Student and Alumni Stories

A Passion for Sustainability and the Drive to Make an Impact

(M.S. SAM 2nd Year)

“Environmental sustainability has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember, but I wanted more than just theoretical knowledge,” says Reecha Sapkota. “I wanted to learn how to quantify...

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Gaining Connections and Opportunities in Hometown Chicago

(Business and Information Technology 4th Year)

For Rita Sanabria (Business and Information Technology 4th Year), choosing Illinois Tech came with some obvious positives due to its location. “I was born and raised in Chicago, so attending college...

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Getting Involved and Building Connections from Day One

(BA 3rd Year)

Athletics, academics, involvement, and Chicago were important factors in Garrison Carter’s decision to attend Illinois Tech. They have continued to be at the center of his experience as a student, and...

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Adding M.B.A. Expertise to Entrepreneurial Experience

(CE ’20, M.B.A. ’24)

John Wolf took the plunge into entrepreneurship when he was an undergraduate civil engineering major at Illinois Tech, teaming up with one of his classmates to launch a startup fantasy streaming...

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Chicago’s International Expert on Policing

M.P.A. ’15

If there’s one thing that can be said about former Chicago Police Department commander Elias Voulgaris (M.P.A. ’15) and his experience on the force, it’s this: It is broad, and ubiquitous. In his 35...

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The Lessons of Luxembourg on Chicago’s South Side

M.P.A. ’06

Tannis Williamson (M.P.A. ’06) got the idea for her consulting firm while getting a crash course about other cultures in the Netherlands. The Arab Spring had just happened, with protests across many...

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Tech-Focused Courses and Internship Are Keys to Launching Career

(M.S. FIN ’23)

High-quality faculty, a tech-savvy curriculum, and the downtown Chicago location drew Rucha Dhopeshwar to Stuart School of Business for the Master of Science in Finance program. “The fact that a lot...

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Off the Bench and Into Science Tech Management

(M.S. ACHM ’21, M.B.A. ’23)

With more than a decade of experience as a laboratory research chemist and a master’s degree in analytical chemistry from Illinois Tech, Elliott Rice enrolled part-time in the Master of Business...

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Gaining Marketing Analytics Skills for the Tech Business World

(M.S. MANL ’23)

When Efe Uduigwomen arrived in Chicago to begin the Master of Science in Marketing Analytics program at Stuart School of Business, she already had five years of professional experience, which included...

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Mentorship and Research Collaboration Are Keys to Career Growth

(M.S. FIN ’15, Ph.D. MSC ’21)

As a quantitative analyst at Morningstar, the Chicago-based investment research and management services firm, Yao “Jason” Xie develops mathematical and statistical models to analyze portfolio risks...

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