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  • Announcing the 2022 Grainger Computing Innovation Prize Winners

    Announcing the 2022 Grainger Computing Innovation Prize Winners

    November 29, 2022
    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

    November 29, 2022
    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

    November 29, 2022
    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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  • Illinois Institute of Technology Land Acknowledgement

    Illinois Institute of Technology Land Acknowledgement

    November 22, 2022
    As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, it is time to pause and reflect on the many gifts that we have been afforded. Although our university’s contemporary history began in 1940 with the merger of Armour Institute and Lewis Institute, Illinois Tech has recently embarked on a journey of reflecting further on our shared past. Illinois Tech invites you to join us in this journey of exploring our collective past to learn from it and better inform our futures. The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee has developed our university's Land Acknowledgement statement to honor the contributions of Indigenous peoples past and present.

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  • Submit Your Nominations for Commencement Speaker, Who Will Receive Honorary Degree, by December 2

    Submit Your Nominations for Commencement Speaker, Who Will Receive Honorary Degree, by December 2

    November 22, 2022
    The Office of the Provost is now accepting nominations for the recipient of an honorary degree that will be presented at Commencement in May 2023. The recipient will also speak at the Commencement ceremony. 

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  • MMAE Hall of Fame Unveiling: Lois Graham – November 18

    MMAE Hall of Fame Unveiling: Lois Graham – November 18

    November 15, 2022
    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents a photo unveiling of a new inductee to the MMAE Hall of Fame, Lois Graham (M.S. ME ’49, Ph.D. ME ’59) on November 18 from 2:00 p.m. in the Rettaliata, Second Floor Atrium. The event is preceded by the Nagib and Kalpakjian Annual Lecture on Turbulence and will be followed by a reception.

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  • Bring your E-Waste for America Recycles Day

    Bring your E-Waste for America Recycles Day

    November 15, 2022
    Bring your E-Waste on November 15, 2022, for America Recycles Day! This event is a collaboration between the Office of Campus Energy and Sustainability and the Work Life and Engagement Committee to launch the first day of America Recycles Day, November 15, 2022, beginning at 11 am. America Recycles, also known as National Recycle Day, is a nationally-recognized day that celebrates and promotes recycling in the U.S. The Office of Campus Energy and Sustainability will collect e-waste from November 15 – 22. There are four available drop-off locations available on campus. Please drop off all your e-waste listed below at the locations provided.

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  • Volunteer to Judge at the Chicago High School Ethics Bowl Regional Competition – February 4, 2023

    Volunteer to Judge at the Chicago High School Ethics Bowl Regional Competition – February 4, 2023

    November 15, 2022
    The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions invites Illinois Tech faculty, staff, and students to volunteer at the Chicago High School Ethics Bowl Regional Competition, which will take place at Northside College Prep High School on February 4, 2023. Volunteers will help judge or moderate. We will have teams from Chicago area high schools – both public, charter, and private – competing, and it should be a day of lively discussion and debate!

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  • Announcing Formula for Success, a podcast from the Stuart School of Business

    Announcing Formula for Success, a podcast from the Stuart School of Business

    November 10, 2022
    This week, Illinois Tech's Stuart School of Business launched a podcast focusing on the intersection of technology and business. In the first episode, Associate Professor Weslynne Ashton discussed industrial ecology—building our industrial systems to align with the natural ecosystem and taking an all-encompassing approach to making our food systems more equitable.

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  • 2023 Alumni Award Nominations Open

    2023 Alumni Award Nominations Open

    November 10, 2022
    Since 1946, Alumni Awards have been presented to Illinois Tech’s most accomplished, innovative, and influential alumni. Award winners add to our university’s rich history of visionaries who live out our founding mission: to harness the collective power of difference to drive inclusive innovation. Each year, the Alumni Awards are presented to recipients from nine different categories. This opportunity to honor alumni from around the world would not be possible without our entire Illinois Tech community.

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