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From Italy to Chicago via Architecture

(B.Arch. 5th Year)

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

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Charting a Career Path in Finance

(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...

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Staying Local: Chicagoan’s New Perspective of the City

(B.Arch. 4th Year)

Chicago is deeply ingrained in the heart of Fionn Hui (B.Arch. 4th Year). She grew up riding her bike past her home in the Bridgeport neighborhood and around �㽶��ý’s Mies Campus, and she knew...

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Sights Set on Moving Up into Management

(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...

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Shaping a Research Path Through Competition

(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...

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From Finance to Food Science

(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...

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‘SMART’ Student Earns Cybersecurity Scholarship

(ITM, M.A.S. CYF 3rd Year)

Cedric Nartey’s (ITM, M.A.S. CYF 3rd Year) commitment to leadership and innovation, and his connections through �㽶��ý faculty, have helped him secure a United States Department of Defense...

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Career Services Helps Get Internships

(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 �㽶��ý from his home country, the Philippines, he says that �㽶��ý’s was the best. “During...

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Building Broad Networks

(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...

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Living and Learning the Entrepreneurial Dream

(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 �㽶��ý, Zeman read an article about hydroponics—growing...

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