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  • It’s Open Enrollment Until November 15

    It’s Open Enrollment Until November 15

    Illinois Tech’s annual open enrollment period for benefits will run from Wednesday, November 1, 2023, through Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Changes made during open enrollment become effective January 1, 2024. You are encouraged to attend one of the live in-person or online information sessions on November 1, 7, 8, or 13 to learn about benefit changes for 2024.

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  • Faculty Lounge on FERPA to Be Held November 9

    Faculty Lounge on FERPA to Be Held November 9

    We hear a lot about FERPA, but how well do we really know what it means? Join us Thursday, November 9, for this Faculty Lounge where experts will answer your common questions about FERPA and how it relates to you as an Illinois Tech instructor. The Center for Learning Innovation hosts this online faculty lounge to provide a place for Illinois Tech instructors to share ideas, learn from each other and get to know their colleagues better.

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  • Come to 3rd EAA Workshop Organized by Elsaidi Group at Illinois Tech Chemistry Department

    Come to 3rd EAA Workshop Organized by Elsaidi Group at Illinois Tech Chemistry Department

    Registration is free for the 3rd Education, Awareness, and Actions (EAA) Workshop Series. It will be a great opportunity for students to increase their knowledge and experience, and to improve their resume (participation certificates will be given). There will also be a poster competition and awards. The event will be held November 18, 2923, at the Pritzker Science Center (room 111).

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  • Frederica Darema Lecture Series: ‘Bio-Inspired Computational Imaging,’ Featuring Emma Alexander

    Frederica Darema Lecture Series: ‘Bio-Inspired Computational Imaging,’ Featuring Emma Alexander

    The College of Computing invites you to attend the Frederica Darema Lecture Series, featuring guest speaker Emma Alexander, assistant professor of computer science at Northwestern University, for her talk, "Bio-Inspired Computational Imaging." The event will be 12:45–1:45 p.m. at Stuart Building (room 113).

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  • Make New Friends at SPEAK: Conversation Group

    Make New Friends at SPEAK: Conversation Group

    Join the weekly SPEAK: Conversation Group meetings every Thursday, 12:50-1:40 p.m. (Galvin Tower, 6th floor lunch area). It's free, it's fun, and it's for everybody—all students (international and domestic), faculty, and staff are welcome.

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  • Humanities, Social Sciences, and Psychology Departments Offering Intensive 14-Day Winter Courses

    Humanities, Social Sciences, and Psychology Departments Offering Intensive 14-Day Winter Courses

    Winter term courses will be offered by the Humanities Department, Social Sciences Department, and the Psychology Department. There are two sessions, an early session from December 10–23, and a later session, from December 26–January 8. These courses are designed to cover all of the same material covered in a one-semester course but in 14 days—10 days of instruction and four reading days.

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  • Ph.D. Students: Enroll in Academic Writing (COM 545) This Spring

    Ph.D. Students: Enroll in Academic Writing (COM 545) This Spring

    The Humanities Department is excited to be offering COM 545: Academic Writing in Spring 2024! This course familiarizes graduate students with both reading and writing academic texts across disciplines. Students will practice reading, analyzing, and developing written and spoken academic genres (e.g., reviews, articles, conference papers and talks, CVs, cover letters).

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  • Great Problems, Great Minds Seminar Series: ‘Understanding Capitalist Globalization: A Spatio-Temporal Perspective,’ Featuring Eric Sheppard

    Great Problems, Great Minds Seminar Series: ‘Understanding Capitalist Globalization: A Spatio-Temporal Perspective,’ Featuring Eric Sheppard

    Join the of Social Sciences Colloquium at the Department of Social Sciences for this Great Problems, Great Minds seminar series event featuring guest speaker Eric Sheppard, a Distinguished Research Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Geography at UCLA, who will give a talk on “Understanding Capitalist Globalization: A Spatio-Temporal Perspective.” This event is open to the public and will take place on October 27, from 3:15–4:30 p.m. over Zoom.

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  • BCBS Fitness Program Enrollment Fee Waived in October

    BCBS Fitness Program Enrollment Fee Waived in October

    For members of Illinois Tech's employer sponsored health plan through Blue Cross Blue Shield, new, eligible members can sign up and save when they take advantage of the waived enrollment fee opportunity for the BCBS Fitness Program. The $19 enrollment fee will be waived for new, eligible members Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, 2023.

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  • Financial Wellness Workshop November 14: Identity Theft

    Financial Wellness Workshop November 14: Identity Theft

    Human Resources is pleased to present a series of Financial Wellness courses, made possible by Illinois Tech’s partnership with PNC Bank. The final course of 2023, Identity Theft, will take place virtually at noon on November 14. In this workshop,…

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