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  • IIT Institute of Design, Chicago Citizens to Explore Ways of Improving Urban Life

    IIT Institute of Design, Chicago Citizens to Explore Ways of Improving Urban Life

    August 7, 2012
    Communication in the world’s growing cities is at the core of current problems and future successes. A leader in the consideration of these issues has honored IIT Institute of Design with a $10,000 grant to explore ways of improving the flow of information in urban environments through digital technology.

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  • Governor Pat Quinn Signs Social Media Privacy Bill at IIT

    August 6, 2012
    Illinois Governor Pat Quinn came to IIT's Main Campus on Wednesday, August 1 to sign House Bill 3782, which makes it illegal for employers to request an employee or potential employee's social media account information, a recent trend among some employers.

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  • Vice President and General Counsel Mary Anne Smith to Retire from IIT

    Vice President and General Counsel Mary Anne Smith to Retire from IIT

    August 6, 2012
    After a long and distinguished career at Illinois Institute of Technology, Vice President and General Counsel Mary Anne Smith is retiring effective August 31, President Anderson announced on August 6.

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  • IIT Professor and Student in the Pacific Island Region for PISCES Project

    August 3, 2012
    Laura Hosman, assistant professor of political science, and Simon Brauer, a student in the Department of Social Sciences, are deploying the ENPRO-developed solar computer lab-in-a-box in the Pacific island region as members of the Pacific Islands Schools, Connectivity, Education, and Solar (PISCES) Project. The PISCES Project team will be on Guam and Chuuk until August 11.

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  • IIT Engineering’s Shawn Shadden Wins Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

    August 3, 2012
    Illinois Institute of Technology is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Shawn Shadden has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for 2012.

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  • iitAIAS Receives Honorable Mention From National AIAS

    August 1, 2012
    The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) has awarded the Illinois Institute of Technology Chapter an Honorable Mention in the 2011-2012 Chapter Honor Awards. Awards were formally announced on July 22 at the AIAS National Grassroots Leadership Conference in Alexandria, Virginia, and will be conferred at the AIAS FORUM to be held in Savannah, Georgia, from December 29–January 1.

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  • IIT Picnic a Hit, Especially with Raffle Winners

    August 1, 2012
    Several hundred IIT/IITRI faculty, staff, and family members spent a summer afternoon outdoors at Morton Park on Main Campus for the annual university picnic, held on July 26. All in attendance had a chance to relax and enjoy a lunch that featured a variety of hot sandwiches, salads, and desserts, including cupcakes.

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  • Center for Disability Resources moves to 3424 S. State

    Center for Disability Resources moves to 3424 S. State

    August 1, 2012
    Effective August 1, 2012 the Center for Disability Resources will relocate from its current location in Life Sciences to 3424 S. State Street (room 1C3-2). Directional signs will be posted throughout the building. Accessible entrance is located on the east side of the building. All email addresses and telephone numbers will remain unchanged.

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  • Help Re-design the IIT Website

    Help Re-design the IIT Website

    August 1, 2012
    Both the IIT university website and the Galvin Library website will be undergoing a re-design process this fall and we need your help.

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  • Register for August 3 Google Apps Online Training

    Register for August 3 Google Apps Online Training

    July 30, 2012
    Office of Technology Services (OTS) will conduct a general online training session about Google Apps at IIT from 10 -11 am on Friday, August 3. The webinar can be viewed from your computer.

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