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  • IIT Blood Drive March 30

    IIT Blood Drive March 30

    March 26, 2012
    Join us at the last blood drive of the academic year from 12 - 4 pm on Friday, March 30. The Office of Spiritual Life and Service Learning is partnering with Heartland Blood Centers to give the gift of life. Donating is free and easy, and all donors get a T-shirt!

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  • Center Court Increases Hours of Operation

    Center Court Increases Hours of Operation

    March 26, 2012
    Center Court will remain open after lunch on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays for a new day part called Center Court Mid Day starting Monday, March 26. This change is wonderful for commuters, faculty and staff, providing another dining option after lunch and between classes.

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  • Benjamin Franklin Project Inaugural Lecture: “What Made the Founders Different” Available to View Online

    March 22, 2012
    The IIT College of Science and Letters Department of Social Sciences’ Inaugural Benjamin Franklin Project Lecture, “What Made the Founders Different,” was presented by Brown University Alva O. Way Professor Emeritus of History Gordon S. Wood on Thursday, March 15…

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  • Monthly Sustainability Forum: “The Energy-Food-Water Nexus” on March 30

    Monthly Sustainability Forum: “The Energy-Food-Water Nexus” on March 30

    March 22, 2012
    IIT Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) and the Office of Campus Energy and Sustainability will co-sponsor the March Campus Sustainability Forum from noon-1:30 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012 in the MTCC Ballroom. The program will feature a panel discussion on the timely topic, "The Energy-Water-Food Nexus: A Critical Issue in Sustainability."

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  • Yongyi Yang Investiture April 5

    Yongyi Yang Investiture April 5

    March 22, 2012
    Celebrate the tradition of honoring distinguished faculty as we invest Yongyi Yang with the Harris Perlstein Endowed Chair in Engineering. Yang, a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will be honored at 4 pm on Thursday, April 5, 2012, in the McCloska Auditorium of The McCormick Tribune Campus Center. Join us for the following reception in the McCloska Ballroom.

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  • John F. Zasadzinski Investiture April 12

    John F. Zasadzinski Investiture April 12

    March 22, 2012
    Please join us for an investiture ceremony to honor distinguished faculty member John F. Zasadzinski, professor of physics. Please join us for an investiture ceremony to honor distinguished faculty member John F. Zasadzinski, professor of physics, who will be invested with the Paul and Suzi Schutt Endowed Chair in Science.Join us at 4 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012 in the McCloska Auditorium in The McCormick Tribune Campus Center, 3201 South State Street for this ceremony.

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  • Ye Accepts Postdoc at Syracuse University

    Ye Accepts Postdoc at Syracuse University

    March 22, 2012
    Qi Ye, Ph.D. candidate in applied mathematics, has accepted a two-year Philip T. Church postdoctoral position in the department of mathematics at Syracuse University, where he will be teaching and conducting research with Professors Lixin Shen and Yuesheng Xu on problems in computational harmonic analysis.

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  • Martin Klaeschen Wins Eckhart Park Design Competition

    Martin Klaeschen Wins Eckhart Park Design Competition

    March 21, 2012
    Eckhart Park Advisory Council recently announced winners for the Noble Square park’s design competition. The Eckhart Park Design Competition called for submissions to recognize donors to the park’s redevelopment plan. Adjunct Associate Professor Martin Klaeschen and partner Carl Ray Miller’s design focused on a donor recognition wall with an earthen mound that would act as both stage and seating for park activities.

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  • IIT Chicago-Kent Wins Seventh Annual National Ethics Trial Competition

    IIT Chicago-Kent Wins Seventh Annual National Ethics Trial Competition

    March 20, 2012
    IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law second-year students Bernadett Guy, Jordan Lebovitz, Tara Korthals and Erin Mayer are the winners of the seventh annual National Ethics Trial Competition, held March 15 to 17 at the Robert T. Matsui Federal Courthouse in Sacramento, Calif.

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  • Help The Tornado Victims of Harrisburg, Illinois

    Help The Tornado Victims of Harrisburg, Illinois

    March 20, 2012
    On February 29 a powerful F4 tornado, 200 yards wide and packing 170 mph winds devastated the small city of Harrisburg, Illinois located in downstate Illinois killing seven people. FEMA denied disaster funding to the city stating Harrisburg should receive assistance from local government and community groups to rebuild.

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