Capstone Project Is a Solid Investment
With his sights set on a career in private equity, Trevor Wheeler chose to pursue dual degrees—a Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Finance. “The great reputation was the #1...
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Making Waves in Materials Science Engineering and Extracurricular Activities
(Materials Science Engineering 2nd Year)“Illinois Tech is a place where you have the time to pursue extracurriculars while earning your degree. It is a school with opportunity for those who seek it,” Megan Burrill says. As captain of the...
Aerospace Engineering Student, Aspiring Rocket Scientist
(Aerospace Engineering/M.E. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 3rd Year)As a student with a passion for STEM, Levin Rosete has further refined his interests to engineering and technology. “At Illinois Tech I was between mechanical and aerospace for the first two years of...
Focusing on Sustainability at Navy Pier
(M.B.A. ’15)As someone with a lifelong interest in environmental issues, Savitha Chelladurai decided a few years ago to pursue a career path in which she could make a larger contribution to improving the...
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Learn in Class and Apply It in Your Internship
(BA/M.S. FIN '19)Ahsan Lodhika’s interest in business was sparked in high school, first when he took an accounting class and then as he dove into finance through activities with the school’s business club. When it...
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Analyzing Customer Data to See What Works, What Doesn’t
(M.S. Marketing Analytics 2nd Year)With a summer internship at BMW Technology Corporation that turned into a part-time job the following semester, Stuart School of Business graduate student Karan Tupe is taking what he learns in his...
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Education on Her Own Terms
(Social and Economic Development Policy 2nd Year)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...
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Taking Action on Climate Change
(CECD ’18)Since graduating with a degree in social and economic development policy, Brian Gomez has become finance and operations manager of Sunrise Movement, a nonprofit organization mobilizing young activists...
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Putting Lessons to Work
(BA/M.S. FIN ’19)On the first day of the first finance course she took at Illinois Tech, Aiman Moizuddin learned a lesson that has stuck with her ever since. Stuart School of Business Clinical Professor John Twombly...
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Finding Success From an Uncertain Beginning
(BA/M.S. FIN ’18)As an Illinois Tech student, Oscar Cazalez had the opportunity to get involved in many student programs, including Latinos Involved in Further Education, Undocumented Students and Allies, men’s...