Benjamin Franklin Project Archive

Constitution Day Discussion: Categorical Confusion and the Supreme Court’s “Takings” Cases

September 14, 2015
Join IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Dean Harold Krent and Professor Sarah Harding for a Constitution Day discussion of Horne v. Department of Agriculture (2015).
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Galileo-Shakespeare Conference at IIT and Roosevelt University

November 6, 2014
Celebrate the 450th birthdays of Shakespeare and Galileo. A two-day conference will honor the lives and works of these two remarkable men.
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Shakespeare/Galileo Lunchtime Reading Group

November 3, 2014
This year marks the 450th birthdays of Shakespeare and Galileo, and in honor of this event, the Benjamin Franklin Project at IIT will be hosting lunchtime discussions about their works, lives, and legacies.
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Chicago Humanities Festival Free Events

November 3, 2014
Faculty, staff, and students can benefit from a partnership between IIT's Benjamin Franklin Project and the Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) by getting free tickets to select music/theater and books/literature program events from October 25 through November 9, 2014.
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Shakespeare/Galileo Lunchtime Reading Group

October 13, 2014
In honor of the 450th birthday anniversaries of Shakespeare and Galileo this year, the Benjamin Franklin Project at IIT is hosting several lunchtime discussions about their works, lives, and legacies.
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History of Hysteria Lecture – October 29

September 30, 2014
Sabine Arnaud from the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin will visit IIT to give a lecture entitled "A Disease Best Described by Its Etymology?: Hysteria in France at the Turn of the 19th Century," at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 in the Hermann Hall Alumni Lounge.
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Galileo/Shakespeare Lunchtime Reading Group

September 24, 2014
In honor of the 450th birthday anniversaries oof Shakespeare and Galileo this year, the Benjamin Franklin Project at IIT will host four lunchtime discussions about their works, lives, and legacies.
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IIT Chicago-Kent’s Lori Andrews Will Speak On Patent Law and Innovation As Part of the Benjamin Franklin Project Annual Conference

April 10, 2014
Lori Andrews, a distinguished professor of law at IIT Chicago-Kent and director of IIT's Institute for Science, Law and Technology, will speak on “The Effects of Patent Law on the Past, Present and Future of Innovation” at 2 pm on Friday, April 11 in the Hermann Hall Ballroom.
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Peter Onuf, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Virginia, and Co-Host of Popular National Public Radio Show To Speak As Part of the Benjamin Franklin Project Annual Conference

April 8, 2014
Peter Onuf, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Virginia, and co-host of National Public Radio's Backstory with the American History Guys, will deliver a lecture on “Jefferson’s Vision: Science, Law, and the New Republic,” at 7 pm on Thursday, April 10, 2014 in the Hermann Hall Ballroom.
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IIT Sociologist Noah McClain Discusses Entrepreneurship In the U.S. Prison Population As Part of the Benjamin Franklin Project Conference

April 8, 2014
Noah McClain, Assistant Professor of Sociology, will deliver a paper entitled “Repurposing Rules and Tools: Institutional-Material Resources and Creativity Bricolage in a U.S. Prison System” at 1:45 pm on April 10, 2014 in the Field Room at Hermann Hall.
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Faculty/Staff
- Get Discounts on Summer Travel and Entertainment with Perkspot
  June 10, 2021
  IIT employees have available to them the Perkspot discount program. This program includes 30,000 national and local discount offers, from travel to cell phones, streaming services to groceries, and more.
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- Upcoming Financial Essentials Webinars, June 15-17
  June 10, 2021
  TIAA, one of Illinois Tech’s 403(b) Retirement Plan vendors, has announced several Financial Essentials webinars running from June 15-17, 2021. Sessions are open to all retirement plan participants regardless of the vendor with which they invest, and are available for on-demand viewing for 30 days following the live broadcasts.
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- Lifeworks Celebrating Pride Month
  June 10, 2021
  Lifeworks, Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is celebrating Pride Month this June! Check out their Heartbeat Newsletter for articles like Being an LGBTQ+ Ally, Creating an LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplace, and Gender Identity: Understanding Basic Terms.
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- People of Color Networking Group
  June 01, 2021
  If you are interested in networking with other BIPOC, please contact us today.
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- Black Women at Illinois Tech Networking Group
  June 01, 2021
  Join fellow Black women staff and faculty at Illinois Tech monthly as we meet to network and share our commonalities.
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Book Club
  June 01, 2021
  Join us as we explore issues around diversity, equity, and inclusion. A new book will be read at the start of each month.
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- People of Color Networking Group
  May 20, 2021
  Join fellow people of color on the staff and faculty at Illinois Tech monthly as we meet to network and share our commonalities.
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- Delta Dental’s Enhanced Benefits Program Expands to Include Special Needs Individuals
  May 18, 2021
  Delta Dental’s Enhanced Benefits Program seeks to bridge the gap between oral health and overall health, with enhancements based on evidence that treating and preventing oral diseases can improve overall health.
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- 403(b) Retirement Plan: don’t forget to sign up for the match!
  May 13, 2021
  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 to take advantage of the university match.
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- ACE Professors Modares and Mohammadi Contribute to the International Conference on Reliable Engineering Computing
  May 06, 2021
  Mehdi Modares, associate professor, and Jamshid Mohammadi, professor in the Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering department, will contribute to the 9th International Virtual Conference on Reliable Engineering Computing.
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Benjamin Franklin Project Archive

Constitution Day Discussion: Categorical Confusion and the Supreme Court’s “Takings” Cases

Galileo-Shakespeare Conference at IIT and Roosevelt University

Shakespeare/Galileo Lunchtime Reading Group

Chicago Humanities Festival Free Events

Shakespeare/Galileo Lunchtime Reading Group

History of Hysteria Lecture – October 29

Galileo/Shakespeare Lunchtime Reading Group

IIT Chicago-Kent’s Lori Andrews Will Speak On Patent Law and Innovation As Part of the Benjamin Franklin Project Annual Conference

Peter Onuf, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Virginia, and Co-Host of Popular National Public Radio Show To Speak As Part of the Benjamin Franklin Project Annual Conference

IIT Sociologist Noah McClain Discusses Entrepreneurship In the U.S. Prison Population As Part of the Benjamin Franklin Project Conference

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