Student and Alumni Stories

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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Seizing All That Illinois Tech Offers

(Mechanical Engineering 3rd Year)

When Katja Berthold was deciding where she wanted to go to college, a variety of factors came into play, from what kind of education each college offered, its location, and its size. Illinois Tech was...

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Using Technology to Better People’s Lives

(Computer Information Systems 4th Year)

The idea first came to Travis Smith from a friend’s brother who has a speech disorder. Smith saw how he used a pricey app on an equally pricey iPad to communicate with other people, and a haunting...

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Nurturing a Passion for Renewable Energy

(Mechanical Engineering 4th Year)

Maddy Urig describes herself as an environmentalist who cares deeply about preserving Earth’s natural resources and combating the future of energy. She enrolled at Illinois Tech because she was...

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Parlaying Design Skills into Something More

(Ph.D. Technology and Humanities Candidate)

Alex Damarjian has spent his professional career working on games benefitting young children, but he had an urge to do more. So he developed a low-cost, cutting-edge testing tool for pediatric...

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Shaping a Community’s Quality of Life

(Architecture 5th Year)

Involved with music and the arts from an early age, Andrew Jiang considered pursuing a degree in musical performance. Along the way he discovered the field of architecture and felt it was the “perfect...

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An Ideal Career Path

(Information Technology and Management/Cyber Forensics and Security 5th Year)

If Andreas Vassilakos had to describe his ideal career path, it would likely feature two components: computer technology and the opportunity to help others. “I was always into computers. I have been...

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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.” As captain of the women’s swim team...

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Improving Health Among Minorities

(Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Student)

Clinical psychology Ph.D. student Arryn Guy has found outlets for making an impact as a research assistant in the Du Bois Health Behavior Lab. “I conduct research on the cognitive and emotional...

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