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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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  • 2026 Alumni Award Recipients Announced

    2026 Alumni Award Recipients Announced

    Congratulations to Illinois Tech’s 2026 Alumni Award recipients! These Scarlet Hawks will be recognized for their outstanding accomplishments at the Alumni Awards ceremony on Saturday, October 17 during Illinois Tech’s Homecoming and Family Weekend.

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  • Update to Illinois Tech’s Recreational Bike and Mobility Device Policy

    Update to Illinois Tech’s Recreational Bike and Mobility Device Policy

    Effective immediately, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, and similar mobility devices are not permitted to be ridden indoors anywhere on campus. If these devices are brought indoors, they must be walked or carried at all times and may only be stored in designated bike storage areas.

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  • Early Biweekly Timesheet Submission Due to Memorial Day Holiday

    Early Biweekly Timesheet Submission Due to Memorial Day Holiday

    Timesheets for the period of May 10, 2026–May 23, 2026, must be submitted by 10:00 a.m. and approved by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22, 2026. Any timesheets that do not meet this deadline will be delayed in processing until the next pay period.

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  • Illinois Tech Today Will Publish Once a Week This Summer

    Illinois Tech Today Will Publish Once a Week This Summer

    After Memorial Day on May 25, Illinois Tech Today will be distributed every Tuesday until the beginning of the Fall 2026 semester. Content submissions can be made as normal through the submission form on the website.

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  • Join Illinois Tech Staff and Openlands Volunteers on May 15 to Plant Trees on Campus

    Join Illinois Tech Staff and Openlands Volunteers on May 15 to Plant Trees on Campus

    Join Openlands and in planting 26 new trees on campus on Friday, May 15. The planting event will qualify as a volunteer time off opportunity.

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