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  • Get to Know an Alumnus: Mead Killion Innovated Hearing Aids

    IIT produces innovators—tech-savvy alumni are continually making our world a better place in which to live. In honor of Fueling Innovation: The Campaign for IIT, the Office of Alumni Relations features students, faculty and alumni each week who have made notable contributions to their fields. Today we feature Mead Killion (M.S. MATH ’70), who revolutionized the acoustics industry. Check out his story here.

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  • Take a Stand on Denim Day

    On Wednesday, April 24, Denim Day will take place across the country. This is a day to actively show that as a woman or man, you are standing up against sexual assault and sexual violence, and are in support of those who have been victims to these terrible crimes. Whether your office wears business attire or casual dress, taking part in Denim Day will make a statement for all to see and hear! On Wednesday, April 24, Denim Day will take place across the country. This is a day to actively show that as a woman or man, you are standing up against sexual assault and sexual violence, and are in support of those who have been victims to these terrible crimes. Whether your office wears business attire or casual dress, taking part in Denim Day will make a statement for all to see and hear!

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  • April Sustainability Forum: Shaping Our Sustainable Path

    IIT’s Office of Campus Energy and Sustainability invites you to engage in a collaborative sustainability forumdesigned to tap into your knowledge and vision of sustainability on campus and create a viable path forward.

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  • The Annual Gamma Nu Eta National Convention Held at IIT

    The Annual Gamma Nu Eta National Convention Held at IIT

    IIT’s Beta Chapter of Gamma Nu Eta hosted the Gamma Nu Eta national convention at IIT’s Main Campus on Friday, April 5 - Sunday, April 7. Gamma Nu Eta is a National Information Technology Honor Society, and was founded to recognize and promote excellence in the study and the leadership of information technology, to offer knowledge and services to members' schools and the surrounding communities, and to play an active role in the application and evolution of Information Technology within society.

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  • IIT Shuttlebus Detour

    IIT Shuttlebus Detour

    Due to ongoing construction on State Street, the Southbound MTCC stop at 33rd & Wabash will be temporarily relocated to Michigan Avenue at 33rd Street effective Monday, April 15. The bus will then proceed to IIT Tower via Michigan Avenue & 35th Street. A follow up announcement will be issued once the detour is no longer needed. Please direct questions to shuttlebus@iit.edu.

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  • Physics to Hold Joint Meeting with American Nuclear Society April 17 at IIT

    Physics to Hold Joint Meeting with American Nuclear Society April 17 at IIT

    The American Nuclear Society Chicago Local Section and the IIT Department of Physics will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday, April 17, at 6:30 pm in LS 111. Jeff Terry, associate professor of physics, will present the lecture, “Synchrotron Radiation Studies of Advanced Nuclear Energy Materials.” Terry’s talk will focus on the application of synchrotron techniques to measure the electronic structure and the nano- and meso-scale geometric structure of materials of interest to the nuclear community. The methods that have been used to handle radioactive materials safely at synchrotron radiation facilities will also be discussed.

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  • Spring 2013 Campus Transportation and Commuting Survey

    Open to IIT students, staff, and faculty, this survey will help IIT's Office of Campus Energy & Sustainability to calculate part of our Carbon Footprint (as part of our Sustainability Goals) and to create new programs and incentives to better meet your transportation needs. Complete the survey by April 16 and you could win one of three $25 TechCash prizes.

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  • IIT Parking and Shuttlebus Survey

    IIT Parking and Shuttlebus Survey

    Access, Card, and Parking Services wants to hear from you prior to establishing the 2013–14 parking and shuttlebus plans. Please complete the ACaPS Parking and Shuttlebus Survey by clicking here. Submissions received by Friday, April 19 will be entered in a drawing for four TechCash prizes. Please direct questions to parking@iit.edu.

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  • INTM’s Dan Tomal Keynote Speaker for the Electrical Contractors’ Association of City of Chicago’s Quarterly Meeting

    INTM’s Dan Tomal Keynote Speaker for the Electrical Contractors’ Association of City of Chicago’s Quarterly Meeting

    On April 10 INTM adjunct Dan Tomal was the keynote speaker for the Electrical Contractors' Association of City of Chicago (ECA),their quarterly meeting held at the Itasca Country Club. He presented an overview of the programs of the School of Applied Technology and especially focused on the industrial facilities specialization, designed for people in the electrical construction field.

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  • 2013 Ralph Peck Lecture

    Join the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering for the 2013 Ralph Peck Lecture and the Excellence in Teaching Awards and Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony on Monday April 15 from 3:15–4:30 pm in Perlstein Hall Auditorium. The Peck Lecture will be presented by Purdue University's G. V. "Rex" Reklaitis, Courtesy Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Edward W. Comings Professor of Chemical Engineering. A reception will immediately follow the lecture in Perlstein Hall lobby.

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