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  • IIT Architecture Dean Wiel Arets and his literary collaborator Robert McCarter took to the airwaves on 91.5 WBEZ-FM on April 10 to discuss their new book, Autobiographical References.

    IIT Architecture Dean Wiel Arets and his literary collaborator Robert McCarter took to the airwaves on 91.5 WBEZ-FM on April 10 to discuss their new book, Autobiographical References.

    Stream or download audio of the broadcast here.…

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  • Illinois Tech Men’s Soccer Tryouts

    Illinois Tech Men’s Soccer Tryouts

    The Illinois Tech Men's Soccer Team will be hosting varsity tryouts coming up this month. Interested students must email Director of Intramurals Mike Vander Heyden at mvanderh@iit.edu to fill out the insurance waiver and get the details.

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  • Fulbright U.S. Student Program Info Session

    Fulbright U.S. Student Program Info Session

    Are you a U.S. citizen interested in spending a year abroad doing research of your choosing, or taking classes at an esteemed university? Come to the Fulbright Information Session on Monday, April 22 at 12:55 pm in Perlstein Hall, Room 108 to learn about the program. Fulbright alumna Regina Mamou will be on hand to discuss the ins and outs of the application process and some benefits of the award. Snacks will be served.

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  • International Center Survey for Faculty

    International Center Survey for Faculty

    The International Center has created a survey to help catalog the international experiences of our faculty at IIT. You can access it by clicking here.

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  • Intramural Spring Tennis Tournament

    An intramural spring tennis tournament will be held on Saturday, April 20 from 1:00-5:00 pm on the MTCC tenniscourts. Register online for the singles tourney by clicking here. Sign up today as space is limited to 20 participants!

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  • 403(b) TIAA-CREF Individual Sessions at DTC-Kent Campus

    403(b) TIAA-CREF Individual Sessions at DTC-Kent Campus

    Do you know what you need to retire? You may want to do a retirement check up. Schedule your individual appointment today. A TIAA-CREF representative will be available at DTC-Kent Campus on Friday, April 19 from 9:00 am–4:00 p.m. in Room 545.

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  • IIT WISER to Co-Sponsor 2013 UIC Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy

    IIT WISER to Co-Sponsor 2013 UIC Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy

    IIT’s Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) will serve as a co-sponsor of the 2013 Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy (SISE), to be hosted by the University of Illinois at Chicago from August 5–16. The SISE theme, “Sustainable Transportation,” will feature a two-week intensive workshop for graduate and senior-level undergraduate students from a broad range of disciplines. Several IIT faculty will serve as instructors for the program. Participants should have an expressed interest in sustainability and energy as evidenced by either educational or practical experience.

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  • Welcome Newest Member of IIT HR Team

    Welcome Newest Member of IIT HR Team

    Derrick Streater is the newest member of the IIT Human Resources team, joining the university on April 1 as senior human resources generalist. He obtained a bachelor of science from Columbia College of Chicago and a Master of Science in Human Resources Management and Development from National Louis University. For eight years, Streater was employed in human resources at Columbia College , primarily in the areas of training and development, and employee relations.

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  • Inclusive Language Focus Groups

    Inclusive Language Focus Groups

    The Office of Campus Life is trying to make a BIG impact on campus and bring everyone closer together as a community. We're hoping that you will take part in this effort. Over the next couple of weeks, Campus Life will be holding one focus group each week to better understand what verbal language students at IIT use consistently and feel are inappropriate, and/or not inclusive of all genders/sex/ethnicities. We want to know what can be done to make language more inclusive for all students.

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  • Faculty Brown Bag on Teaching and Pedagogy: “Threshold Concepts and Authentic Assessment”

    Faculty Brown Bag on Teaching and Pedagogy: “Threshold Concepts and Authentic Assessment”

    IIT Online is organizing an ongoing series of brown bags for faculty about teaching practice. Please join us on Wednesday, April 24 from 12:45–1:45 pm in Stuart 204 for a conversation with Karl Stolley, associate professor of Digital Writing and Rhetoric and co-director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Humanities, who will be discussing "Threshold Concepts and Authentic Assessment."

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