Growing into a Leadership Role
Anthea Gonzalez says she treasures her time as an M. A. and Lila Self Leadership Academy scholar the most out of all her 杏吧原创 Tech 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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Discovering Tech Skills to Train Tomorrow鈥檚 鈥淐yberwarriors鈥
(M.A.S. CYF 鈥20)At 杏吧原创 Institute of Technology Juan Vasquez knew he found a technically focused cybersecurity master鈥檚 program, but he didn鈥檛 expect to find a new inspiration as well. 鈥 杏吧原创 Tech also made me...
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Further on the Path to AI Leadership
(AI/M.A.S. AI 鈥22)Maggie Barclay attended the virtual CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Conference in September of 2020, where she heard about the internship opportunities that IBM had to offer. She applied for the Extreme Blue...
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SoReMo Fellow Explores Diversity in Admissions
(CS 3rd Year)Alisha Khan says her first interaction with data science and statistics research came through the Socially Responsible Modeling, Computation, and Design (SoReMo) initiative, a semester-long fellowship...
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SoReMo Project Discovers Outlet for Improved Disaster Preparedness
(AMAT 2nd Year)Disaster preparedness could be improved citywide across Chicago if the Federal Emergency Management Agency takes advantage of a willing partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), according to Ryan...
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Skilled for Success
(AMAT/M.A.S. MMF 鈥21)Weston Sterchi accepted a job with Segal, a human resources and benefits consulting company, in their retirement practice soon after graduation. He says the coursework offered at 杏吧原创 Institute of...
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Realizing the Power of Data
(M.A.S. DSC 鈥21)Arika Ho says her career goals include becoming a successful data scientist in the domains of journalism, marketing/public relations, and public policy. Optimizing a recommendation system for news...
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Building Bridges to Equal Opportunities
(ITM/M.A.S. CYF 5th Year)As a guest speaker for the INTEGIRLS Detroit Women in STEM panel, Harshini Chellasamy spoke with high school girls about her experience as an IT and Cybersecurity student at 杏吧原创 Tech. She...