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The 2025 IKIT Spring Break Job Shadow program application is LIVE and is accessible on SchooLinks! Students (16+) can find it on the left-hand toolbar under programs → program exploration. Deadline to apply: 2/17/2025
The 2025 iKIT Summer Internship program will open in March/April 2025!
Previous IKIT Job Shadow Week Summary (Spring Break March 25-29, 2024)
# of Students - 50
Students range from Alternative School, Special Education to College Bound
Employer Hosts from iKIT Spring Break
Butcher Boy Studio
Endeavor Health
Hagerty
Koi Evanston
McGrath Evanston Subaru
Meals on Wheels
Northlight Theatre
Northwestern Medicine
NU Dining/Compass Group
Rebuilding Exchange
Rolf's Auto Shop
S & C Electric
The Mather
Three Crowns Park
Westminster Place
Watch the video with Najaya and Marlena from Hyatt House Chicago Evanston.
Quotes from IKIT participants
Jurizta Esteban - Class of 2022
“(I enjoyed IKIT) a lot because I really don’t join programs or nothing. It was something that told me to do it. I loved it. I experienced a lot of things and learned that I could do anything in life. That I can believe in myself, that everything I want in life I could do."
Michael Rodgers Class of 2023
“I learned I’m good at a lot more than I think.”
Sabrina Ahmed - Class of 2023
“I learned that there are many places to explore in the field of medicine and they all contribute a great deal to the flow of a hospital. Talking to people I don’t talk to on a daily basis and seeing some patients are what pushed me a little out of my comfort zone, and benefited me a lot.”
Endeavor Health (ASPIRE) IKIT participants
Aiyana Johnson - Class of 2023
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Intern
Gabriela Ridings - Class of 2022
Laboratory Assistant Intern
Juritza Esteban - Class of 2022
Vascular Lab & Cardiac Imaging Lab Intern
Quotes from IKIT employer hosts
Northshore University Health System: “It was an extremely rewarding experience. The students were professional, polite, curious, and excited for their different job rotations within the hospital.”
Hyatt House Chicago Evanston: “Great experience. We loved having this enthusiastic student with us.”
Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse: “We really enjoyed having Clark with us for the week, he was a great help and I hope learned about opportunities open to him.”
Northshore University Health System: “You did an excellent job selecting the right students for this experience. They were a joy to have with us for the week and I miss them all already.”
Northwestern Information Technology - Black Professional IT group: ”We all bonded immediately over video games, and we discussed our favorite systems and what not. They're both fascinating kids with very similar interests. We talked about what they wanted to do later in life and they asked how I got started in IT. I shared a little of my journey ranging from being offered employment from the CIA to ending up at Northwestern. I showed them how I go about my day and we ran through some malware hunting in CrowdStrike and Falcon Spotlight. Overall, I had a fun experience and I can tell they did as well. They asked for my email before I ended the session and I provided it to them."
Hyatt House Chicago Evanston: “Great experience. We loved having this enthusiastic student with us.”
Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse: “We really enjoyed having Clark with us for the week, he was a great help and I hope learned about opportunities open to him.”
Northshore University Health System: “You did an excellent job selecting the right students for this experience. They were a joy to have with us for the week and I miss them all already.”
Northwestern Information Technology - Black Professional IT group: ”We all bonded immediately over video games, and we discussed our favorite systems and what not. They're both fascinating kids with very similar interests. We talked about what they wanted to do later in life and they asked how I got started in IT. I shared a little of my journey ranging from being offered employment from the CIA to ending up at Northwestern. I showed them how I go about my day and we ran through some malware hunting in CrowdStrike and Falcon Spotlight. Overall, I had a fun experience and I can tell they did as well. They asked for my email before I ended the session and I provided it to them."
Questions? Ms. Djuwanna Frazier | frazierd@eths202.org | 847.424.7021Ms. Nala Bishop | bishopn@eths202.org | 847. 424. 7014
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