University News Archive

  • APS/IIT Summer XAFS School a Success

    IIT recently hosted its annual week-long summer school in X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (XAFS) for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists who were new to XAFS and wanted to use it in their research.

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  • Bruce Watts Named Vice President of Facilities and Public Safety

    Bruce Watts Named Vice President of Facilities and Public Safety

    Bruce Watts has been named by Illinois Institute of Technology President John Anderson as vice president of facilities and public safety for the university. Watts will be responsible for management of the buildings and grounds as well as oversight of public safety efforts and management of security personnel at IIT's five campuses.

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  • Academic Day of Excellence – August 17

    Academic Day of Excellence – August 17

    The Academic Day of Excellence is the first chance students have to meet faculty, staff, and other students in their academic units. All new students are expected to attend this event on Friday, August 17 at Main Campus. Family and friends are encouraged to come along.

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  • New IIT Faculty for 2012-13 Academic Year

    New IIT Faculty for 2012-13 Academic Year

    Illinois Institute of Technology welcomes a number of new faculty to the university over the coming academic year.

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  • IIT Family Weekend 2012

    IIT Family Weekend 2012

    IIT Family Weekend will take place on October 13 and 14! Open to all IIT families, faculty, and staff, it is a time for the entire IIT community to partake of the same spirit that embraces our students on campus throughout the academic year.

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  • School Supply Drive

    School Supply Drive

    Illinois Institute of Technology is collecting school supplies to donate to James R Doolittle Jr. Elementary School ("Doolittle East") located on 35th Street. Please consider donating school supplies to benefit the IIT neighborhood children from Monday, August 13 – Wednesday, August 22

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  • IIT-Led Higher Education Partnership Promotes Cleaner Production across the Americas

    Illinois Institute of Technology will lead a multi-national effort, known as “Pathways to Cleaner Production in the Americas,” that integrates business, engineering, and environmental education as a collective response to the need for technically innovative skills training in industry across the Americas.

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  • Darsh Wasan Named American Chemical Society Fellow

    IIT Vice President for International Affairs and Motorola Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering Darsh Wasan has been named a fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the society announced in the July 23 issue of Chemical and Engineering News.

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  • Access, Card, and Parking Services Has Relocated

    Access, Card, and Parking Services Has Relocated

    Access, Card, and Parking Services (ACaPS) has relocated its customer services to Hermann Hall 102, right next to Einstein Bros Bagels. The ACaPS team will welcome more than 300 new students from Stuart School of Business on Thursday morning, August 9 as well as as the final and largest orientation on Monday, August 13 and Tuesday, August 14 so plan your visit to ACaPS accordingly.

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  • Wiel Arets Named Dean of IIT College of Architecture

    Illinois Institute of Technology Provost Alan Cramb announced today the appointment of Wiel Arets as the new dean of the IIT College of Architecture. Born in the Netherlands, Arets, an internationally acclaimed architect, educator, industrial designer, theorist, and urbanist, is known for his academic progressive research and hybrid design solutions. He is currently the professor of building planning and design at the Berlin University of the Arts.

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