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  • Celebrate Illinois Tech’s Giving Day on October 23!

    Celebrate Illinois Tech’s Giving Day on October 23!

    Illinois Tech's annual Giving Day is on Thursday, October 23! This 24-hour celebration unites the Scarlet Hawk everywhere—alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends—in support of student success and our mission. This year, we’ve set a bold goal of engaging 700 donors in one day. With your help, we can get there! Check out the ways YOU can get involved and learn about the impact of philanthropy at Illinois Tech—starting with a visit to our Giving Day table in MTCC from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. on October 23.

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  • Landscape Architecture + Urbanism Students Receive National Award for Research in Japan

    Landscape Architecture + Urbanism Students Receive National Award for Research in Japan

    TREES ALIVE! — a collaborative research and travel exchange between American and Japanese landscape architecture programs to study the techniques, details, and cultural traditions for trees in contemporary urban landscapes — has received a 2025 national Honor Award for Student Collaboration from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).

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  • Volunteer Opportunity at Greater Chicago Food Depository

    Volunteer Opportunity at Greater Chicago Food Depository

    Illinois Tech faculty, staff, and students are invited to serve as volunteers at a repack session at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, 4100 W. Ann Lurie Place, Chicago, on Thursday, October 23, from 1–3:30 p.m.

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  • Faculty & Staff Judges Needed for the Grainger Computing Innovation Prize – Round 2

    Faculty & Staff Judges Needed for the Grainger Computing Innovation Prize – Round 2

    We are looking for a few volunteers to help judge the Grainger Computing Innovation Prize Round 2 presentations. Judges will listen to six student presentations and evaluate them to determine who advances to the next round. The session will take place on Wednesday, October 15, from 12:50–2:30 p.m. with a free lunch for judges from 12:15-12:45.

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  • Hungry for Change? Your Taste. Your Voice. Your Campus Dining.

    Hungry for Change? Your Taste. Your Voice. Your Campus Dining.

    Illinois Tech Dining invites students, faculty, and staff to participate in its annual Voice to Vision campus dining survey, live throughout the month of October. This initiative is a key part of our commitment to creating a dining experience that reflects the needs, preferences, and feedback of our campus community.

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