University News Archive

  • Alfred Caldwell Lecture: The Intersection of Public Space, Art, and Social Justice

    Alfred Caldwell Lecture: The Intersection of Public Space, Art, and Social Justice

    Join the College of Architecture’s Master of Landscape and Urbanism program on April 12, 2023, beginning at 5 p.m. for the annual Alfred Caldwell Lecture to explore the intersectionality of public space, art, and social justice. Devon Henry, Franklin Cosey-Gay, and Makeba Kedem DuBose will discuss how memory and representation have expanded the narrative about the built environment. What do we want to collectively remember (or forget) through the symbols that we rise (or raze) in cities?

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  • Review of Blackboard: A Survey Request

    Review of Blackboard: A Survey Request

    A universitywide Learning Management System (LMS) Evaluation Committee was established this past February to consider how best to meet our learning requirements to build the Digital Illinois Tech vision. To help the committee in this task, please complete a brief survey about your recent experiences with Blackboard, Illinois Tech’s current LMS.

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  • Event at Galvin Tower Will Demonstrate How Music, Dance Impact Architectural Designs

    Event at Galvin Tower Will Demonstrate How Music, Dance Impact Architectural Designs

    The Mies van der Rohe Society, Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) Program students of Mindful Modern Buildings, and the College of Architecture are pleased to share an evening that demonstrates how music and dance can fill our senses and impact our architectural designs. Together, we will enjoy live piano performance by acclaimed VanderCook College of Music faculty and musicians, Olivia and Yang, and dance recital by Alberto Velazquez and Amanda Assucena, world-renowned artists from Joffrey Ballet.

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  • University Archivist to Give Presentation Titled ‘A Closer Look at the Million Dollar Sermon’

    University Archivist to Give Presentation Titled ‘A Closer Look at the Million Dollar Sermon’

    Join the Paul V. Galvin Library for A Closer Look at the Million Dollar Sermon, a PowerPoint presentation with accompanying live narration by the University Archivist and Campus Historian Mindy Pugh, anchored on documentary evidence about the Rev. Frank Gunsaulus' sermon and the founding of the Armour Institute of Technology (and by extension, Illinois Tech).

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  • Illinois Tech and Asian Pop-Up Cinema Present Asian Film Festival on March 25

    Illinois Tech and Asian Pop-Up Cinema Present Asian Film Festival on March 25

    The Office of Community Affairs and Outreach Programs celebrates the 5th Anniversary partnership with Asian Pop-Up Cinema and will host the 2023 Asian Film Festival on March 25, 2023. The one-day festival will take place in the Schulz Auditorium in Michael Paul Galvin Tower, located at 10 W. 35th St. in Chicago.

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  • ‘Unforgivable Blackness’ Film Screening and Trolley Tour of Historic Bronzeville Sports Sites

    ‘Unforgivable Blackness’ Film Screening and Trolley Tour of Historic Bronzeville Sports Sites

    Join Illinois Tech’s Office of Community Affairs and Outreach Programs on Saturday, March 18, for a free screening of "Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson," which tells the story of the first African American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of the sports and his struggle to live his life as a free man in and out of the ring.

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  • Join the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Awards Dinner

    Join the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Awards Dinner

    The College of Architecture welcomes the public to the 2023 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, a biennial ceremony recognizing the excellence of built works in the Americas. Six finalists from across the continent will showcase their projects at a symposium on March 24 at 2 p.m. at S. R. Crown Hall. A private award ceremony and dinner will follow at 7:30 p.m., where the winner will be announced. Register for the symposium and/or purchase tickets for the ceremony and dinner on the MCHAP website.

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  • Coretta Scott King Panel and Mixer to Be Held March 27

    Coretta Scott King Panel and Mixer to Be Held March 27

    A panel and mixer on Coretta Scott King will be held in honor of Women's History Month, recognizing the efforts of women in the professional world and utilizing their experience for Illinois Tech students. This intersectional event will cover several topics. The panel will focus on topics that Coretta Scott King advocated for and would continue to advocate for if she were still living.

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  • Sign Up for Greater Chicago Food Depository Day of Service

    Sign Up for Greater Chicago Food Depository Day of Service

    Join the Office of Community Affairs for a half day of service at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, which is located at 4100 W. Ann Lurie Place in Chicago. We will repack donated and purchased food into manageable sizes for distribution at food pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens.

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  • Participate in ChiCyberCon Cybersecurity Conference

    Participate in ChiCyberCon Cybersecurity Conference

    ChiCyberCon, Illinois Tech's premiere cybersecurity conference, will be held Friday, March 31, 2023, at Hermann Hall and online. Conferences will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a job fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a reception 5–6 p.m. Anyone interested in cybersecurity can attend, and students can register for free.

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