Faculty/Staff Archive

  • Motivating Students Beyond Grades: Using Canvas Badges and Credentials

    Motivating Students Beyond Grades: Using Canvas Badges and Credentials

    Join us for a virtual meeting February 4, 2025, at 12:45–1:45 p.m. to explore how to use Canvas tools like Badges and Credentialing to recognize and reward non-graded activities in your classroom. Learn how to motivate students by acknowledging their professional performance, punctuality, attendance, engagement, and readiness to learn.

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  • TIAA On-campus One-on-one Retirement Planning Sessions

    TIAA On-campus One-on-one Retirement Planning Sessions

    Illinois Tech will be hosting our dedicated TIAA education consultant at Mies campus on two dates this spring for your financial planning and retirement readiness needs: Thursday, February 13, and Tuesday, April 1.

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  • Canvas Ask Me Anything on January 28, 2025

    Canvas Ask Me Anything on January 28, 2025

    Join us for an interactive Canvas Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, designed specifically for instructors to get answers to any Canvas-related questions. Bring your questions, share your experiences, and get insights from fellow instructors and Canvas experts to enhance your teaching and course management.

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  • Canvas Virtual Workshop on January 21, 2025

    Canvas Virtual Workshop on January 21, 2025

    This Canvas workshop will provide Illinois Tech instructors with the tools they need to build and manage their Canvas course sites. It is ideal for new instructors or those who need a refresher.

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  • New Hinge Health Program for BCBS Health Plan Members

    New Hinge Health Program for BCBS Health Plan Members

    Hinge Health is excited to host an event that provides insights and education on pelvic health and the new pathway. Join them January 22 for a conversation with expert physical therapists who will demystify the pelvic floor, identify common signs and symptoms of pelvic floor disorders, and discuss when to see a pelvic floor physical therapist for expert care.

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  • Important Payroll Information: Early Timesheet Submission

    Important Payroll Information: Early Timesheet Submission

    Please note that the Payroll Office will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025, in observance of the Martin Luther King Holiday. Biweekly Timesheets are due Friday, January 17, 2025, for the weeks of January 5, 2025–January 18, 2025.

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  • Submit a Nomination for Alumni Awards 2025

    Submit a Nomination for Alumni Awards 2025

    Nominations for the 2025 Illinois Tech Alumni Awards are now open. Since 1946, these awards have been presented to Illinois Tech's most accomplished, innovative, and influential alumni. The deadline for completed submissions is Friday, January 31.

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  • Staff, Check Your Paychecks

    Staff, Check Your Paychecks

    January 10, 2025, is the first biweekly paycheck date of the new year. Staff members should review paystubs to ensure accuracy of any benefit changes made during open enrollment, new FSA elections, and 403(b) election changes.

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  • Faculty Survey on Fall 2024 Course Evaluations

    Faculty Survey on Fall 2024 Course Evaluations

    This past semester, Illinois Tech launched a new End-of-Course evaluation system, Blue by Explorance. So we can improve the process in the spring semester, please take a few minutes to share your thoughts in a short survey.

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  • Come to Canvas Virtual Workshop on January 6

    Come to Canvas Virtual Workshop on January 6

    This virtual Canvas workshop from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, January 6, will provide Illinois Tech instructors with the tools they need to build and manage their Canvas course sites. It is ideal for new instructors or those who need a refresher.

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