Experiences Are Stepping Stones to Career Goal
Chicago鈥檚 opportunities and Illinois Institute of Technology鈥檚 Accelerated Master鈥檚 Program drew Mohamed Shamel from Cairo to Stuart School of Business to study finance. Throughout his time on campus...
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Building the Foundation for an Academic Career
(Ph.D. MSC 鈥18)For Xinting Zhen, research and teaching are the twin pillars supporting success in her academic career. She credits her doctoral studies and faculty mentors at Stuart School of Business with launching...
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Teamwork Runs Through Academics, Sports, and Career
(BA 鈥20)The value of teamwork is a theme that ran through Miles Thompson鈥檚 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. 鈥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 鈥18)At Stuart School of Business, Veronika Shestakova was both a top student鈥攕he was tapped for membership in Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society鈥攁nd active outside the classroom...
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Seeing the Positive Impacts of Policy Research
(M.P.A. 鈥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. 鈥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鈥檚 Office of Budget and Management...
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Real-World Policy Projects Spark Career Plans
(M.P.A. 鈥17)鈥淭he academic experience at IIT Stuart School of Business laid the foundation for my future career plans and inspired me to pursue a doctoral program,鈥 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 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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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...