Excellence in Cybersecurity
David Arnold joined Illinois Institute of Technology as an undergraduate student. Now, eight years later, with bachelor’s and master’s degrees already under his belt, he is in the final stages of his...
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Intersecting Architectural Engineering and Public Health
After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architectural engineering at Chung-Ang University in South Korea, Insung Kang became interested in the projects at Illinois Institute of Technology...
Partnership Program Offers Path From France to America
Maureen Rakotondraibe joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology through a partnership with École Spéciale de Mécanique et d’Electricité, a...
Internships for Career Liftoff
Naia Lum, a fourth year student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, has been selected for the prestigious Brooke Owens Fellowship through...
An Internship Leads to a Long-Term Opportunity
James Benson says he was drawn to Illinois Institute of Technology for its excellent faculty, research focus, and the Accelerated Master’s Program, which allows students to complete both a bachelor’s...
Merging Architectural Engineering and Computer Science
Growing up in San Francisco, Chicago, and Detroit, Samantha Muller was fascinated by buildings. “Walking in the city with my eyes toward the sky, I asked myself how the buildings around me were even...
An Up-Close Look at How Industry Operates
After graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology in Islamabad, Pakistan, Fatima Rizwan started looking for graduate...
Built by Barcode
It’s 90 degrees on a late June day as Edward L. “Ed” Kaplan (ME ’65) bounds into IIT Tower dressed in navy walking shorts, a navy plaid polo shirt, and fluorescent yellow athletic shoes. While his...
Keeping an Eye on the Goal
Sarah Thomas first heard about Illinois Institute of Technology through a soccer identification camp. When researching the school, she was attracted to its small class sizes and Illinois Tech’s...
Swimming in the Big City
Anna Slominski looked for three things when they were searching for colleges: a small school in a major city, a strong engineering program, and the opportunity to join the swim team. “Very few schools...