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  • Financial Wellness Workshop September 10: Teaching Kids Smart Money Choices (ages 6-12)

    Financial Wellness Workshop September 10: Teaching Kids Smart Money Choices (ages 6-12)

    Human Resources is pleased to present a series of Financial Wellness courses, made possible by Illinois Tech’s partnership with PNC Bank. The third course of 2024 will focus on teaching kids ages 6 through 12 about making smart financial choices, and will take place virtually on Tuesday, September 10, at 12:45pm.

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  • Don’t miss out on your 403(b) Retirement Plan match!

    Don’t miss out on your 403(b) Retirement Plan match!

    Are you a faculty member approaching your first anniversary or a staff member approaching your second anniversary? You may wish to take a moment to review your current 403(b) contribution percentage and submit a new Salary Reduction Agreement Form to take advantage of the university match, if you are not already doing so.

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  • Tuition Exchange Program Information Session September 11, 2024

    Tuition Exchange Program Information Session September 11, 2024

    The Office of Human Resources will host a Tuition Exchange Information session on Wednesday, September 11 at 12:45pm via Zoom, for faculty and staff who have dependents beginning their undergraduate studies in the fall of 2025. Any faculty and staff who are interested in learning more about this program is welcome to attend. The session will be recorded and posted on the Benefits Resources page of Human Resources' website.

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  • Participate in the JED Campus Student Focus Group

    Participate in the JED Campus Student Focus Group

    Illinois Tech is partnering with JED Campus to assess and enhance our mental health resources, programming and policies. Our JED Campus Advisor is holding a student focus group on campus on Wednesday, September 4, to gather narratives on the student perspective of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities as it relates to campus culture, policies, and procedures that impact student emotional wellness.

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  • Volunteer Opportunity for Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball

    Volunteer Opportunity for Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball

    Illinois Tech students can attend the baseball statistics conference Saberseminar on August 24 an 25 for free by volunteering at the event (during one of four time slots: Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning, or Sunday afternoon). Normal student tickets are $65. Please contact dan@brooksbaseball.net to volunteer.

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  • Turnitin Refresher and Q-and-A on Sept. 13

    Turnitin Refresher and Q-and-A on Sept. 13

    This Turnitin session on Friday, September 13, will provide a brief refresher of using Turnitin and offer time for Questions and Answers. This session will be held by an expert from Turnitin and is hosted by the Center for Learning Innovation.

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  • Turnitin Virtual Training for Faculty on Aug. 26

    Turnitin Virtual Training for Faculty on Aug. 26

    Join us on Monday, August 26, for an online training and learn how you can get the most out of Turnitin. The training will offer guidance on Canvas settings, the interpretation of the report, and provide an introduction to Turnitin and AI writing.

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  • Attend Pre-Med/Pre-Health Orientation Seminar on Aug. 27

    Attend Pre-Med/Pre-Health Orientation Seminar on Aug. 27

    Dr. Kathryn Spink will present a seminar on the academic requirements and professional development activities expected of competitive health profession school applicants. Attendees will meet other pre-health students and have an opportunity to ask questions of Dr. Spink. This event will be in the Robert A Pritzker Science Center room 129 at 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27.

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  • Community-Engaged Research Series: A Community-Engaged Approach to Identifying Racial Disparities in Long COVID Diagnosis

    Community-Engaged Research Series: A Community-Engaged Approach to Identifying Racial Disparities in Long COVID Diagnosis

    Don’t miss this virtual Community-Engaged Research lecture on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 8–9 a.m. featuring ITM-Advocate Aurora Health researcher Jana Hirschtick, PhD, MPH. Hirschtick will present on “A Community-Engaged Approach to Identifying Racial Disparities in Long COVID Diagnosis.”

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  • Planning Ahead With Financial Aid

    Planning Ahead With Financial Aid

    Whether it’s understanding any missing requirements reflected on your Financial Aid Dashboard or understanding your aid offered, students are encouraged to meet with the Office of Financial Aid to help you plan for the semester ahead. As a reminder, if students are facing severe financial challenges through parent job loss, severe medical expenses, or other change in household circumstances may apply for a financial aid hardship appeal.

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