Latest Headlines
  • Important Commencement Day Instructions for Graduating Students

    Important Commencement Day Instructions for Graduating Students

    Commencement is almost here! Here are some final important instructions that you should follow in order to make your Commencement day run smoothly.

    Full Story

  • TELUS Health May Features for Mental Health Awareness Month

    TELUS Health May Features for Mental Health Awareness Month

    This month, TELUS Health (formerly Lifeworks), Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is highlighting Mental Health awareness month with webinars, articles in the Heartbeat Newsletter, and a mental health microsite called Promoting mental wellness to family and friends.

    Full Story

  • Health and Emergency Assistance Services While Traveling Overseas

    Health and Emergency Assistance Services While Traveling Overseas

    If you’re traveling this summer, whether on university business or for personal reasons, you can feel secure knowing that our benefits plans have you covered.

    Full Story

  • Making a Chicago Difference: Illinois Tech Receives $8 Million Anonymous Gift to Support Scholarships

    Making a Chicago Difference: Illinois Tech Receives $8 Million Anonymous Gift to Support Scholarships

    This generous donation will fund scholarships and support programs for Chicagoans, including from underrepresented communities, to fuel engineering innovation.

    Full Story

  • Improve Your English Communication and Cross-Cultural Skills This Summer

    Improve Your English Communication and Cross-Cultural Skills This Summer

    Are you staying in Chicago and looking for things to do this summer? If you’re staying in Chicago, why don’t you enjoy all that this amazing city offers and consider enrolling in a non-credit English communication course to strengthen your overall language and cross-cultural skills before the next academic year begins. All courses are taught by highly experienced instructors and offered at a greatly reduced tuition rate.

    Full Story

  • Expect Road Closures in Loop in June and July Due to 2024 NASCAR Race

    Expect Road Closures in Loop in June and July Due to 2024 NASCAR Race

    Members of the Illinois Tech community who travel through the Loop may find commuting more difficult in the weeks leading up to and after the NASCAR Chicago Street Race, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, July 6–7, 2024, around Grant Park. Major streets that will be affected by crews setting up and breaking down the race course, as well as the race itself, include Ida B. Wells Drive, Michigan Avenue, Columbus Drive, and DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

    Full Story

  • Hinge Health’s Free Services Are Expanding to Help Recovery From Smaller Joint Pain

    Hinge Health’s Free Services Are Expanding to Help Recovery From Smaller Joint Pain

    Hinge Health, Illinois Tech's digital exercise therapy partner, is expanding their services to include support for recovery for elbow, hand, wrist, ankle and foot joint pain. Services for these new programs will continue to be completely free for Illinois Tech's Blue Cross Blue Shield health plan members and their eligible dependents. Programs for back, knee, hip, neck, shoulder and other joint pain continue to be available as they have been.

    Full Story

  • Now Available: Recording of Maximizing Your Other Benefits Presentation

    Now Available: Recording of Maximizing Your Other Benefits Presentation

    If you weren't able to attend the presentation earlier this month on all of the other great benefits available to you at Illinois Tech, you can now view the recording of the April 17, 2024, presentation. You can do so by visiting the Human Resources' Benefit Resources website. You will need to be logged with your Illinois Tech credentials to access the page.

    Full Story

  • Saberseminar Conference on Scouting and Science of Baseball Returns to Illinois Tech in August

    Saberseminar Conference on Scouting and Science of Baseball Returns to Illinois Tech in August

    Saberseminar is one of the leading baseball and sports analytics conferences and it’s happening August 24–25 at Illinois Tech. Students get a discount. Saberseminar brings together academics, data scientists, and MLB front office employees for a two-day showcase of the latest research in baseball, and it’s a great chance for students to show off their research in front of an audience of teams and data vendors looking to hire.

    Full Story

  • April Virtual Faculty Lounge: Student Learning Assessment on Wednesday

    April Virtual Faculty Lounge: Student Learning Assessment on Wednesday

    Faculty and staff are invited to join the Center for Learning Innovation for its final virtual faculty lounge of the semester on Wednesday, April 24. Learn about the institutional assessment processes on campus and how it affects you. Register and join colleagues for an update on the current focus and work of our Illinois Tech's assessment committees. Discuss new streamlined processes, upcoming fall events, resources, and how you contribute to systematically improve student learning on campus.

    Full Story