University News Archive

  • Science Demo Show

    Blow off some steam (gaseous H2O) before finals! Everyone is welcome to attend the Science Demo Show on Friday, November 30, 12:45 - 2 pm in Wishnick 113. The show will feature more than a dozen exciting demonstrations—color changes, fire, explosions—with a bit of background science snuck in!

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  • IPRO Day this Friday, November 30

    It's still not too late to sign up to be a guest or judge at IPRO Day, taking place from 10 am - 3 pm this Friday, November 30 at Hermann Hall.

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  • IIT Collaborates with ChiS&E in STEM Early Education

    Mehdi Modares, assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, is currently working jointly with the Chicago Pre-College Science and Engineering Program (ChiS&E) on a National Science Foundation-sponsored project entitled "Little Structural Engineering Program."

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  • Professional Master’s Programs Director Elizabeth Friedman Speaks at NPSMA National Conference

    Elizabeth Friedman, director of professional master’s programs for the College of Science and Letters, presented in two sessions at the National Professional Science Master’s Association's (NPSMA) 3rd National Conference, November 7-9 in Denver, Colorado.

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  • Celebrate the Holidays with Dinner at The Commons

    Celebrate the start of the holiday season with a traditional holiday dinner in The Commons. There will be lots of treats foreveryone—naughty and nice alike! The UnCommon Day holiday dinner will be served on Thursday, November 29 from 4:30–7:00 pm. The standard door price will apply.

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  • Architecture Faculty, Students, and Alumni Design a New Prentice

    The Chicago Architectural Club's latest project, "2012 Chicago Prize Competition: Future Prentice," generated 81 new and visionary proposals for Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice Women’s Hospital. The effort was led by CAC co-presidents Brian Strawn and IIT College of Architecture Adjunct Associate Professor Karla Sierralta, in collaboration with AIA Chicago and the Chicago Architecture Foundation.

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  • IIT Blood Drive

    There is a special need for donated blood at the end of the year and you can help someone in need by giving blood. Come to the blood drive from 12 - 4 pm on Wednesday, November 28 in the MTCC Ballroom.

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  • IIT Dining Services Wins Coca-Cola Football Display Contest – Prize to be Donated to Student Gift Campaign

    Join Coca-Cola, IIT Dining Services/Sodexo, IIT Auxiliary Services, and the Student Gift Committee at 1:00 pm on Monday, November 19 at Center Court as Coca-Cola presents IIT with a giant $5,000 check!

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  • UnCommon Day in The Commons: Early Thanksgiving Dinner

    Let's all join together to give thanks for having such a great place to go to school and/or work—IIT! Thanksgiving dinner will be served in The Commons on Thursday, November 15 from 4:30–7:30 pm. The Commons staff will be serving all of the standard favorites: roast turkey, potatoes, and delicious vegetarian options as well. The standard door price will apply. Plan to celebrate with an UnCommon Day in The Commons.

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  • Presentation: “History of the European Union and Challenges to Its Future: The Euro Crisis”

    Presentation: “History of the European Union and Challenges to Its Future: The Euro Crisis”

    The IIT Department of Social Sciences and the European Union Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign presents “History of the European Union and Challenges to Its Future: The Euro Crisis” on Tuesday, November 27 at 11:00 am in Hermann Hall Auditorium.

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