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“I got accepted to a couple of art schools, but I always wanted to be a lawyer,” says Joey Zawacki ’22. “I also wanted some kind of financial security, so I closed my little art dream and I put it...

Before he went to law school, Thomas Donovan ’87 was a mechanical engineer looking for more. “I worked in the nuclear power industry, where I did piping stress analyses for nuclear power plants,” he...

Gadgets and gizmos. That’s the favorite part of the job for Patrick G. Burns ’78, a founding member of the intellectual property firm Greer, Burns & Crain. Over his esteemed career, Burns has seen his...

Editor's note: this is an updated story from the the Fall 2024 Chicago-Kent Magazine. To read the magazine in full, follow this link . “I just love intellectual property,” says Jen Nacht ’21. “I love...

A Passion for Sustainability and the Drive to Make an Impact

“Environmental sustainability has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember, but I wanted more than just theoretical knowledge,” says Reecha Sapkota. “I wanted to learn how to quantify...

Tech in Dentistry: 91��Ƭ�� Tech Sets Pre-Med Student Up for Success

Salih Hodzic (BIOL, M.S. BHPR ’24) knew he wanted to be a dentist since high school, but he didn’t want to go straight into a huge pre-medical program, so began searching for a more personal...

Bridging the Gap to Medical School

David Beam (BIOL ’20) first came to Mies Campus as an open-minded high schooler for a construction competition at 91��Ƭ�� Tech. While the medical field was already in his sights for the future, he...

Biology to Pre-Med: STEM Education in Medicine

Zach Parduhn (BIOL ’21) stepped onto Mies Campus as an open-minded biology major with no concrete career plans in mind. He followed his grandfather’s footsteps to 91��Ƭ�� Tech with a love of...

The Bridge Between Math and Health Care

Virginia Reider (STAT 4th Year) knew that earning a degree in statistics would open up career avenues in a variety of fields. But choosing which avenue to follow was proving difficult, until she...

In Service of Design

As an officer in the United States Marines charged with building a water storage system for locals in one of the poorest countries in Africa, Douglas Jefferson Hsu (M.Des. ’12) first discovered his...