A City and Campus of Opportunities
Chicago is recognized as a global tech hub, meaning it’s the perfect place to thrive for someone such as Otioh Konan (AI 3rd Year). As someone who came to the United States from Côte D’Ivoire, Otioh...
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Leading While Learning
LAW '27“Chicago-Kent College of Law is special because the professors truly want what’s best for each and every student,” says Sahil Bathija ’27. “They work hard.” Honors scholar Bathija looks forward to...
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From Long Shot to Law School
LAW '27“I always thought law school was a long shot,” says Daniel Kassl ’27. After his family’s financial struggles while Kassl was growing up, law school seemed like a pipe dream—until he found Chicago-Kent...
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Family Focus
LAW '27“Chicago-Kent alumni are steadfast about hiring other Chicago-Kent alumni and students,” says Nicole Papanton ’27. “I got my job at my firm—my dream firm—partly because I met an alumnus at a...
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Representing Student Architects on the Global Stage
(B.ARCH., M.HPB. 4th Year)Combining a spirit of service with his longstanding passion for architecture and the exploration of other STEM-related activities, Andrew Nichols (B.ARCH., M.HPB. 4th Year) recently attained an...
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Intelligent Systems for Safer Roads
(AI/M.A.S. AI 3rd Year)Danish Nadar (AI/M.A.S. AI 3rd Year) changed the way that he looked at transportation after he was struck by a speeding car. That experience got him thinking about how quickly everyday travel can...
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Introducing AI to Cybersecurity
(Ph.D. IT 3rd Year)As a speaker at the CornCon cybersecurity conference in Davenport, Iowa, Samson Quaye (Ph.D. IT 3rd Year) and his student research team took part in a panel discussion titled Automated Target...
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Shaping the Kind of Professional I Want to Become
(M.B.A. Business Analytics 2nd Year)“One of the biggest strengths of my program is that it almost feels like a dual degree,” Janvi Kansara (M.B.A. Business Analytics 2nd Year) says about the M.B.A. Business Analytics program at Illinois...
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Fully Integrated Online Workshop
(M.A.S. DSC 1st Year)Flexibility was a major factor in Alicia Guerra’s (M.A.S. DSC 1st Year) decision to enroll into Illinois Tech’s Master of Data Science online program. As a caregiver for a special-needs sister and...
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Taking Theory to Real-World Impact
(M.A.S. DSC 2nd Year)A strong balance of theory, research, and hands-on experience attracted Sharanya Mishra (M.A.S. DSC 2nd Year) to Illinois Tech’s Master of Data Science program, and she learned how it’s fostered by a...