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  • Free STI / HIV Testing Event

    Free STI / HIV Testing Event

    Walk over to Tech Central 239 on Wednesday, October 8, at 1–5 p.m. or head to the Big Blue Mobile Unit on 34th and State Street on Thursday, 10 9, at 2–6 p.m. for free STI / HIV testing.

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  • Learn About New Student Course Evaluation System, Blue by Explorance

    Learn About New Student Course Evaluation System, Blue by Explorance

    Join the Center for Learning Innovation on Wednesday, November 26, for a virtual session to learn more about our student course evaluation system, Blue by Explorance. CLI staff will discuss the Blue implementation after one year, the course evaluation processes, and schedules, among other things

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  • Write to Thrive: Creative Writing Workshop

    Write to Thrive: Creative Writing Workshop

    Galvin Library is collaborating with on-campus partners to present a panel and workshop about the creative writing process. Panel topics include the importance of journaling, exploring fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, combating writer’s block, and more. A workshop allowing space for artistic expression will follow. Refreshments and a giveaway of literary magazines will be provided for guests. Thursday, Oct 9, 2025 from 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. Register using the link.

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  • Midwest Mechanics Seminar by Laura De Lorenzis: “Variational Phase-Field Modeling of Fracture: Toward Second-Generation Models”

    Midwest Mechanics Seminar by Laura De Lorenzis: “Variational Phase-Field Modeling of Fracture: Toward Second-Generation Models”

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents the Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series featuring guest speaker Laura De Lorenzis, Professor of Computational Mechanics at ETH Zürich, in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. De Lorenzis will present “Variational phase-field modeling of fracture: toward second-generation models.” This event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, November 5. Please note new time/location: 3:30–4:30 p.m. in room 6C7-1 of the Galvin Tower (IT 6C7-1).

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  • TIAA and Fidelity on Campus October 30 — More One-on-One Appointments This Fall

    TIAA and Fidelity on Campus October 30 — More One-on-One Appointments This Fall

    Illinois Tech will be hosting retirement planning sessions this fall with our dedicated Financial Consultants from both TIAA and Fidelity. Additionally, both will be available to chat with our participants during the October 30 Benefits Fair, from 11am-1pm in the MTCC Ballroom.

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  • Workshop: Strategies to Communicate with Purpose and Impact

    Workshop: Strategies to Communicate with Purpose and Impact

    Want to make a lasting impression in interviews, turn casual conversations into career opportunities and build stronger relationships with professors? In this interactive one-hour workshop you’ll learn how to build connections that support your professional goals and navigate professional and academic conversations with ease. Held in person Monday, October 6, and online Wednesday, October 8.

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  • Rethinking Rubrics: Enhancing Clarity, Consistency, and Feedback

    Rethinking Rubrics: Enhancing Clarity, Consistency, and Feedback

    Rubrics have become essential tools for fostering transparency, promoting fairness, and supporting student success. This interactive one-hour virtual workshop on October 22, 2025, at 12:45–1:45 p.m. is designed for faculty who want to enhance the clarity and effectiveness of their assessment practices through thoughtful rubric design and implementation.

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  • Call for Submissions: Lego Bricks Exhibition

    Call for Submissions: Lego Bricks Exhibition

    We’re inviting creators, builders, and dreamers of all ages to be part of an exciting new LEGO exhibit that reimagines Chicago’s history through the design of LEGO bricks. Selected artists will have their models featured in an exhibition at the Harold Washington Library Center’s 9th Floor Gallery, beginning April 2026. Submit your entry by Monday, December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM.

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  • Call for Submissions for 2nd Sawyier Philosophy Conference on Ethics of Technology: Promises and Perils

    Call for Submissions for 2nd Sawyier Philosophy Conference on Ethics of Technology: Promises and Perils

    The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at Illinois Tech is hosting a conference exploring philosophical, ethical, societal, and legal issues related to technology. We invite submissions addressing topics connected to philosophy and ethics of technology broadly construed from a variety of philosophical areas. Submissions are due by Wednesday, October 1. Register to attend by October 25.

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  • Register for Fall 2025 Vaccine Clinics, and Save the Date for Our Annual Benefits Fair and Open Enrollment!

    Register for Fall 2025 Vaccine Clinics, and Save the Date for Our Annual Benefits Fair and Open Enrollment!

    Save the date for Illinois Tech's annual benefit related events this fall! Vaccine clinics will be held at Mies Campus on October 30 and at Conviser Law Center on October 28. Also, a Benefits Fair will be held at Mies Campus on October 30, ahead of Open Enrollment from October 31 through November 15.

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