Fulfilling Passions and Changing Lives
Joanna Czopek says she knew Illinois Tech would be the right fit for her to pursue her passion in mathematics. An eagerness to share knowledge with others landed her a job as a high school math...
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Real Estate with a Purpose
When Leslie Voegtlin was laid off from her job in information technology due to outsourcing, she decided to boost her career with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree to go with her...
Developing Skills for Professional Success
At Stuart School of Business, Veronika Shestakova was both a top student—she was tapped for membership in Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society—and active outside the classroom...
Seeing the Positive Impacts of Policy Research
After completing her Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree at Stuart School of Business, Yinman Zhong applied what she had learned to secure a highly sought research position at the China...
Leveraging Design to Solve a PPE Shortage
A shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) among health care workers has led quick-thinking individuals to create innovative solutions in a short period of time. Among those people is Institute...
M.P.A. Adds Up to Career as Budget Analyst
In his position at the City of Chicago’s Office of Budget and Management, Scott Greene oversees the operating budgets for the Department of Streets and Sanitation and Department of Transportation, as...
Real-World Policy Projects Spark Career Plans
“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...
A New Job and an Expanding Range of Clients
With nearly a decade of professional experience in corporate accounting and finance, including at a global law firm and a top advertising agency, Felicia James chose the Master of Public...
Launching a Career in Biomedical Engineering
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...
Improving Public Health and Fighting COVID-19 Through Design Innovation
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...