Faculty/Staff Archive

  • Rethinking Rubrics: Enhancing Clarity, Consistency, and Feedback

    Rethinking Rubrics: Enhancing Clarity, Consistency, and Feedback

    Rubrics have become essential tools for fostering transparency, promoting fairness, and supporting student success. This interactive one-hour virtual workshop on October 22, 2025, at 12:45–1:45 p.m. is designed for faculty who want to enhance the clarity and effectiveness of their assessment practices through thoughtful rubric design and implementation.

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  • Register for Fall 2025 Vaccine Clinics, and Save the Date for Our Annual Benefits Fair and Open Enrollment!

    Register for Fall 2025 Vaccine Clinics, and Save the Date for Our Annual Benefits Fair and Open Enrollment!

    Save the date for Illinois Tech's annual benefit related events this fall! Vaccine clinics will be held at Mies Campus on October 30 and at Conviser Law Center on October 28. Also, a Benefits Fair will be held at Mies Campus on October 30, ahead of Open Enrollment from October 31 through November 15.

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  • Faculty Mentorship: From Compliance to Connection

    Faculty Mentorship: From Compliance to Connection

    Join us for a dynamic, 60-minute workshop designed to move beyond the rules of student interaction and into the art of transformational mentorship. This interactive session will equip you with practical, skills-based tools drawn from the nationally recognized Empowerment, Leadership, and Mentorship (ELM) program.

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  • Faculty and HLC Reaccreditation

    Faculty and HLC Reaccreditation

    In this session on October 8 we will discuss the criteria, process, and requirements for our 10-year reaccreditation with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and the crucial role of faculty, especially in the area of assessment.

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  • Scarlet Pelicans Welcome Lunch

    Scarlet Pelicans Welcome Lunch

    The Scarlet Pelicans, an informal group of Christian faculty and staff, plan to have have lunch together on Monday, September 15, 2025, from 12:40–1:50 p.m. in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center at Center Court. New faculty and staff are especially welcome.

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  • BCBS Health Plan Members Be Aware of Increased Fraud Attempts

    BCBS Health Plan Members Be Aware of Increased Fraud Attempts

    Blue Cross Blue Shield has made us aware of an increase in fraud attempts via email, text, and phone calls. This is impacting individuals as "spoofing" attempts, as well as in the filing of fraudulent claims. Spoofing attempts are incidents in which someone impersonates a legitimate corporation in an attempt to gain access to personal information, such as bank account or credit card information. Health plan members are encouraged to remain vigilant to ensure that they do not provide scammers with personal information, and take necessary action should fraudulent claims be filed under their name. 

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  • Save the Date for the Tuition Exchange Application Period, but Learn Now With Family Webinars

    Save the Date for the Tuition Exchange Application Period, but Learn Now With Family Webinars

    The Tuition Exchange program is offering several webinars this fall. If you are the parent of someone who's on track to begin undergraduate study in the fall of 2026, or even someone who's looking to gather information for farther down the road, consider attending along with your child so you're prepared well in advance. 

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  • Important Payroll Information: Early Timesheet Submission for Pay Date September 5, 2025

    Important Payroll Information: Early Timesheet Submission for Pay Date September 5, 2025

    The Payroll Office will be closed on Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day. Biweekly Timesheets are due Friday, August 29, 2025, for the weeks of August 17, 2025-August 30, 2025.

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  • Financial Wellness Workshop September 9: Buying a Car

    Financial Wellness Workshop September 9: Buying a Car

    Human Resources is pleased to present a series of Financial Wellness courses, made possible by Illinois Tech’s partnership with PNC Bank. The next course of 2025 will focus buying a car, and will take place on Wednesday, September 9, at 12:45 p.m.

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  • Don’t Miss Out on Your 403(b) Retirement Plan Match!

    Don’t Miss Out on Your 403(b) Retirement Plan Match!

    Are you a faculty member approaching your first anniversary or a staff member approaching your second anniversary? You may wish to take a moment to review your current 403(b) contribution percentage and submit a new Retirement Plan Enrollment Form to take advantage of the university match, if you are not already doing so.

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