Illinois Tech - Office of Inclusion, Diversity & Employer Engagement

06/20/2017

I've got my ticket to attend this conference, so join me in networking, learning and building partnerships that leveredge opportunities!

CIC is a comprehensive business conference targeted to owners and key personnel within the building industry (construction, architects, engineers) stakeholders and aligned professional services sectors.

08/22/2016

Welcome back to campus Scarlet Hawks! I hope you had a splashing summer and I can't wait to hear all about it!

03/18/2016

The "My Dream Is" movement is real and it helps it's participants remember that there is still much work in healing the world!

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. This great leader's dream was to end racial inequality and discrimination. In honor of Dr. King's dream, please join the campus community as we continue his dream by sharing our vision for improving the world in a program entitled "My Dream Is".

11/14/2015

"1. Try very hard to keep the enthusiasm and drive that pulled you through.
2. Try very hard not to let the day to day tasks drain from item 1.
3. Try to learn what ""not to do"" as well as ""what to do"".
4. Try not to be afraid to fail. Failure = Learning.
5. Take time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. "

Naaman G Landers III
Architecture '94
President
3 Stop Shop P.C.

11/14/2015

"My Junior Mates,

Try being focused as much as you can to your academic courses and go beyond their classroom scope in terms of their implementation in industry. Also, try getting an internship/co-op during your education so that by the time you graduate, you have a strong value addition in your resume.

Furthermore, don't limit your thinking, and try discovering an entrepreneur in yourself !! We all know, 'Passion can break the shackles'. "

Muhammad Mobeen Mahmood
ECE 15
Electrical Engineer
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc

11/13/2015

"Define your values. Stay true to that decision, in good and bad times. Expect others to identify and respect your values, and learn to identify and respect other´s values. In the end, you will be an unmovable mountain of respect and admiration. You know when you get there; opportunities will follow you."

Mínelson Medina
J.D. '01
President
Puerto RIcan Institute for Higher Learning, Inc.

11/13/2015

"1. READ. Everything and anything. Read WAAAAYYYY outside of your ""career field,"" or your professional image of what you think you should know and learn. The patterns of behavior, of problems and solutions, the cross-connections and inspirations all become so wonderfully obvious as you read and think and absorb (and absorb) with others. (Ex: how can Agatha Christie help you think about computer forensics issues?)

2. SAY YES a lot. Interview even if you're not looking for a job. Consult; offer your ideas and support, whether you're getting paid or not. Help people, and do it simply because you know and believe that it's the right thing to do. (This is sometimes called the ""Ghostbusters"" principle: next time someone asks you if you're a (fill in the blank), say ""Yes."")

3. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. Don't ""plan your career"" any more than you would plan your life and family. Be open to what circumstance and fate bring you, and let Advice 1 and 2 prepare you to be flexible, resilient and enthusiastic. Build portable skills based on what you learn and do, and let their very portability take you places.

4. ASK THE DUMB QUESTIONS, even (especially!) in public. It worked so well for you in class, didn't it? This includes ""doing public math"" and checking even the arithmetic whenever anyone shows you a spread of numbers. Guess what -- most of your coworkers and bosses will end up being afraid to ask what seems the dumb, obvious question too. Help everybody past that point... they will come to count on your ability to see the truth and your willingness to speak to it.

5. BE LOYAL TO THE TRUTH. This one value can sum up everything in ethics; all else is commentary, as the saying goes. And Advices 1 through 4 equip you to see when, why and how such loyalty to truth is demanded of you. And remember: trust, but verify. See Advice 4.

I'm on what might be considered my fourth career now, spanning inter-agency issues, ultra-small business consulting, international public and private sector service, and education in many walks of life. And in retrospect, I realize that the five ideas above have been what I've done all along. I did not plan a single step of it.

And to borrow from Dr. Seuss, oh the places that keeps taking me!"

Mike Wills
Computer Science '75 and '77
Applied Information Technologies Programs Chair
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

11/13/2015

"The basis of your professional network are your classmates. Watch how you treat each other. People can nurse grudges for years. At some point in your career, you WILL get in trouble. The people must likely to save you are the ones who loved you when you were nothing. Be civil, kind and helpful to each other.

Be careful about becoming over-specialized in a very narrow industrial niche. Should you lose that position, finding employment can be difficult. Always maintain a marketable, in demand skill set."

Michael Hill
CS '82
Senior Systems Engineer/Project Manager
PROARC, Inc.

11/13/2015

"In both school and industry, never stop seeking out opportunities to grow. You will always be able to find a new challenge that will allow you to continue to grow. Also, never be afraid to ask questions and seek guidance from your leadership team. Their main goal is to help you succeed, because by doing so, the company succeeds."

Matt Butts
Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science '04
Technical Advisor
Cummins

11/13/2015

"All Tech students at IIT, must read the following and gain a deep understanding of the information.

1. The Law of Accelerating Returns - Ray Kurzweil
http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-law-of-accelerating-returns

2. The Globally Integrated Enterprise, 2006 by Sam Palmisano, xCEO
IBM.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2006-05-01/globally-integrated-
enterprise

3. Richest Man in Babylon, by George S. Clason

http://www.amazon.in/George-Clasons-Richest-Babylon-
Interpretation-ebook/dp/B004INHHEM?tag=googinhydr18418-
21&tag=googinkenshoo-21&ascsubtag=4e5a9861-2822-4161-a835-
e21dccea9d2b

4. The Art of the Long View by Peter Schwartz.

After reading them, take the courses that you find deep passion for, that fits the opportunities presented in the above books."

M N Srinivas
MBA MS CS '93 and '94
Visiting Faculty
ISiM U of Mysore

11/13/2015

"1. Be intentional and serious about your career, which to me includes a lot of day dreaming about things you would like to do with your time and your attention: through day dreaming you can envision yourself doing different things, so when opportunities present themselves, you are open to them!
2. Remember that Luck = preparation + opportunity - so always be learning new/interesting things and keeping your eye out for new opportunities so that you can be ""lucky"" and find a ""perfect fit"" for your skills, your aspirations and your personality.
3. Be nice to people, look for ways to help others, and be thankful for all your blessings."

Lydia Lazar
Law '00
Executive Director, Global Partnerships
Yeshiva University

11/13/2015

"Develop sensitivity as to the social needs of the general population regarding energy specially since oil represents the major source of income for the country. Try your best to have the population involved with the formulation and implementation of Venezuela's Energy Policy."

Luis Mantellini
Master of Science in EE '63
VENEZUELAN OIL INDUSTRY