Faculty/Staff Archive

  • Parking Permission and Regulations Reminder for Faculty and Staff

    Parking Permission and Regulations Reminder for Faculty and Staff

    To park a vehicle at Illinois Tech’s Mies Campus, current parking permission is required. Faculty and staff permission is initially registered via MyParking with renewals for annual and academic year permits. These permit types are payable via biweekly or monthly payroll deduction for staff and faculty respectively.

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  • Faculty Lounge: Managing Attendance in Large and Small Courses

    Faculty Lounge: Managing Attendance in Large and Small Courses

    Join us on February 19 for the Faculty Lounge, hosted by the Center for Learning Innovation, focusing on "Managing Attendance in Large and Small Courses." This session will feature a short demonstration of the Attendance Tool in Canvas, showcasing its capabilities for tracking attendance.

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  • Take Some Time to Review Your Beneficiary Designations

    Take Some Time to Review Your Beneficiary Designations

    Naming and regularly reviewing beneficiaries (and updating if necessary) is important to ensure that your funds and benefit amounts will be distributed according to your wishes in the event of your death. Fortunately, doing so is quick and easy for your retirement plan account(s), HSA accounts, and life insurance.

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  • Faculty, Check Your Paychecks

    Faculty, Check Your Paychecks

    January 31, 2025, is the first monthly paycheck date of the new year. Faculty should review paystubs to ensure accuracy of any benefit changes made during open enrollment, new FSA elections, and 403(b) election changes. Any discrepancies must be reported along with a screenshot verifying successful completion of Open Enrollment no later than Friday, February 7, 2025.

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  • Financial Wellness Workshop February 19: PNC Workplace Banking Benefits Overview

    Financial Wellness Workshop February 19: PNC Workplace Banking Benefits Overview

    Human Resources is pleased to continue a series of Financial Wellness sessions this year, made possible by Illinois Tech’s partnership with PNC Bank. The first session of 2025 on Wednesday, February 19 will feature an introduction to PNC's workplace banking benefits, which are available to all Illinois Tech employees regardless of whether or not they have accounts with PNC.

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  • Take a Library Tour for Faculty and Staff

    Take a Library Tour for Faculty and Staff

    Join us for a library tour this Spring Semester. Learn about library services and resources available to faculty and staff. Multiple dates available.

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  • Health Coverage Tax Documents Notice

    Health Coverage Tax Documents Notice

    Due to recent legislative changes, beginning with the 2025 plan year, which impacts 1095-Cs distributed in 2026, Illinois Tech will furnish 1095-Cs only upon request. Please note that all covered and non-covered eligible employees will receive a 1095-C form for 2024 in the mail soon. The notice below pertains to 1095-C forms that will be distributed in 2026 and subsequent years.

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  • 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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