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  • Kaplan Institute Holding Workshop on How to Build a Landing Page

    Kaplan Institute Holding Workshop on How to Build a Landing Page

    Join the Kaplan Institute on October 5 from 12:40–1:50 p.m. where, in just one hour, you will learn how to create a landing page—a simple, single-page website—all you need to tap the market and test demand for your product or service. Doing a simple experiment to test demand for your offering is one of the requirements to apply for Kaplan Institute's Startup Accelerator in the spring. This hands-on workshop will show you a simple way to meet that requirement.

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  • ID Honored Twice in 2023 Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards

    ID Honored Twice in 2023 Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards

    Fast Company has honored two ID projects in its 2023 Innovation by Design awards: a suite of solutions created by a team of students for ID partner United Airlines, and the entrepreneurial Blue Lotus App from student Eva M. Althaus (MDM 2024). The competition, now in its 12th year, is one of the most sought-after design awards competitions in the industry.

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  • Illinois Tech Students and Faculty Are Invited to See Exhibit on Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art at Wrightwood 659

    Illinois Tech Students and Faculty Are Invited to See Exhibit on Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art at Wrightwood 659

    Illinois Tech students and faculty are welcome to attend an award-winning exhibition at the Wrightwood 659 museum at 659 W Wrightwood Ave. in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art sheds light on the struggle between digital dominance and personal identity through the lens of contemporary art. 

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  • FDSN Seminar Series: Overview of B2B Industry and Role of Technical Service Scientist in Growing the B2B Business

    FDSN Seminar Series: Overview of B2B Industry and Role of Technical Service Scientist in Growing the B2B Business

    The Department of Food Science and Nutrition presents its fall 2023 seminar series featuring guest speaker Neeraj Kamath, associate principal technical service scientist in the dairy category and certified food scientist at Tate & Lyle, who will give a presentation on “Overview of Business-to-Business (B2B) Industry and Role of Technical Service Scientist in Growing the B2B Business.” This seminar is open to the public and will take place in person in the Robert Pritzker Building (room 111 auditorium) from 12:45–1:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 21.

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  • September Is National Campus Safety Awareness Month

    September Is National Campus Safety Awareness Month

    September is not just about hitting the books—it's also National Campus Safety Awareness Month! Illinois Tech's Public Safety department has a variety of services they can help you with, including walking escorts to on-campus locations; IIT Alert System texts and emails for any important situation happening on campus, including weather emergencies; parking information; emergency phone and AED locations; and bike registration.

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  • Constitution Day Program: “Race, the Supreme Court, and the Constitution”

    Constitution Day Program: “Race, the Supreme Court, and the Constitution”

    A program in observance of Constitution Day will take place on Monday, September 18, at 4 p.m. at the Conviser Law Center (room 590). The title of the event is "Race, the Supreme Court, and the Constitution," and it will feature Professors Carolyn Shapiro, Raff Donelson, and Christopher Schmidt discussing recent and upcoming Supreme Court cases involving race, with a particular focus on affirmative action and voting rights. All Illinois Tech students, faculty, and staff are welcome.

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  • Free Coffee at Kaplan Institute Next Tuesday, September 19

    Free Coffee at Kaplan Institute Next Tuesday, September 19

    Stop by the Metropolis Cafe located inside the Kaplan Institute between 12:45–1:45 p.m. Tuesday, September 19, for a free drink. You'll also have the opportunity to network and mingle with Illinois Tech's Camras Scholars along with trustees Doug Monieson, Pete Wilkins, and Mike Galvin during the hour.

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  • Great Problems, Great Minds Seminar Series: Initiatives and Research Towards Sustainable Air Mobility

    Great Problems, Great Minds Seminar Series: Initiatives and Research Towards Sustainable Air Mobility

    Join the Social Sciences Colloquium at the Department of Social Sciences for this Great Problems, Great Minds seminar series event featuring guest speaker Yu Zhang, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF). She will present a talk on “Initiatives and Research towards Sustainable Air Mobility.” This seminar will take place on September 15 from 3:15–4:30 p.m. via Zoom. This event is open to the public.

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  • Calling All R&B and Jazz Lovers! Join Us at MTCC Ballroom on Sunday, September 17

    Calling All R&B and Jazz Lovers! Join Us at MTCC Ballroom on Sunday, September 17

    Illinois Tech, Singing Lady Productions and the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events  (DCASE) present "An Evening with Nanette Frank's All Stars." The jazz performance will take place Sunday, September 17, 2023, at the McCormick Tribune Campus Center Ballroom. The event is free to the public, and there's free parking in Lot A4. Set 1 begins at 5 p.m. and set 2 begins at 6 p.m.

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  • Save the Date for Open Enrollment, and Flu/COVID Vaccine Event

    Save the Date for Open Enrollment, and Flu/COVID Vaccine Event

    Mark your calendars for Open Enrollment and a vaccination event (flu and COVID-19 boosters) this fall. Open enrollment for employee benefits for benefits eligible faculty and staff will be held from November 1–15, 2023. Changes made at Open Enrollment will become effective January 1, 2024.

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