Student and Alumni Stories

Teamwork Runs Through Academics, Sports, and Career

(BA ’20)

The value of teamwork is a theme that ran through Miles Thompson’s time as a student at Illinois Institute of Technology. Teamwork certainly was front and center for Thompson at Ekco Pool in Keating...

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Real Estate with a Purpose

(M.B.A. ’19)

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

(BA/M.S. FIN ’18)

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...

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Seeing the Positive Impacts of Policy Research

(M.P.A. ’16)

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...

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M.P.A. Adds Up to Career in City Budget Offices

(M.P.A. ’16)

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...

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Real-World Policy Projects Spark Career Plans

(M.P.A. ’17)

“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...

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Capstone Project Is a Solid Investment

(M.B.A./M.S. FIN ’19)

With his sights set on a career in private equity, Trevor Wheeler chose to pursue dual degrees—a Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Finance. “The great reputation was the #1...

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Focusing on Sustainability at Navy Pier

(M.B.A. ’15)

As someone with a lifelong interest in environmental issues, Savitha Chelladurai decided a few years ago to pursue a career path in which she could make a larger contribution to improving the...

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Learn in Class and Apply It in Your Internship

(BA/M.S. FIN '19)

Ahsan Lodhika’s interest in business was sparked in high school, first when he took an accounting class and then as he dove into finance through activities with the school’s business club. When it...

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Analyzing Customer Data to See What Works, What Doesn’t

(M.S. MANL ’20)

When he was a graduate student at Stuart School of Business, Karan Tupe’s summer internship at BMW Technology Corporation—which turned into a part-time job the following semester—enabled him to take...

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