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Community Book Club: “Tell Me Everything” by Elizabeth Strout

January 9, 2025
Are you looking to connect with others? Do you love reading all kinds of books? If you answered yes, the Community Book Club is for you! Discuss "Tell Me Everything" by Elizabeth Strout via Zoom on January 23 and February 6.
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MLK Jr. Day Commemorative Program: Conversation With Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr.

January 9, 2025
On January 23, join us for a special conversation with Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., the last living witness to the kidnapping and lynching of Emmett Till in 1955.
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Free Film Screening: The Chicago Plan – October 15

October 13, 2022
How and why did so many of Chicago’s Black communities fall into disrepair during the 1950s and 1960s, while the surrounding white areas created middle class wealth that endures today? Join the Chicago South Side Film Festival and Illinois Institute of Technology’s Office of Community Affairs for the premiere screening of The Chicago Plan.
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One Night with Felena Bunn – October 15

October 13, 2022
Join the Illinois Institute of Technology Office of Community Affairs as it presents One Night with Felena Bunn on October 15 at the Schulz Auditorium in Michael Paul Galvin Tower on the campus of Illinois Tech!
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Join us for Illinois Tech’s 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Programming

January 13, 2022
Our university is proud to host “Lessons from Little Rock ,” a virtual discussion with Terrence Roberts, Ph.D., who, along with Illinois Tech alumna Gloria Ray Karlmark, was a member of the Little Rock Nine that integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Please join us for this virtual conversation on Friday, January 14, from 12:30–1:30 p.m.
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Discount at Peach’s Restaurant

December 16, 2021
During the winter break when campus dining services are unavailable, Peach's Restaurant, 4652 S. King Drive, is offering a 15 percent off discount for the Illinois Tech community.
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Free virtual screening of Judas and the Black Messiah and discussion with Fred Hampton Jr. and Akua Njeri

March 25, 2021
Office of Community Affairs is hosting a free screening of Judas and the Black Messiah on Friday March 26 featuring a special pre-film discussion with Akua Njeri who witnessed and survived the police raid and assassination of her fiancée, Fred Hampton and Mark Clark.
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Film Screening: Impact of Roberts Temple Church in Chicago and Beyond

February 23, 2021
Join us on Friday, February 26 at 4 p.m. for a special documentary chronicling the impact of the historic Roberts Temple Church located a few blocks from the Illinois Tech campus.
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Illinois Tech Landscape Architecture Students Design Sculptural Fence for Bronzeville’s Great Migration Sculpture Garden

August 22, 2017
Illinois Tech Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) students Jiaming "Jamie" Sun and Yu "Fish" Si designed a sculptural fence for the Great Migration Sculpture Garden in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.
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IIT’s partnership with Chicago Anchors a Strong Economy (CASE) program is mentioned in an article in e-News Park Forest.

March 24, 2015
Read the article in e-News Park Forest here.…
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Community Affairs Archive

Community Book Club: “Tell Me Everything” by Elizabeth Strout

MLK Jr. Day Commemorative Program: Conversation With Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr.

Free Film Screening: The Chicago Plan – October 15

One Night with Felena Bunn – October 15

Join us for Illinois Tech’s 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Programming

Discount at Peach’s Restaurant

Free virtual screening of Judas and the Black Messiah and discussion with Fred Hampton Jr. and Akua Njeri

Film Screening: Impact of Roberts Temple Church in Chicago and Beyond

Illinois Tech Landscape Architecture Students Design Sculptural Fence for Bronzeville’s Great Migration Sculpture Garden

IIT’s partnership with Chicago Anchors a Strong Economy (CASE) program is mentioned in an article in e-News Park Forest.

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