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A Life-Changing Experience

(M.A.S. AI 1st Year)

An internship at NASA鈥檚 Johnson Space Center in Houston provided an extraordinary opportunity for Amr Alshatnawi to build new skills and strengthen his values of scholarship, excellence, and service....

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Internship Opens Career Opportunities

(Ph.D. CS 3rd Year)

The skills learned and the contacts made during an internship at Intel will help accelerate Brian Tauro鈥檚 career and help him meet his career goals after he earns a Ph.D. in computer science from...

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My Kind of Town

(CS 鈥22)

Chicago is a world-class city full of culture, history, and excitement. Avery Peck says studying in Chicago added to her student experience while enrolled at Illinois Institute of Technology. 鈥淚 love...

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Working to Get Ahead

(M.S. CS 鈥21)

Bo Zhu was working 11 hours a day, six days a week, as a Java developer when he was looking for opportunities to expand relevant professional knowledge, which proved tricky during a global pandemic...

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Pursuing Interdisciplinary Passions

(CS 鈥02)

As the chief health and innovation officer at Commure, health care's first intelligent operating system built to accelerate empathetic innovation and reimagine care delivery, Saurabha Bhatnagar, M.D...

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A Guiding Hand in Service

(ITM, M.A.S. CYF 鈥22)

Sofia Martinez says she wants to help people in any capacity that she can, which is why she enrolled in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security program at Illinois Institute of Technology. 鈥淚鈥檇...

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Growing into a Leadership Role

(ITM, M.A.S. CYF 5th Year)

Anthea Gonzalez says she treasures her time as an M. A. and Lila Self Leadership Academy scholar the most out of all her 老王论坛 experiences. The academy presents numerous opportunities to...

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When the White House Calls

(Ph.D. CS 鈥06)

A call from the Federal Communications Commission interrupted Eric Burger鈥檚 career in research and development and academia to become the Chief Technical Officer of the Federal Communications...

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Shooting for the Stars

(CS 1st Year)

Kaya Jones aspired to hone her computing skills the summer before beginning her college experience as a computer science major. She found her chance with NASA鈥檚 Space Communications and Navigation...

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