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...
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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 in City Budget Offices
In his current position, Scott Greene serves as the budget director for the Chicago Park District. Before that, he was an assistant director at the City of Chicago’s Office of Budget and Management...
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...
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...
Building a Strong Future in STEM
Kanishga Balamurrugarajan always pictured herself attending college in a big city to take advantage of the diverse career opportunities. She was particularly drawn to Illinois Institute of Technology...
Advancing Kidney Disease Research
For Abigail Gunderson, participating in student research means bringing to life topics she learns about in the classroom and integrating them into her community. “Research helps me understand what I...