Cyberinfrastructure Archive

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.

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.

TIAA, one of Illinois Tech’s 403(b) Retirement Plan vendors, has announced several Financial Essentials webinars running from May 11-13, 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.

In addition to their Heartbeat Newsletter, which features resources like "Understanding Burnout" and a self-care infographic, they've launched a new Building Your Self-Care Toolkit microsite. There will also be a live webinar on May 11 at 1pm CST called “Mental Health Trends During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” 

Human Resources is pleased to present a series of Financial Wellness courses, made possible by Illinois Tech’s partnership with PNC Bank. The first course, Budgeting 2.0, will take place via virtual workshop on Tuesday, May 11 at Noon.

Join fellow Black women staff and faculty at Illinois Tech monthly as we meet to network and share our commonalities. The group meets every third Thursday of the month.

The Center for Learning Innovation will offer Faculty Fellowship Awards awards that are open to all faculty members (including adjunct faculty). The deadline for submitting proposals is May 21, 2021.

Whether you've become the owner of a pandemic puppy or have had fur babies for years, Illinois Tech's new Pet Insurance benefit is definitely something you'll want to consider.

Naming and regularly reviewing beneficiaries (and updating if necessary) is important to ensure that your funds and benefit amounts will be distributed according to your wishes in the event of your death.

Lifeworks, Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is featuring Embracing Diversity in their April issue of the Heartbeat Newsletter.