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(B.Arch. 5th Year)

Gemma Brizzolara (B.Arch. 5th Year) says that she thanks Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for helping her discover Illinois Tech. Born and raised in Genova, Italy, Brizzolara’s parents took part in an...

(FIN, M.S. FIN 4th Year)

“Chicago was the first great city I visited growing up,” says Louisville native Owen Walsh (FIN, M.S. FIN 4th Year). “It was the truly world-class urban environment closest to my home and family.” So...

(M.S. Project Management ’25)

With nine years of experience in data management at consulting firms such as Cognizant, Capgemini, and KPMG, Kruti Halvadia (M.S. Project Management ’25) was moving up in her career. In addition to...

(MATH 2nd Year)

Leonardo Marciaga (MATH 2nd Year) has been participating in international math competitions since he was a youngster, attending middle school in his hometown of Chitré, Panama. He says competing has...

(M.S. FST 1st Year)

Even as a young child, Allie Marcus (M.S. FST 1st Year) has always known that she has a love for all things food. “My mom used to joke that I would get in the car, and I would ask what’s for dinner...

(CCSE, M.A.S. CYF 5th Year)

Of all the university tours that Robert John Soler (CCSE, M.A.S. CYF 5th Year) took when visiting Illinois from his home country, the Philippines, he says that Illinois Tech’s was the best. “During...

(Public Policy, M.Eng. CMGT 5th Year)

As a master’s student in construction management, Saurav Ayyagari is no stranger to building things. On the verge of earning both his B.S. in Public Policy and a Master of Engineering in Construction...

(CE, M.Eng. CEM ’23, M.S. TENT ’25)

Jiri Zeman’s (CE, M.Eng. CEM ’23, M.S. TENT ’25) startup is growing, in more ways than one. As an undergraduate engineering student at Illinois Tech, Zeman read an article about hydroponics—growing...