A Window into Sustainability at Willis Tower
Automated insulating window shades can provide energy savings in buildings by making sure that shades stay closed when they are not in use, reducing the amount of heat passing in or out of the...
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Commencement 2023: A Landmark Event for a Landmark Achievement
On Saturday, May 13, 2023, Illinois Institute of Technology’s 2022–23 graduating class of 2,231 students will be celebrating a milestone in their lives and the start of a new chapter as they walk...
To be a Lawyer Now, or to be a Lawyer?
Xavier Harris (LAW ’23) was 10 years old when he decided that he wanted to be a lawyer. At the time, he had no idea how difficult it would be. When it came time to apply for college, Harris wanted to...
The Long and Short of It: Goals on the Way to a Career in Investment
When it comes to career planning, Fenglin Wang (M.S. FIN ’23) sets goals, both where she wants to end up and the mileposts that will get her there. Her current short-term goal brought her from...
Using Math as the Conduit to a Passion for Research
Stanley Nicholson (MATH ’23) says that he was always fascinated with biology. So, it may seem unusual that when he walks across the Commencement stage on May 13 at McCormick Place, he will be picking...
‘A Magic Moment’: Moid Ali’s First Crown Hall Visit Spurred Love of Chicago Architecture
A conflict grew in Moid Ali (B.ARCH ’23) as high school graduation neared: an interest in engineering and a love of art were pulling him in different directions as he scoured for the perfect college...
Child’s Play: Fourth Graders Provide Unique Feedback for IPRO Toy Design Course
Jonathan Hodgkins started off his speech in the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship’s foyer with a statement that somehow kept a couple dozen fourth-graders quiet. “The...
ID Student Yong Hee Yoo Evolves and Reimagines His Career
At each step of his path to the precipice of graduation and the beginning of his career, Yong Hee Yoo (M.A.S. DSGN + M.B.A. ’23) found himself asking questions about what direction he wanted to go...
Not a Cookie-Cutter Engineer
The week that Chloe Rubinowicz (EE, M.S. ’23) received her acceptance letters from colleges, she found herself frantically making calls. “For some reason I enrolled as a chemical engineer. I think I...
Understanding How Technology and Humanities Come Together to Create a Community
Learning how to create places has always been central to Leila Mirghaderi (Ph.D. THUM ’23) and her academic career, having earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture. Her desire to...