as one of her favorite experiences during her time studying and working at Illinois Tech. Through the university’s hands-on research...
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Utilizing Innovative Technology to Better Detect Cancer
(Biomedical Engineering 3rd Year)Sophia Nelson enjoyed her time working as an undergraduate researcher within the Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering through the university’s RES-MATCH program. Sophia was matched...