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  • IIT Innovation Center Parametric Design Competition

    IIT Innovation Center Parametric Design Competition

    January 15, 2013
    Inspired by IIT's recently announced plans to build a new ‘Innovation Center’ on campus, architecture faculty Alphonso Peluso & John Manaves held the IIT Innovation Center Parametric Design Competition in fall 2012. Students in Arch 427 – Advanced Architectural Computing used the methods, concepts & skill sets covered in the course to develop a parametric design for the new IIT innovation center.

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  • Architecture Professor Robert Krawczyk’s Lasercut Musical Scores Displayed at Mathematics Conference

    January 15, 2013
    A series of Professor Robert Krawczyk’s lasercut fabrications of musical scores was presented at the exhibition at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Diego, CA on January 9-12, 2013, hosted by The Mathematical Association of America.

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  • Approved Time Sheets Due Friday, January 18

    Approved Time Sheets Due Friday, January 18

    January 15, 2013
    IIT will be closed on Monday, January 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Day. As a result, all approved time sheets are due to the Payroll Office by 4:00 pm on Friday, January 18.

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  • Maximum Transit and Parking Benefits Increased for 2013

    Maximum Transit and Parking Benefits Increased for 2013

    January 15, 2013
    On January 11, the Internal Revenue Service announced the annual inflation adjustments for 2013, which states that the combined transit/vanpool limit is $245 per month and the pre-tax parking limit is also $245 per month. This means employees can set aside up to $490 per month for combined transit/vanpool and parking benefits. Visit the member portal at www.healthhub.com to update your commuter elections.

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  • Architecture Graduate Student Kai Hansen Wins High-Rise Building Scholarship

    Architecture Graduate Student Kai Hansen Wins High-Rise Building Scholarship

    January 15, 2013
    Master of Science student Kai Hansen has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Chicago Committee on High-Rise Buildings Scholarship in recognition of his thesis research.

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  • Connect to the IIT Secure Wireless Network

    Connect to the IIT Secure Wireless Network

    January 15, 2013
    The Office of Technology Services is updating Main Campus wireless access to take advantage of current encryption methods for the safety and security of our community. This February, OTS will begin retiring the non-encrypted IIT-WiFi wireless network leaving the IIT-Secure network available. The IIT-Secure wireless network can be used in most Main Campus buildings; check the campus wireless map for coverage information.

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  • IIT Trustee Martin Cooper (EE ′50, M.S. ′57) and Other Mobile Phone Pioneers Win Draper Prize

    January 15, 2013
    The mobile phone pioneers who laid the groundwork for today’s smartphone will be presented with engineering’s highest honor during a February 19 ceremony in Washington. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) will honor Martin Cooper, Joel Engel, Richard Frenkiel, Thomas Haug and Yoshihisa Okumura with the Charles Stark Draper Prize, which annually recognizes engineers whose accomplishments have significantly benefited society. Considered the Nobel Prize of engineering, the prize includes a $500,000 award.

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  • Participants Needed for Study; Enter to Win One of Two $50 Amazon Gift Cards

    Participants Needed for Study; Enter to Win One of Two $50 Amazon Gift Cards

    January 14, 2013
    Participants needed for study seeking to understand psychological factors that effect the university experience.

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  • OTS Update on Java Security Issue

    OTS Update on Java Security Issue

    January 14, 2013
    Over the weekend the U.S. government announced security concerns with Java, a programming language and computing platform that is the underlying technology for many web-based utilities and business applications. Although some news outlets have recommended that users disable Java on their personal computers, OTS urges IIT users not to do so.

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  • Usha Gilmore Named New Women’s Basketball Coach

    January 14, 2013
    Usha Gilmore has been named the head women's basketball coach for Illinois Institute of Technology. Gilmore has been assistant coach at the University of Illinois for the past two seasons, where she has had a role in recruiting, the development of the Illini post players, scouting and assisted with organizing the summer camp.

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