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  • 58th Annual Humanities Writing Contest Winners Announced

    58th Annual Humanities Writing Contest Winners Announced

    Congratulations to the winners of the Department of Humanities’ 58th Annual Writing Contest! 2023 winners represent students from the Armour College of Engineering, College of Architecture, Lewis College of Science and Letters, and the College of Computing. An in-person awards ceremony will be held on April 18, 2023, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.

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  • Great Problems Great Minds Seminar Series: Small Area Fair Market Rents and Opportunity Moves

    Great Problems Great Minds Seminar Series: Small Area Fair Market Rents and Opportunity Moves

    Join the Department of Social Sciences for this Great Problems, Great Minds seminar series event featuring guest speaker, Robert Silverman, who will conduct a discussion about, “Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) and Opportunity Moves: Public Housing Authority (PHA) Administrators’ Perceptions of Policy Implementation.” This seminar will take place on Zoom on Thursday, April 6, 2023, from 12:40–1:40 p.m. 

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  • Chemical and Biological Engineering 2023 Robert W. Lyczkowski Lecture

    Chemical and Biological Engineering 2023 Robert W. Lyczkowski Lecture

    The Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering presents Research Director Augusto Neri of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy, who will give a lecture on Robert W. Lyczkowski’s work, “Multiphase Flow Modeling of Explosive Eruptions and Their Hazards: Some Achievements and Perspectives.” This lecture is open to the public and will take place in Perlstein Hall, room 131 on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 from 3:15–6 p.m.

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  • Chemical and Biological Engineering Spring Seminar Series: AI-Designed Organisms

    Chemical and Biological Engineering Spring Seminar Series: AI-Designed Organisms

    The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering presents Sam Kriegman, assistant professor at Northwestern University, who will give a presentation on “AI-Designed Organisms” as part of the department’s spring 2023 seminar series. This seminar is open to all students and will take place on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in room 131 of Perlstein Hall from 3:15–4:30 p.m. 

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  • Register Now: “Demystifying Venture Capital” Panel on April 6

    Register Now: “Demystifying Venture Capital” Panel on April 6

    The Kaplan Institute's Genisys program has rallied together three inspiring professionals from TechNexus, mHUB, and Cleveland Avenue who are not only knowledgeable about the venture capital industry but passionate about entrepreneurship and the startup community. Get an insider's scoop on their experiences, insights, and tips on how to navigate the venture capital world at the panel on Thursday, April 6, at 12:45–1:45 p.m. at the Kaplan Institute.

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  • Innovation Day at Kaplan Institute Is Friday, April 28

    Innovation Day at Kaplan Institute Is Friday, April 28

    Register for Innovation Day, a grand showcase of student IPRO projects. Last semester, we showcased a broad variety of student built innovations—from virtual reality to energy harvesting shoes—spanning across all Illinois Tech colleges and institutes.

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  • Join the Out of the Darkness American Foundation of Suicide Prevention Campus Walk

    Join the Out of the Darkness American Foundation of Suicide Prevention Campus Walk

    Join us on Saturday, April 15, at 2 p.m. for a Campus Walk sponsored by the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. The event will be a fundraising opportunity for the AFSP as we raise money for suicide prevention and mental health resources. To encourage donations, we will be offering AFSP shirts and merchandise, as well as auctioning donated items from the White Sox, including a signed game ball by pitcher Lance Lynn.

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  • Participants, Judges Sought for ASM Chicagoland Student Poster Competition April 19

    Participants, Judges Sought for ASM Chicagoland Student Poster Competition April 19

    The ASM International Chicago Chapter is proud to partner with the Illinois Institute of Technology Material Advantage Chapter to announce a Chicagoland Student Poster Competition. This competition will be an excellent opportunity to network with local ASM members from industry and academia, showcase your research to the community, and get presentation experience without needing to travel far to a conference. The top three overall poster presentations will win cash prizes.

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  • Juried Festival of Student Games, gamebIITes, Is April 14 at Kaplan Institute

    Juried Festival of Student Games, gamebIITes, Is April 14 at Kaplan Institute

    The gamebIITes showcase—a juried festival of student games—will be held Friday, April 14, from 5–7 p.m. at the Kaplan Institute at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Student teams from Illinois Tech, DePaul, and Columbia will be showcasing games and being awarded prizes.

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  • Lifeworks Employee Assistance Program April 2023 Features, Resources for Those Impacted by Natural Disasters

    Lifeworks Employee Assistance Program April 2023 Features, Resources for Those Impacted by Natural Disasters

    Lifeworks, Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is highlighting financial topics this April with the Master Your Money Mindset edition of the Heartbeat Newsletter. LifeWorks has also opened up a Crisis Support Line for anyone in the community in need of emotional support in relation to the recent tornados across the Midwest.

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