University News Archive

  • Mies Campus Building Access Limited During Winter Break

    Mies Campus Building Access Limited During Winter Break

    Mies Campus buildings will be closed Saturday, December 24, through Monday, January 2, 2023, for winter break. To facilitate university business, faculty and staff will continue to have their standard HawkCard ID access during this time. Students can be granted access during winter break as needed.

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  • Illinois Tech Team Wins 2022 Keysight Innovation Challenge for Carbon Sequestration

    Illinois Tech Team Wins 2022 Keysight Innovation Challenge for Carbon Sequestration

    The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering would like to congratulate our ECE students Chloe Rubinowicz (EE, M.S. EE 5th Year), Saurabh Saluja (CPE, M.S. CPE 5th Year), Colin Prochnow (CCSE, M.S. CPE 5th Year), and Anthony Banuelos (CCSE, M.A.S. CYF 5th Year), along with their team members Kaya Jones (CS 2nd Year) and Katarzyna Staron (ME, M.S. ME 5th Year), who took first place at the Keysight Innovation Challenge.

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  • Staff Service and Excellence Awards to be Held December 13

    Staff Service and Excellence Awards to be Held December 13

    The Office of Human Resources will host the Staff Service and Excellence Awards on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 2 p.m. in the Hermann Hall Auditorium before the Illinois Tech/IITRI Faculty and Staff Holiday Party. Please attend if you can in order to show support and appreciation for our honorees.

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  • Congratulations, Innovation Day Winners!

    Congratulations, Innovation Day Winners!

    Last Friday was Innovation Day at the Kaplan Institute, where we showcased over 80 student team projects spanning across all of Illinois Tech's colleges and institutes. Each project fell under one of four tracks: Entrepreneurship, Health & Community, Tech Competitions, or Industry & Technology.

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  • Illinois Tech Hosting 2nd Illinois CS Opportunity Fair December 10 for High Schoolers

    Illinois Tech Hosting 2nd Illinois CS Opportunity Fair December 10 for High Schoolers

    Do you know a high school student who is interested in studying computer science  or learning more about Chicago’s dynamic tech community? Join DPI and 15+ partners for the 2nd Illinois CS Opportunity Fair at the McCormick Tribune Campus Center!

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  • ATM to Be Removed from McCormick Tribune Campus Center before Start of Spring Semester

    ATM to Be Removed from McCormick Tribune Campus Center before Start of Spring Semester

    The university has decided to remove the ATM from the McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC). The ATM is scheduled to be removed prior to the start of the spring semester, which is January 9, 2023. The ATM at the MTCC 7-Eleven will remain.

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  • Concerned about a Student? Submit a Care Referral.

    Concerned about a Student? Submit a Care Referral.

    The Care Referral supports the Illinois Tech community in making a referral to the Cares team within the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs & Dean of Students. If you have a concern about a student or situation but are unsure how to respond or who to contact, please complete a Care Referral.

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  • Announcing the 2022 Grainger Computing Innovation Prize Winners

    Announcing the 2022 Grainger Computing Innovation Prize Winners

    The second annual Grainger Computing Innovation Prize was awarded to a team of Illinois Tech student innovators for their invention of a cross-compatible, simple-to-use stablecoin payment solution to solve the financial access gap for millions of Mexico’s unbanked. The winning team, named StarPay, was announced as the $15,000 first prize winner in a finals event judged live by a panel of Chicago’s technology experts.

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  • Provost Search Student Forum Tomorrow

    Provost Search Student Forum Tomorrow

    The Provost Search Committee is now at the stage of holding listening sessions for the Illinois Tech community. This session will ensure that the search process is guided by the collective wisdom and insight of our community. The student listening session and forum will be held tomorrow, November 30, from 2–3 p.m. online. You are encouraged to attend this student forum to contribute your valuable input to this process.

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  • 2022 Year-End Charitable Giving Reminders

    2022 Year-End Charitable Giving Reminders

    A reminder to faculty, staff, students, and families who donate to Illinois Institute of Technology: If you have any questions about giving or receiving donations, please contact giftadmin@iit.edu for assistance. Checks MUST be postmarked by December 31, 2022 in order to be tax deductible in 2022.

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