University News Archive

  • College of Science and Letters Announces Winners of $5,000 Summer Research Stipends

    Matt Bauer, associate dean for academic affairs, College of Science and Letters, announced the winners of this year's CSL Undergraduate Summer Research Stipends. Each student will receive $5,000 to do research with a faculty member this summer.

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  • IIT Students Present Real-Time Communications Projects

    IIT Information Technology and Management students presented and demonstrated their Real-Time Communications projects to a crowd of communications professionals on May 1. Students were challenged to conduct research, and test and deploy solutions as part of the project-based learning approach at IIT School of Applied Technology. Unlike a final exam, these students had to provide a working system and defend it in front of a crowd of industry professionals—some with 30 years of experience.

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  • MMF and MSF Students Win Third Place in Trading Competition

    MMF and MSF Students Win Third Place in Trading Competition

    A team of Master of Mathematical Finance and Master of Science in Finance students won third place at the University of Chicago Midwest Trading Competition, held April 12 - 13 at the Chicago Booth Gleacher Center. IIT Team members Xi Liu (MMF candidate, team captain), Rui Tu (MMF candidate), He Wang (MSF candidate), Yuchen Zhang (MSF candidate) received a $1,000 prize. The competition was sponsored by OptionsCity Software and CME Group at the University of Chicago.

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  • The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, Your IIT Degree, and Salary: 42

    PayScale, Inc. announced its 2013 College Return on Investment (ROI) Report last week, examining the return on investment at 1060 colleges and universities based on an analysis of PayScale's 40 million career profiles. Illinois Institute of Technology ranks #42 among all U.S. universities in return on investment for graduates for 30 years following graduation, and #5 among Midwest universities.

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  • CTA Red Line Construction Begins May 19

    The CTA provided more details this week about the upcoming construction project, first announced in June 2012, that will shut down 10 miles of track and nine stations on the south Red Line, from the Cermak-Chinatown stop all the way to 95th Street, for five months.

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  • South Side Baseball Classic this Tuesday

    South Side Baseball Classic this Tuesday

    Join the IIT Scarlet Hawks as they take on the Maranatha Baptist Bible College Crusaders at U.S. Cellular Field in the South Side Baseball Classic! The game will take place on Tuesday, May 7 at 3:00 pm. Gate 5 (by Bacardi at the Park) opens at 1:30 pm. You can park for FREE in Lot B (north of Bacardi at the Park).

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  • Illinois Institute of Technology Recognized for Pioneering Work with CBORD’s Mobile-Enabled Security Solutions

    Illinois Institute of Technology Recognized for Pioneering Work with CBORD’s Mobile-Enabled Security Solutions

    IIT received the 2013 Innovative Technology Award from the National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) at the the 20th Annual NACCU Conference in Orlando in April. The award recognizes an institution that has introduced a unique, technology-based solution on campus. IIT recently implemented several new mobile-enabled security solutions for door access to better serve its students and staff using CBORD's leading CS Access solution.

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  • Many Voices, One Vision: Moving Forward – Help Chart IIT’s Future

    Illinois Institute of Technology is in the early stages of developing the next phase of the university's strategic plan. A steering committee, led by Provost Alan Cramb, has been formed to move the process forward, which includes gathering input from IIT's internal and external constituencies.

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  • Scott Turow to Address 2013 IIT Chicago-Kent Graduates on May 19

    Attorney and author Scott Turow will deliver the keynote address at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law's 2013 Commencement on Sunday, May 19. Scott Turow is a partner in the Chicago office of the international law firm SNR Denton (formerly Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal), where he has specialized in white-collar criminal litigation since 1986, while also devoting a substantial amount of time to pro bono matters.

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  • IIT Architecture Alumni Team Places 2nd in San Fernando Valley Design Competition

    A team of IIT College of Architecture alumni placed second in a design competition for a 20-unit affordable housing complex in California. The "Beyond the Box" team consisted of Matthew Abbott (ARCH ′11), Aric Austermann (ARCH ′11), Ryan Bloom (ARCH ′11), Marcos Guerrero (AE ′12), Mark Swingler (ARCH ′11) and mentor Steve Beck (ARCH ′89).

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