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  • Finals Week Activities at Galvin Library

    Finals Week Activities at Galvin Library

    Finals Week is around the corner, and Galvin Library has your back. That includes tutors, quiet study rooms, coffee breaks, stress relief sections, and therapy dogs. The library will have 24-hour operations from Sunday, April 21, at 1 p.m. to Friday, May 3, at 7 p.m.

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  • Campuswide Survey on Illinois Tech Class Times

    Campuswide Survey on Illinois Tech Class Times

    We are conducting a campus-wide survey on Illinois Tech class times. We would appreciate it if you could take 2 minutes and fill this 2-question voluntary survey about preferred Illinois Tech class times. We will share the results with the University Faculty Council.

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  • Department of Academic Affairs to Hold Mental Health First Aid Instructor Training

    Department of Academic Affairs to Hold Mental Health First Aid Instructor Training

    The Department of Academic Affairs will be hosting a Mental Health First Aid Instructor Training on May 20–22. We have some open slots available for individuals currently certified in either Adult or Youth Mental Health First Aid.

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  • Associate Professor Elected Chair of IFT Chicago Section

    Associate Professor Elected Chair of IFT Chicago Section

    Dr. Kathiravan Krishnamurthy, associate teaching professor of food science and nutrition, has been elected chair of the Chicago Section of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) for 2024–25. Congrats, Kathir!

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  • Attend Black Student Union’s Emergence of Love Event

    Attend Black Student Union’s Emergence of Love Event

    Black Student Union is hosting an event called Emergence of Love from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at McCormick Tribune Campus Center. The Emergence of Love serves as a transformative resource hub dedicated to addressing a myriad of challenges faced by students and communities in Chicago. With an intentional focus on holistic well-being, empowerment, and countering systemic oppression, this initiative provides a comprehensive array of resources to uplift marginalized communities. The event includes grocers, food, a panel about humanizing people of color and a fashion show called Element X.

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  • Chicago-Kent: Film Screening and Q-and-A: ‘Food Roots’ with Billy Dec (’99) on April 26

    Chicago-Kent: Film Screening and Q-and-A: ‘Food Roots’ with Billy Dec (’99) on April 26

    The Office of Advancement invites you to a complimentary screening of Food Roots, which follows Emmy Award-winning restaurateur and Chicago-Kent College of Law alumnus Billy Dec (’99) in adventures through his mother’s native 7,641 Islands of the Philippines to learn recipes from his last living elders, confronting culinary and cultural treasures and family secrets. Q&A session with Billy Dec to follow. This program is complimentary but registration is required.

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  • One-Week Summer Workshop on Bioengineering Innovations with Microfluidics

    One-Week Summer Workshop on Bioengineering Innovations with Microfluidics

    Dive into the exciting world of Engineering Biology with Microfluidics at a weeklong campus workshop May 20–24. The Bioengineering Innovations with Microfluidics workshop aims to equip you with the fundamentals and applications of microfluidics needed to transform biological ideas into reality. The workshop will explore cutting-edge themes like microfluidics, tissue engineering, biomanufacturing, and engineering approaches in drug discovery.

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  • FDSN Seminar Series: ‘Colors 101: Deep Dive Into the World of Natural Color’

    FDSN Seminar Series: ‘Colors 101: Deep Dive Into the World of Natural Color’

    The Department of Food Science and Nutrition presents its spring 2024 seminar series featuring guest speaker Chari Rai, the head of research and development and regulatory affairs at Ottera, who will give a presentation on “Colors 101: Deep Dive into the World of Natural Color.” This seminar will take place on Thursday, April 25, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in-person in the Robert S. Pritzker Science Building Auditorium, Room 111, and over Zoom.

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  • Recognizing the Outstanding Work of Our Illinois Tech Faculty

    Recognizing the Outstanding Work of Our Illinois Tech Faculty

    A key piece of the success that our university has witnessed over the last year is the continued excellence that our faculty show inside and outside of the classroom.

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  • Adjunct Professor Manu Vora to Receive Humanitarian Award

    Adjunct Professor Manu Vora to Receive Humanitarian Award

    Dr. Manu Vora, an adjunct professor at the Stuart School of Business, has won the Humanitarian Service Award by the Seva Community Health Clinic / Indian American Medical Association-Illinois Charitable Foundation. Dr. Vora will be presented with the honor at the IAMA Semiannual Business meeting and 30th Annual fundraising gala on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Waterford banquet in Elmhurst.

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