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  • TEDxIIT 2013 Finale

    Shreeyeh Rajan provides post-event coverage: "TEDxIIT 2013 Finale": Last Saturday, April 13, the TEDxIIT team hosted its event for the third consecutive year in IIT Tower from 9:30 am–6:00 pm. Providing free admission, food and drinks, we invited the whole IIT community but limited attendance to 100 participants.

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  • 24-Hour Access on Both Levels of Galvin Library

    24-Hour Access on Both Levels of Galvin Library

    Paul V. Galvin Library is offering 24-hour access on both levels for 13 days to give you optimal access as you prepare for the end of the semester. Study Week starts on Sunday, April 28 and Galvin Library will remain open 24 hours on both levels straight through Finals Week, when we will close on Friday, May 10 at 7:00 pm.

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  • Remember to Return Your Textbook Rentals

    Remember to Return Your Textbook Rentals

    Did you rent textbooks at the IIT Bookstore this spring semester? If so, don't forget to return them! Spring rentals are due back to the bookstore on Monday, May 13. That is the last day to return them; after that date, you will be charged for the book. It is in your best interest to bring in your textbooks as soon as you are finished with them.

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  • Professor Segerstrale to Discuss Her New Book, Nature’s Oracle

    Professor Ullica Segerstrale will talk about her new book Nature’s Oracle: The Life and Work of W. D. Hamilton (Oxford 2013) on May 2 at 3:15 pm, Perlstein Hall Auditorium. There will be a reception and book-signing afterward; books will be available for cash only at a discount for those who would like to purchase one.

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  • DTC Movie and Food Night

    The end of the semester means loads of studies and submissions. Take a break and relax for a while by attending Movie and Food Night on Friday, April 26 from 6:00–7:15 pm at the Downtown Campus (room numbere to be announced).

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  • EPA Honors IIT Landscape Architecture Studio with 1st Place in Campus RainWorks Challenge

    EPA Honors IIT Landscape Architecture Studio with 1st Place in Campus RainWorks Challenge

    On Monday, April 22, Earth Day, the United States Environmental Protection Agency announces the winners of its Campus RainWorks Challenge, a new design competition created to inspire the next generation of landscape architects, planners and engineers to design and implement innovative green infrastructure systems that mitigate the impacts of urban stormwater while supporting vibrant, sustainable communities. IIT’s team, led by Studio Assistant Professor Mary Pat Mattson and Paul Anderson, was composed of students in Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Environmental Management.

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  • Wiel Arets and Robert McCarter to Share Stage for Graham Foundation Talk

    Wiel Arets and Robert McCarter to Share Stage for Graham Foundation Talk

    IIT College of Architecture Dean Wiel Arets and his literary collaborator, architect Robert McCarter, will discuss their latest book, Wiel Arets: Autobiographical References at a book launch and reception hosted by the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts on Friday, April 26 at 6:30 pm.

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  • 2013 Residence Hall and Apartment Move-Out

    2013 Residence Hall and Apartment Move-Out

    Finals are just around the corner! Spring 2013 is coming to a close and that means that residence hall and apartment move-out is too!

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  • Investiture of the Grainger Chair in Electrical and Power Engineering

    Investiture of the Grainger Chair in Electrical and Power Engineering

    Join us as we celebrate the tradition of honoring distinguished faculty. On Monday, May 6, 2013, Z. John Shen will be invested with the Grainger Chair in Electrical and Power Engineering.

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  • Intramural Dodgeball Tournament

    Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dodge! These are the 5 D’s of dodgeball. Do you have what it takes to play intramural dodgeball? A tournament will be held on Thursday, April 25 at 7:00 pm in Keating Sports Center.

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