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  • Securing IIT’s Wireless Network

    Securing IIT’s Wireless Network

    July 25, 2013
    Over the past several years, the Office of Technology Services (OTS) has upgraded the IIT Main Campus wireless network to a faster and more secure technology. The secure (encrypted) wireless network, IIT-Secure, is available in most campus buildings and will continue to be deployed throughout the campus. OTS has started disconnecting the non-encrypted IIT-WiFi wireless network. When the IIT-WiFi network is disabled, the OTS managed networks on Main Campus will be IIT-Connect, IIT-Secure and IIT-Console.

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  • Annual IIT Network Registration

    Annual IIT Network Registration

    July 24, 2013
    The annual Main Campus network registration process will begin on Monday, July 29 at 7:30 am. Annual network authentication and registration are necessary to secure the shared technology resources of the IIT community. All wired and wireless devices connected to the IIT network must be registered in order to access email, Internet or network systems. Users at other IIT campuses only need to register when they are on Main Campus.

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  • IIT Emeritus Professor Peter Lykos Has Passed Away

    IIT Emeritus Professor Peter Lykos Has Passed Away

    July 24, 2013
    Illinois Institute of Technology Emeritus Professor of Chemistry Peter Lykos passed away on July 16. Peter Lykos joined the Department of Chemistry in 1955, retiring in 2013. He had a distinguished academic career as a physical chemist and a strong interest in the area of computers in chemistry, now known as computational chemistry. Lykos was a pioneer in the use of computers in the classroom, introducing them to IIT classes in 1959, and was also instrumental in the development of IIT’s Saturday program, teaching computer science to thousands of high school students and their teachers in the 1960s.

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  • IIT Public Safety Welcomes Arturo Martinez

    IIT Public Safety Welcomes Arturo Martinez

    July 24, 2013
    Carl Dobrich, director of IIT Public Safety, has announced the addition of Arturo Martinez as assistant director of public safety for operations.

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  • 2013-14 Federal Work Study Allotments

    2013-14 Federal Work Study Allotments

    July 24, 2013
    The Office of Financial Aid has notified eligible departments of their available Federal Work Study funds for the 2013–14 academic year. Department allocations were based upon the percentage of total work study funds used by the department during the 2012–13 year. Unfortunately, IIT’s total work study allocation has once again been reduced for the upcoming year, resulting in limited resources for departments.

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  • Reminder: IIT/IITRI Faculty and Staff Family Picnic and Boys & Girls Club Donation

    July 23, 2013
    IIT’s annual summer picnic will be held on Wednesday, July 24 from 12:30–3:30 pm at Morton Park on Main Campus. Enjoy a buffet, desserts, games, raffle prizes, and more! Help the children at the Louis Valentine Boys & Girls Club by bringing a pack of pencils, a pad of paper or other type of school supply to the picnic. Please note that monetary donations will not be accepted.

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  • UIC’s Ashfaq Khokhar Is Appointed ECE Chair

    July 23, 2013
    Ashfaq Khokhar has been appointed chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, effective Friday, August 16, 2013. Khokhar joins Illinois Institute of Technology from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), where he is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Department of Computer Science, and the Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences. Currently, he also serves as Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UIC.

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  • IIT Alert App for iPad – New Installation Required

    IIT Alert App for iPad – New Installation Required

    July 22, 2013
    The IIT Alert app for iOS devices (iPads, iPods, and iPhones) will expire in July 2013. IIT iPad/iPod users must download and install the new version of the app in order to receive emergency notifications on their devices in the future. The app is accessible within the myIIT portal under the Training and Support tab in the "Download IIT Apps" channel.

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  • Stay Safe With These Common Sense Tips

    Stay Safe With These Common Sense Tips

    July 22, 2013
    There have been several incidents this winter in which IIT students, faculty or staff have been the victims of crime while walking in the local community off-campus.

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  • IIT MEDLIFE Chapter Launches

    IIT MEDLIFE Chapter Launches

    July 22, 2013
    Nearly 50 IIT students from a plethora of majors have formed a chapter of MEDLIFE (Medicine, Education, and Development for Low-Income Families Everywhere), a national organization that supports the advancement of health care in Central and South America. The new IIT MEDLIFE chapter members are dedicated and passionate about helping those in need.

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