The Right Place at the Right Time
As Isabel Jaramillo began to think about her future, she started to take stock of what would be most important to her. A business student at College of DuPage at that point, Jaramillo realized she...
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A Life-Changing Decision
(Manufacturing Technology ’01/M.A.S. Manufacturing Technology and Operations ’03/CERT FST)Dan Kazmierczak knew he’d found exactly what he had been looking for after having a conversation with Keith McKee, who started the manufacturing technology program (now known as the industrial...
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Building Cultural Awareness through Game Design
(THUM ’19)Michael DeAnda is serious about games. The 2019 alumnus of the Ph.D. program in technology and humanities now works as a professional lecturer on game development at DePaul University’s School of...
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Discovering Her Path at Illinois Tech
(DHUM ’18)Amy Kamin came to Illinois Tech with prior experience in corporate and retail environments. She had been leaning toward studying architecture, but felt an unmistakable spark of excitement when she...
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Working for a Solution to Police Violence
(PS ’12)Denzel Avant says he first “got a taste of the research life” at Illinois Tech, as an undergraduate research assistant. “I really enjoyed the work and the ability to devote a lot of time and thought...
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Creating a Globally Focused Career
(Global Studies ’19)It took a bit of soul searching, but Gerard Jumanan chose just the right degree program for him at Illinois Tech: global studies. “My academic experience was excellent,” he says. “My program allowed...
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Promoting Justice and Fairness
(LAW ’18)In the final year of her exceptional law school career, Jun Qiu (LAW ’18) was named one of National Jurist’s 20 “Law Students of the Year” in 2018 for her contributions to her law school and community...
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Fighting for Equality
(LAW ’19)Elisabeth Hieber (LAW '19) has already made an impact in improving the lives of transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people. As a student, Hieber drafted a new amendment to the Human...
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International Exchange
(LL.M. International Intellectual Property Law ’04)Mariano Municoy (LL.M. ’04) was already pursuing an LL.M. in Law and Economics at Torcuato di Tella University in Buenos Aires, Argentina, when he decided to take advantage of the university’s...
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Dialing Back the Calls to 911
(M.P.A. ’17)A veteran Chicago police officer, Catherine Sanchez went back to school part-time at Stuart School of Business for a Master of Public Policy and Administration degree. Her job and studies aligned when...