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  • Pancakes with the Provost

    Stop by The Commons on Saturday, August 17 from 11:00 am–1:00 pm for a delicious brunch with Provost Alan W. Cramb. The IIT Dining staff will be serving up your favorite brunch items, including pancakes!

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  • Register for the New Course on Biometrics This Fall

    The new course "Biometrics" offers an introduction to major biometric techniques, the underlying pattern recognition and computer vision basis for these biometrics, scientific testing and evaluation methodologies of biometrics systems, a deeper study of facial recognition, and an examination of the current privacy and social/ethical issues surrounding this technology. The course includes readings from the literature, short writing assignments and practical experience with current biometric technology.

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  • Cinema Fans Can Explore the Films of Stanley Kubrick at Shimer College

    Cinema Fans Can Explore the Films of Stanley Kubrick at Shimer College

    Some seats still remain in the Shimer College fall semester film elective exploring the cinema work of Stanley Kubrick. The course couples weekly screenings and background readings with Shimer’s unique discussion format classroom experience. IIT students are welcome to register for either of the two offered section of the course and will earn three automatically-transferred IIT credits at the 300-Humanities level.

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  • Muslim Students Association General Body Meeting

    Muslim Students Association General Body Meeting

    Come one, come all! Learn about the Muslim Students Association (MSA), exciting events that are coming up in the fall semester, and how you can become involved in giving back to the community. The first MSA general body meeting of the new academic year will be held on Wednesday, August 21 from 12:45–1:50 pm in Wishnick Auditorium. Lunch will be provided.

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  • Plan to Attend the IIT Stuart School of Business Welcome Breakfast

    Plan to Attend the IIT Stuart School of Business Welcome Breakfast

    New IIT Stuart School of Business undergraduate students, please join us for a special welcome breakfast on Friday, August 16 at 9:00 am in the Hermann Hall Armour Dining Room.

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  • Plan to Attend the 2013 Volunteer Service Fair

    Join the IIT community at the third annual Volunteer Service Fair! This event will be during Welcome Week, on Saturday, August 17, from noon–2:00 pm on the McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC) Bridge. Chicago-area organizations such as the Girl Scouts, Chicago HOPE, Aquinas Literacy Center and many more will be on hand to recruit volunteers for their organizations. Each organization will have a table in the MTCC Bridge corridor. Speak with representatives and learn more about how to get involved in community service in Chicago, particularly in communities surrounding IIT. Giving back complements your academic or work experience in fulfilling and rewarding ways!

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  • Welcome Back Barbeque

    Join IIT Dining outside of The Commons on Wednesday, August 14 after you get settled in for the fall semester with some delicious backyard-style barbeque and an opportunity to meet some of your new classmates!

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  • New Course on the Ethics of Intellectual Property This Fall at Shimer

    New Course on the Ethics of Intellectual Property This Fall at Shimer

    This fall, Shimer College will offer a refreshing look at intellectual property, a persistently contentious issue in our contemporary society and one with a rich history in the development of democratic governments. You can explore this topic in the course Ethics of Intellectual Property, taught by Jim Ulrich. The humanities/social sciences course is three credits and offers the IIT equivalent of Hum 300-level.

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  • New Social Science/Science Fiction Course Offered This Fall

    New Social Science/Science Fiction Course Offered This Fall

    The Department of Social Sciences is offering a new course by Christopher Deis this fall: PS 285-01—Social Science and Science Fiction.

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  • New Social Sciences Course: The American Legal System

    New Social Sciences Course: The American Legal System

    A new course entitled "The American Legal System" is being offered in the social sciences this fall. No prerequisites are required! It will meet once a week on Tuesdays from 6:25–9:05 pm.

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