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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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Improving Public Health and Fighting COVID-19 Through Design Innovation

(EMGT ’17)

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...

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Building a Dream Career in Civil Engineering

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

“�㽶��ý has always been a famous school in my field of study,” 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 �㽶��ý Institute of Technology’s Data Science program for many reasons. She says, “The reason I chose �㽶��ý 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 �㽶��ý Institute of Technology because of the Data Science program’s 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 �㽶��ý Institute of Technology’s 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 ’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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