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  • Folding Bike Raffle

    Folding Bike Raffle

    Like bikes? We do. The Office of Campus Energy and Sustainability has teamed up with local bike shop Kozy's Cyclery tobring you a really cool folding bike! At 300 likes to our Facebook page, the office will be raffling off a 2012 Dahon Boardwalk S1 for free! You can also see it on display in the IIT Homecoming Parade.

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  • Galvin Library Elevator Temporarily Out of Service

    Galvin Library Elevator Temporarily Out of Service

    The Paul V. Galvin Library elevator is undergoing repair and will be out of service. On Wednesday, September 12, service will be interrupted intermittently, but on Thursday, September 13 starting at 5:00 am, the elevator will be out of service until the afternoon of Tuesday, September 18.

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  • Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month Pre-Kickoff Cookout

    A Latino Heritage Month Pre-Kick-off Cookout will be held on Farr Field from 3 – 7 pm on Thursday, September 13. There will be free food, games, and music.

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  • Machine Learning Reading Group

    Machine Learning Reading Group

    The Machine Learning Reading Group at IIT meets every other Thursday from 11:00 am–noon at Stuart Building, Room 233 to discuss papers on machine learning, data mining, artificial intelligence, and related areas. The first meeting will be on Thursday, September 13. Click here for more information.

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  • In response to a Crain’s Chicago Business article looking at data on patent and startup output from Illinois universities, IIT Vice President for External Affairs and UTP Executive Director David Baker writes about the success of University Technology Park at IIT.

    In response to a Crain’s Chicago Business article looking at data on patent and startup output from Illinois universities, IIT Vice President for External Affairs and UTP Executive Director David Baker writes about the success of University Technology Park at IIT.

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  • Public Safety Forum (Updated)

    Public Safety Forum (Updated)

    IIT Department of Public Safety will be on the MTCC bridge from 11 am - 3 pm on Tuesday, September 18 to talk with students and staff about safety and security on campus, especially bicycle security. Public Safety will provide demonstrations on the correct methods and devices used to secure bicycles and raffle off five U-Lock bicycle lock devices.

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  • Actuarial Science Club Welcome Tea and New Courses

    Actuarial Science Club Welcome Tea and New Courses

    The Actuarial Science Club will hold a welcome tea on Friday, September 14 in E1-102 from 1:30–2:30 pm. Additionally, Lulu Kang, assistant professor of applied mathematics, has developed two new courses to benefit students pursuing careers as actuaries: MATH 484 “Regression and Forecasting” and MATH 564 “Applied Statistics.” Check out the club's Facebook page to find out about recent activities. Contact Xiaodong Zhang, M.S. (AMAT candidate), the club's president, at xzhan118@hawk.iit.edu for more information.

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  • International Careers Event

    International Careers Event

    A roundtable discussion entitled "Global Experience—Making a Local Impact on Your Career" will be held on Wednesday, September 12 from 5:30–7:30 pm at Harold Washington College, Room 1115 (30 E. Lake Street in downtown Chicago). Co-sponsored by WorldChicago, Harold Washington College, and Illinois Institute of Technology, this careers-focused event will welcome current professionals from business, technology, nonprofit, and the arts and architecture sectors as discussion leaders.

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  • Weight Watchers @ Work Open House

    A Weight Watchers @ Work Open House will be held on Tuesday, September 18 at 1:00 pm on the 6th floor of IIT Tower (in the corner of the old cafeteria). Both men and women are welcome. With a 25 percent subsidy from IIT, your monthly fee is only $29, which includes online e-tools.

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  • Blackboard 9.1 Faculty Orientation Sessions This Week

    About 60 some faculty have logged into the new Blackboard 9.1 – have you? If you’re faculty, visit the Blackboard @ IIT Google site for information and a link to the new Blackboard.

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