Faculty/Staff Archive

  • Adjunct Faculty Member Dr. Manu K. Vora Awarded Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership of Nonprofit

    Adjunct Faculty Member Dr. Manu K. Vora Awarded Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership of Nonprofit

    The Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Inc., in Washington, D.C., has recently honored Dr. Manu K. Vora—an adjunct faculty member in the Stuart School of Business—with a “2026 Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership Excellence in Nonprofit” for his exceptional leadership of the Blind Foundation for India (BFI).

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  • Illinois Tech Global Career Accelerator Program — Promote to Your Students!

    Illinois Tech Global Career Accelerator Program — Promote to Your Students!

    The Global Career Accelerator is a for-credit, fully online program where students gain real-world experience by completing hands-on projects for leading organizations like Intel, OpenAI, L’Oréal, and The GRAMMYs. The program is designed to complement students’ academic coursework while helping them build career-ready skills and credentials.

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  • Join the Office of the Ombudsperson for an Information Session

    Join the Office of the Ombudsperson for an Information Session

    The Office of the Ombudsperson cordially invites you to join us on Thursday, April 9, at 11:45 a.m. as we share information about our services and how we can support you. We understand that navigating workplace challenges can sometimes be complex, and we want to ensure you are aware of the resources available. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the role of the Ombudsperson, how we operate, and how we can assist you in a confidential and impartial manner.

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  • Staff Volunteers Needed for Commencement

    Staff Volunteers Needed for Commencement

    Dedicated staff volunteers are needed for Illinois Tech's 157th Commencement, to be held on Saturday, May 16, at Credit 1 Union Arena. If you are available, your support will make a real difference. Please complete the volunteer form by May 1.

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  • Faculty and Staff: Meeting for Accreditation Mock Review

    Faculty and Staff: Meeting for Accreditation Mock Review

    Illinois Tech is currently preparing to participate in a significant accreditation event—our 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation—which will take place early next fall. The accreditation process includes an in-person site visit and review by a team of HLC reviewers on October 19–20, 2026. To prepare for the HLC site visit, we are having a mock review visit for staff on Tuesday, March 24, at 3–4 p.m. and for faculty on Wednesday, March 25, at 12:45–1:50 p.m.

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  • Faculty Marshals Needed for Commencement 2026

    Faculty Marshals Needed for Commencement 2026

    Faculty members are invited to serve as faculty marshals during their respective college Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16. Faculty marshals will help welcome graduates, guide them to their seats, and direct them to the stage for degree conferral. Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 31.

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  • Faculty Mentorship — Helping Faculty Succeed

    Faculty Mentorship — Helping Faculty Succeed

    Join the Center for Learning Innovation on Wednesday, March 11, at 12:45 p.m. (CDT) for a conversation with Illinois Tech faculty who will share how mentorship has shaped their academic careers and offer practical insights on building meaningful mentoring relationships.

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  • Strengthen Your Teaching: Crafting High Quality Learning Objectives to Enhance Students’ Success

    Strengthen Your Teaching: Crafting High Quality Learning Objectives to Enhance Students’ Success

    Join this Center for Learning Innovation (CLI) workshop on Thursday, March 26, at 12:45 p.m. (CT) to learn how to craft clear, measurable learning objectives that strengthen course design and improve student outcomes. Faculty will explore Bloom’s Taxonomy and practical strategies for aligning objectives with instruction and assessment.

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  • Who Gets Credit? Navigating Authorship in Scholarly Publishing Online

    Who Gets Credit? Navigating Authorship in Scholarly Publishing Online

    Join this workshop on Tuesday, March 31, from 12:45–1:30 p.m. (CT) to learn how to navigate authorship and contributorship in academic publishing, including key frameworks such as ICMJE, CRediT, CSE, and COPE. The session is open to faculty and graduate students and can be attended in person or online.

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  • OER Adoption Workshop for Faculty

    OER Adoption Workshop for Faculty

    With high textbook costs, many professors are looking for alternative course material options that save students money, and Open Educational Resources, or OERs, represent one such option. These are teaching, learning, and research materials that are freely available to use, adapt, and share. In this workshop at 12:45-1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, join librarians from Galvin Library and faculty member Edoarda Corradi Dell' Acqua to learn more about OER options.

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