University News Archive

  • Help Plant New Trees on the Campus Arboretum This Fall

    Help Plant New Trees on the Campus Arboretum This Fall

    The Alphawood Arboretum will be hosting two tree planting events this upcoming fall. Students, staff, and faculty are all invited to participate in the events on Thursday, September 17, and Friday, October 9.

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  • Illinois Tech Dining Appoints New Catering Director

    Illinois Tech Dining Appoints New Catering Director

    Illinois Tech Dining is pleased to announce the appointment of Macrina Ocampo as Catering Director for Chartwells Illinois Institute of Technology. Macrina brings more than 15 years of experience in catering, events, hospitality operations, and client relations. Throughout her career, she has built a reputation for creating exceptional guest experiences, developing high-performing teams, and delivering memorable events that exceed expectations.

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  • Illinois Tech Dining Welcomes New Campus Executive Chef

    Illinois Tech Dining Welcomes New Campus Executive Chef

    Illinois Tech Dining is pleased to welcome Chef Willie Newsome as the new Campus Executive Chef for Chartwells at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Chef Willie brings nearly two decades of experience in collegiate dining, culinary operations, catering, and athletic dining programs. A Chicago native, he earned a degree in Baking and Pastry Arts from Johnson & Wales University in Miami, Florida, and has built a career focused on delivering exceptional dining experiences while developing strong, high-performing teams.

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  • Innovation Competition with $30,000 in Prizes — Join Us for the Grainger Computing Innovation Prize Kickoff on August 26

    Innovation Competition with $30,000 in Prizes — Join Us for the Grainger Computing Innovation Prize Kickoff on August 26

    The Grainger Computing Innovation Prize invites ALL Illinois Tech bachelor’s and master’s students from any major to use computing, data science, and AI for social good. This is your opportunity to create innovative solutions for some of today’s toughest global challenges. Over the 2026–27 academic year, teams will compete for a total of $30,000 in prize.

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  • Illinois Tech Futures — Three Colleges, One University

    Illinois Tech Futures — Three Colleges, One University

    Illinois Tech is bringing its academic programs into three future-focused colleges—Tech Futures, Design Futures, and Professional Futures—while deepening the interdisciplinary core that has long defined the university.

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  • 22nd Annual Family Health & Fitness Fair

    22nd Annual Family Health & Fitness Fair

    All are invited to attend the 22nd Annual Family Health & Fitness Fair at Illinois Tech on Saturday, August 1, for a day dedicated to health, wellness, fitness, and community resources. This free event will feature health screenings, school physicals, eye exams, back-to-school haircuts, entertainment, food, giveaways, family activities, and valuable information from local organizations and service providers.

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  • Film Screening: The Birth of Gospel

    Film Screening: The Birth of Gospel

    Please join Illinois Tech and WTTW on Thursday, July 23, from 6–8 p.m., for a screening of The Birth of Gospel, one of 30 documentaries in WTTW’s award-winning “Chicago Stories” series at Michael Paul Gavin Tower. The Birth of Gospel follows Thomas A. Dorsey, widely known as “The Father of Gospel,” who wrote one of the genre’s early hits while coping with his grief of the death of his wife and child.

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  • Smart Tech Lab Extension — Lighting, Automation, and Cybersecurity Lab Open House

    Smart Tech Lab Extension — Lighting, Automation, and Cybersecurity Lab Open House

    Mark your calendars for Thursday, August 6, for an Open House event to showcase the new Lighting, Automation, and Cybersecurity Lab—an extension of the Smart Tech Lab (originally funded by several electrical contractors and associates of the Electrical Contractors’ Association of the City of Chicago (ECA) and NECA Student Chapter.

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  • Grow, Harvest, and Give Back in Bronzeville

    Grow, Harvest, and Give Back in Bronzeville

    Join New Community Outreach's Garden to Table Program and help increase access to fresh, healthy food in the Bronzeville community. Entering its seventh season, the program creates a restorative community space through gardening, food distribution, and neighbor-to-neighbor connection at Jackie Robinson Elementary School. Volunteer opportunities take place on Saturdays from June through October, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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  • Celebrating Pride Month: Unsung Heroes & History

    Celebrating Pride Month: Unsung Heroes & History

    In honor of Pride Month, please enjoy this educational video celebrating historical LGBTQ icons, including Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Casimir Pulaski, Bayard Rustin, and Mary Shelley. This video was created by the Academic Technology Services Creative Team.

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