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  • ‘Unforgivable Blackness’ Film Screening and Trolley Tour of Historic Bronzeville Sports Sites

    ‘Unforgivable Blackness’ Film Screening and Trolley Tour of Historic Bronzeville Sports Sites

    Join Illinois Tech’s Office of Community Affairs and Outreach Programs on Saturday, March 18, for a free screening of "Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson," which tells the story of the first African American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of the sports and his struggle to live his life as a free man in and out of the ring.

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  • Kaplan Hosting Panel Discussion with Professional Women in Construction (PWC)

    Kaplan Hosting Panel Discussion with Professional Women in Construction (PWC)

    The Kaplan Institute will be holding a panel with women from Professional Women in Construction (PWC) on Thursday, March 30, from noon to 2 p.m. PWC is a national nonprofit organization that seeks to support, advance, and connect women and promote diversity within the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) and related industries.

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  • Have Lunch with CEO of DuSable Black History Museum

    Have Lunch with CEO of DuSable Black History Museum

    The Kaplan Institute will be inviting Perri L. Irmer, President and CEO of the DuSable Black History Museum, for a Bytes Over Bites session on March 21.

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  • Amazon Web Services Hosting Virtual Cloud Applied Learning Event

    Amazon Web Services Hosting Virtual Cloud Applied Learning Event

    Amazon Webs Services is working with TBSCG to host a virtual Cloud Applied Learning Event for Chicago and Barcelona based AWS Academy students on Tuesday, March 21. This is a great opportunity for any undergraduate and graduate students interested in exploring cloud career opportunities at an AWS-focused organization or wanting to get hands-on practice in the AWS console. 

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  • TIAA Educational Webinars for March 2023

    TIAA Educational Webinars for March 2023

    TIAA, one of Illinois Tech’s 403(b) Retirement Plan vendors, has announced several Financial Essentials webinars running from March 7–22, 2023 . Sessions are open to all retirement plan participants regardless of the vendor with which they invest, and are available for on-demand viewing for 30 days following the live broadcasts. For additional information and to register, visit tiaa.org/webinars.

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  • Hinge Health Available for Illinois Tech Health Plan Members Experiencing Joint Pain

    Hinge Health Available for Illinois Tech Health Plan Members Experiencing Joint Pain

    Illinois Tech is offering a new back, knee, hip, neck, shoulder and other joint pain program to you and your eligible family members at no cost (click here to sign up). Once enrolled in the program, Hinge Health will create a customized care plan just for you. From there, your personal health coach or physical therapist will guide you through exercise therapy in the Hinge Health app. Plus, it takes only 45 minutes per week, so it easily fits into your schedule.

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  • Great Problems, Great Minds Seminar Series: “Incorporating Uncertainty into Geographical Data Visualization”

    Great Problems, Great Minds Seminar Series: “Incorporating Uncertainty into Geographical Data Visualization”

    Join the Department of Social Sciences for this Great Problems, Great Minds seminar series event featuring guest speaker Daoqin Tong, a professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University. The “Incorporating Uncertainty Into Geographical Data Visualization” event will take place on Zoom.

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  • Illinois Tech Announces New Gender Identity and Personal Pronouns Option

    Illinois Tech Announces New Gender Identity and Personal Pronouns Option

    Illinois Institute of Technology supports an open and inclusive environment through the selection of personal pronouns for usage within the university’s systems, where feasible. The university will provide the option for students to add a gender identity and personal pronoun to their profile for use within Illinois Tech systems.

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  • Join the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Awards Dinner

    Join the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Awards Dinner

    The College of Architecture welcomes the public to the 2023 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, a biennial ceremony recognizing the excellence of built works in the Americas. Six finalists from across the continent will showcase their projects at a symposium on March 24 at 2 p.m. at S. R. Crown Hall. A private award ceremony and dinner will follow at 7:30 p.m., where the winner will be announced. Register for the symposium and/or purchase tickets for the ceremony and dinner on the MCHAP website.

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  • Coretta Scott King Panel and Mixer to Be Held March 27

    Coretta Scott King Panel and Mixer to Be Held March 27

    A panel and mixer on Coretta Scott King will be held in honor of Women's History Month, recognizing the efforts of women in the professional world and utilizing their experience for Illinois Tech students. This intersectional event will cover several topics. The panel will focus on topics that Coretta Scott King advocated for and would continue to advocate for if she were still living.

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