Success Stories

The Grainger College of Engineering
NEVER LET YOUR CURRENT SITUATION DEFINE YOUR DESTINATION

The Grainger College of Engineering
FROM BIOENGINEERING TO QUALITY ENGINEERING: PREPARING FOR A CAREER IN HEALTHCARE

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE. YOU CAN’T BE SCARED OF BEING TOLD NO

Gies College of Business
FOLLOW UP WITH RECRUITERS, BECAUSE THAT’S A GREAT WAY TO GET TO KNOW A COMPANY

College of Fine and Applied Arts
CRAFTING ARCHITECTURAL VISION: FROM ILLINOIS TO PRINCENTON

The Grainger College of Engineering
KEEP REACHING FOR BIG IDEAS; FIND STRONG ADVOCATES

College of Education
NETWORKING CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS SPARKING A CONVERSATION WITH A PEER

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
STAY ENGAGED TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

The Grainger College of Engineering
DON’T BE AFRAID TO FAIL FAST AND LEARN FASTER

School of Social Work
TURNING A PASSION FOR SOCIAL WORK INTO REAL-WORLD IMPACT THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE

College of Fine and Applied Arts
GUIDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS WITH CREATIVITY AND CARE

School of Information Sciences
NAVIGATING PATHS: BUILDING A CAREER IN GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
EXPLORE FEARLESSLY, GET INVOLVED, AND EMBRACE LEARNING—YOUR PATH WILL COME TOGETHER

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
FROM PIGS TO PIC: A JOURNEY THROUGH AGRICULTURE AND OPPORTUNITY

School of Social Work
NAVIGATING THE PATH OF SOCIAL WORK: A JOURNEY OF COMPASSION AND ADVOCACY

Gies College of Business
FROM GUIDING FUTURE GIES STUDENTS TO SOLVING REAL-WORLD BUSINESS CHALLENGES IN HEALTHCARE

School of Social Work
IT’S IMPORTANT TO NETWORK WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM SETTING

College of Applied Health Sciences
IT’S OKAY NOT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU LOVE, BECAUSE THEN IT WILL NEVER BE WORK

The Grainger College of Engineering
MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES CAN COME OUT OF WHAT MIGHT FEEL LIKE FAILURES

College of Education
BUILDING A CAREER IN WORKPLACE TRAINING: EMBRACING UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITIES AND GROWTH

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
SEEK OUT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW YOU TO MAINTAIN A WIDE BREADTH OF OPTIONS FOR LATER IN YOUR COLLEGE CAREER

College of Applied Health Sciences
MAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY COUNT: HOW ILLINOIS SHAPED MY PATH IN HEALTHCARE

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
BLENDING PHILANTHROPY WITH BUSINESS: A JOURNEY OF GROWTH AND IMPACT

College of Fine and Applied Arts
TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ILLINOIS’ AMAZING FACULTY AND FACILITIES

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
FROM CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TO PHARMA: RESEARCH, GROWTH, AND IMPACT

School of Information Sciences
BLENDING INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING WITH PERSEVERANCE TO SECURE A FULL-TIME ROLE

College of Applied Health Sciences
FROM COURTSIDE DREAMS TO MARKETING GOALS: NAVIGATING THE WORLD OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
TAKE A BREATH AND USE YOUR RESOURCES

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
SEEK OUT MENTORS AND ADVOCATES

The Grainger College of Engineering
BRINING IDEAS TO LIFE THROUGH ENGINEERING, MENTORSHIP, AND IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY

College of Applied Health Sciences
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS’ ALUMNI NETWORK