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Gaining (ISC)2 Status鈥攁nd a Desire to Protect Society

(ITM Graduate Student)

Illinois Tech information technology and management (ITM) graduate student Chris Hayes reflects on his circuitous journey to cybersecurity, which began on the basketball court of 电车无码鈥檚 Mount...

Building a Dream Career in Civil Engineering

(M.S. Civil Engineering 鈥15, Ph.D. Civil Engineering 鈥17)

鈥淚llinois Tech has always been a famous school in my field of study,鈥 says Faeze Khademi. As part of her doctoral research, Khademi investigated the behavior of 56 different railway truss bridges...

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Flexibility, Breadth, and Research Opportunities

(M.A.S. DATA SCIENCE '18)

Megha Lokanadham selected Illinois Institute of Technology鈥檚 Data Science program for many reasons. She says, 鈥淭he reason I chose Illinois Tech over other schools was because of the flexibility of the...

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Bringing Data to Life

(M.A.S. DATA SCIENCE '18)

Vinod Rao chose Illinois Institute of Technology because of the Data Science program鈥檚 uniqueness. The hands-on faculty provide a personable experience to the individual student, the departments...

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Skills for Career Success

(M.A.S. DATA SCIENCE '18)

Manoj Kumar Gaddam chose Illinois Institute of Technology鈥檚 Data Science program because the university is one of the top 20 institutions in this field of study and is also a pioneer in adapting data...

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Capstone Project Is a Solid Investment

(M.B.A./M.S. FIN 鈥19)

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

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Aerospace Engineering Student, Aspiring Rocket Scientist

(Aerospace Engineering/M.Eng. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 3rd Year)

As a student with a passion for STEM, Levin Rosete has further refined his interests to engineering and technology. 鈥淎t Illinois Tech I was between mechanical and aerospace for the first two years of...

Focusing on Sustainability at Navy Pier

(M.B.A. 鈥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鈥檚 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鈥檚 business club. When it...

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