University News Archive

  • Gautam Mahajan

    Armour Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series: Gautam Mahajan

    IIT Armour College of Engineering kicks off the Armour Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series on Tuesday, September 13, when they welcome Gautam Mahajan (MS MEC ’70), expert in strategy, general management, and globalization, who will present the lecture “Back to Engineering…

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  • IIT Institute of Design 10th Annual Design Research Conference

    IIT Institute of Design 10th Annual Design Research Conference

    IIT Institute of Design’s 10th Annual Design Research Conference, or DRCx, to be held October 24 – 26 at the Spertus Institute, focuses on the effects of emerging technology on industry practices and the changing role of design research in…

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  • 2011 Kilpatrick Lecture: George Whitesides

    The IIT Department of Chemisty is proud to welcome Harvard University Department of Chemistry’s Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor George Whitesides as the 2011 Kilpatrick Lecture speaker. A world renowned scientist and advocate for chemistry as a…

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  • UnCommon Days at The Commons Are Back

    UnCommon Days are here again! Check out the UnCommon Day schedule on the Dining Services website. This semester will feature $7.15 lunches. If you would like to make every day a $7.15 lunch, purchase the Faculty, Staff & Commuter Meal…

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  • Academic and Student Leaders Welcome New Students at 2011 IIT Convocation

    President John Anderson, Provost Alan Cramb, and Dean of Student Katie Murphy Stetz, joined by the deans of each IIT college and school as well as current SGA President Elnaz Moshfeghian and 2007 SGA President and IIT alumnus Jason Tenenbaum, welcomed incoming first-year and transfer students to the university at the 2011 University Convocation in Hermann Hall on Wednesday, August 17.

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  • B-cycle Bike Sharing Comes to IIT

        B-cycle, a bike-sharing program operated by Bike & Roll Chicago, a local bike rental and touring company, has completed installation of two new automated bike stations at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Main Campus, with special membership prices for…

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  • IIT Installs Chicago’s First Advanced Wind Turbine – Ribbon Cutting Event this Wednesday

    IIT Installs Chicago’s First Advanced Wind Turbine – Ribbon Cutting Event this Wednesday

    Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) celebrates the installation of Chicago's first research-focused wind turbine at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this Wednesday, July 20 at 12:15 pm on Stuart Field.

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  • Architecture Undergrad Eric Cheng Wins Schiff Foundation Fellowship

    Architecture Undergrad Eric Cheng Wins Schiff Foundation Fellowship

    Architecture undergraduate Eric Cheng won the 2011 Schiff Foundation Fellowship for his work in Associate Professor John Ronan’s Fall 2010 advanced studio, “Cemetery for the Unclaimed.” The studio project explored issues of memory and ritual through the creation of a…

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  • OTS to Disable 802.11b Support to Improve Wireless Performance on Campus

    OTS to Disable 802.11b Support to Improve Wireless Performance on Campus

    The Office of Technology Services (OTS) has continued its efforts to improve the wireless network performance on IIT Main Campus. Over the past few weeks, OTS made additional changes which have made significant improvements to wireless network performance. As a…

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  • Construction Road Closures at Main Campus

    Construction Road Closures at Main Campus

    A project to replace the railway bridges above 31st, 33rd, and 35th Streets east of LaSalle Street began last week with the temporary closure of 31st Street between LaSalle and State Streets.  The work will continue with a closure of…

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