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Putting Community First

By Tad Vezner Across nearly two decades of family clinical work in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, Esther Sciammarella (M.S. PSYC ’80) has garnered a mixed appreciation for partnerships. There was a...

A Humanist Explores AI

By Tad Vezner How do you know things? How do you make sense of the world? Or, to be more precise, how do you comfortably inquire about information, and what’s your source of choice? Those were a...

Survivors’ Advocate

By Kayla Molander Shortly after moving to Iraq in 2007, Sherizaan Minwalla (LAW ’02) collaborated with an Iraqi lawyer, guiding the lawyer as they worked together to identify and represent a woman who...

Gaining Connections and Opportunities in Hometown Chicago

For Rita Sanabria (Business and Information Technology 4th Year), choosing ������ƵAPP came with some obvious positives due to its location. “I was born and raised in Chicago, so attending college...

Getting Involved and Building Connections from Day One

Athletics, academics, involvement, and Chicago were important factors in Garrison Carter’s decision to attend ������ƵAPP. They have continued to be at the center of his experience as a student, and...

Making Waves in Particle Accelerator Physics

Whether you’re conducting a symphony or you’re conducting an experiment in particle accelerator physics, creating perfect resonance is always a thing of beauty. When Minghao Song (Ph.D. PHYS ’22)...

“When I was interviewing with the White House and Export-Import Bank of the United States, Chicago-Kent was part of my background and history, and I believe that was a compelling consideration,” says...

Charting a Course in Law and Technology

Growing up as the daughter of two lawyers, Lily Decatorsmith (HUM 4th Year) didn’t think a career in law was for her. In fact, she remembers her parents telling her that’s exactly what she shouldn’t...

Turning Passion into Profession

Even as a high school student, Casey Weisfuss (BCHM ’21) was always drawn to science and mathematics. That passion for STEM led him to ������ƵAPP, where he dove headfirst into studying biochemistry...

Growing Passion for Environmental Work

Genna Gaitan started at ������ƵAPP Institute of Technology as a social, economic, and development policy major, with the intention of eventually specializing in environmental law. She was recruited by...