Faculty/Staff Archive

  • Fidelity April 2023 Web Workshops

    Fidelity April 2023 Web Workshops

    Fidelity, one of IIT's 403(b) retirement plan vendors, is offering a variety of workshops throughout the month of April 2023. Workshops are web-based, but live, and vary in length from 30 to 60 minutes.

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  • Suspect a Citation or Reference May Be Fictional? Galvin Librarians Can Help

    Suspect a Citation or Reference May Be Fictional? Galvin Librarians Can Help

    Generative AI chatbots (ChatGPT in particular) can be asked to generate citations or references, but when they do the end result may contain errors or be completely false. If you encounter writing sources, citations or URLs you think may be fictional, Galvin librarians can help. We can even check if a link or URL was ever functional, or if it’s merely broken and/or outdated. Send your suspect items to us at library@iit.edu and we’ll use our expertise to evaluate them for you.

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  • Staff Volunteers Needed for Commencement

    Staff Volunteers Needed for Commencement

    Staff volunteers are needed for the Main Commencement Ceremony and College Ceremonies on Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 7 a.m.–6 p.m.

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  • Illinois Tech Health Plan Members: Join Hinge Health Before Space Runs Out

    Illinois Tech Health Plan Members: Join Hinge Health Before Space Runs Out

    Hinge Health provides personalized care plans to help people accomplish their health goals and overcome their back, muscle, and joint pain, with dedicated programs for everybody and every body part. The programs are free, and Hinge Health makes it simple to get started addressing pain without drugs or surgery.

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  • Faculty, RSVP for Commencement, to Be Held May 13 at McCormick Place

    Faculty, RSVP for Commencement, to Be Held May 13 at McCormick Place

    In a shift from past practices for Commencement, the 2022-2023 Main Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 9 a.m. at McCormick Place, Hall B. College Ceremonies will follow the Main Ceremony and also will take place in McCormick Place, Hall B. This year there will be two combined College Ceremonies where degrees will be conferred for three of the university’s colleges. Ph.D. hooding also will take place during the College Ceremonies, with faculty advisers having the usual opportunity to hood their graduates.

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  • TIAA Educational Webinars for March 2023

    TIAA Educational Webinars for March 2023

    TIAA, one of Illinois Tech’s 403(b) Retirement Plan vendors, has announced several Financial Essentials webinars running from March 7–22, 2023 . Sessions are open to all retirement plan participants regardless of the vendor with which they invest, and are available for on-demand viewing for 30 days following the live broadcasts. For additional information and to register, visit tiaa.org/webinars.

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  • Hinge Health Available for Illinois Tech Health Plan Members Experiencing Joint Pain

    Hinge Health Available for Illinois Tech Health Plan Members Experiencing Joint Pain

    Illinois Tech is offering a new back, knee, hip, neck, shoulder and other joint pain program to you and your eligible family members at no cost (click here to sign up). Once enrolled in the program, Hinge Health will create a customized care plan just for you. From there, your personal health coach or physical therapist will guide you through exercise therapy in the Hinge Health app. Plus, it takes only 45 minutes per week, so it easily fits into your schedule.

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  • Free Bootcamp on Translational Research and Commercialization Offered for Faculty

    Free Bootcamp on Translational Research and Commercialization Offered for Faculty

    The Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship, the Institute of Design (ID), and Chicago-Kent College of Law are partnering to offer a bootcamp on Saturday, March 25, from 9 a.m to 1 p.m for faculty who are interested in translational research and commercialization. Take advantage of this great learning opportunity and hear from experienced startup lawyers and entrepreneurs from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, McAndrews, Held and Malloy, Utopia Inc, NanoGraf Corporation, Yishi Foods, and more!

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  • Lifeworks Employee Assistance Program March 2023 Features: Women’s History Month & Supporting Others Through Life’s Challenges

    Lifeworks Employee Assistance Program March 2023 Features: Women’s History Month & Supporting Others Through Life’s Challenges

    Lifeworks, Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is highlighting several important topics during the month of March, beginning with resources in honor of Women's History Month. Join them at noon Central Time on March 8 for a fireside chat with Dr. Nafeesa Jalal, discussing the importance of women achieving great heights in their chosen professions, without sacrificing one’s self and one’s family. 

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  • BCBS Fitness Program No Enrollment Fee for March

    BCBS Fitness Program No Enrollment Fee for March

    Illinois Tech health plan members and their dependents ages 18 and up can take advantage of a great deal this March: when new, eligible members sign up for the Fitness Program between March 1 and March 31, the enrollment fee of $19 will be waived.

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