Education on Her Own Terms
Sometimes an unconventional path is just the right fit. Such was the case for Ursula Hersh, who took two years off between high school and college to work full-time. Hersh had heard about Illinois...
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Taking Action on Climate Change
(CECD ’18)Since graduating with a degree in social and economic development policy, Brian Gomez has become finance and operations manager of Sunrise Movement, a nonprofit organization mobilizing young activists...
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Putting Lessons to Work
(BA/M.S. FIN ’19)On the first day of the first finance course she took at ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳, Aiman Moizuddin learned a lesson that has stuck with her ever since. Stuart School of Business Clinical Professor John Twombly...
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Finding Success From an Uncertain Beginning
(BA/M.S. FIN ’18)As an ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ student, Oscar Cazalez had the opportunity to get involved in many student programs, including Latinos Involved in Further Education, Undocumented Students and Allies, men’s...
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Developing an Entrepreneurial Spirit
(ME ’15)Dane Christianson is an inventor at heart. He designed—and then constructed—a three-dimensional twisty-puzzle called the X-Cube in ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳’s Idea Shop using a 3D printer. “The Idea Shop is just...
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Seizing All That ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ Offers
(ME 3rd Year)When Katja Berthold was deciding where she wanted to go to college, a variety of factors came into play, from what kind of education each college offered, its location, and its size. ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ was...
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Building a Future in Research
(BIOLOGY/M.S. COMPUTER SCIENCE ’18)During Iva Veseli’s first year at ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳, her adviser pointed her toward Jean-François Pombert’s lab, where she conducted research in computational biology for three years. Her research...
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Using Technology to Better People’s Lives
(Computer Information Systems/M.A.S. Cyber Forensics and Security, '21)The idea first came to Travis Smith from a friend’s brother who has a speech disorder. Smith saw how he used a pricey app on an equally pricey iPad to communicate with other people, and a haunting...
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Nurturing a Passion for Renewable Energy
(ME 4th Year)Maddy Urig describes herself as an environmentalist who cares deeply about preserving Earth’s natural resources and combating the future of energy. She enrolled at ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ because she was...
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Replacing Stigma with Hope
(PSYC ’16)Working with Distinguished Professor of Psychology Patrick Corrigan, Maya Al-Khouja created the Honest Open Proud (HOP) college program as a student at ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳. HOP is a peer-led program that...