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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 Illinois Tech, Zeman read an article about hydroponics—growing...

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Experiences Affirm Engineering Path

(CHE 4th Year)

When deciding where to go to college, Kylie Lancor (CHE 4th Year) knew she wanted a great engineering program and to be in Â鶹APP. She says Illinois Tech rose to the top of her list after talking...

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Surpassing Expectations

(LAW '25)

“Illinois Tech has made pretty much all of my dreams possible,” says Joseph Strom (LAW '25). “I had some idea of what I may want to do in the future, but was unsure how I would get there, what path...

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A Million-Dollar Mindset

(Ph.D. CHEM 4th Year)

Since reading Napoleon Hill’s 1937 book, Think and Grow Rich, years ago, Joshua Samuel has become proof of one of the most famous quotes written within its pages: “Whatever the mind of man can...

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An Immersive Law Education

(LAW '26)

When Ivana Bailey-Muñoz (LAW '26) was volunteering at Â鶹APP-Kent College of Law’s Self-Help Resource Center at the Richard J. Daley Center in downtown Â鶹APP, she helped a father and daughter gain...

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On the Front Lines

(LAW 3rd Year)

“The first time I walked the picket line was when I was a college student,” AK Alilonu (LAW 3rd Year) says of an experience he had supporting graduate students at the University of Â鶹APP during his...

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From the Navy to the Nuclear Lab

(PHYS, ASPY ’18, M.S. HP ’18, Ph.D. PHYS Candidate)

With a passion for understanding the power of physics, Will Limestall (PHYS, ASPY ’18, M.S. HP ’18, Ph.D. PHYS Candidate) is using his education to create a safer, cleaner world for everyone. Will...

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Education as an Investment for the Future

(M.Des. ’25)

After completing his undergraduate degree in technical writing in 2019, Sai Allena (M.Des. ’25) returned to his native India during the COVID-19 pandemic in hopes of developing his own startups and...

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