Diversity@IIT Archive

  • Women’s History Month Event: “Unforgotten Women: Keeping Legacies Alive through Stories”

    Women’s History Month Event: “Unforgotten Women: Keeping Legacies Alive through Stories”

    You are invited to "Unforgotten Women: Keeping Legacies Alive through Stories," an event that recognizes the power of artistic creation to document, share and celebrate the stories of the countless women who have been under-recognized for their contributions. Writer Mairead Case, filmmaker Melina Kolb and interdisciplinary artist Saleem Hue Penny highlight three women whose lives and work deserve to be known and remembered. Join us to “unforget” and celebrate!

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  • Spring Break School Visit: Inspiring Young Minds

    Spring Break School Visit: Inspiring Young Minds

    For the past two consecutive years during IIT's annual spring break, students from all majors have come together to speak to elementary and high school students about staying on track for college. Tanya Cabrera, associate director of Minority Outreach and undocumented student liaison is coordinating a visit with seventh- and eighth-graders from Burr Elementary (at North and Ashland avenues in Chicago) to inspire young minds about early preparation and career options.

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  • Campus Screening of Award-Winning Transgender Film “Girl Inside” (Updated)

    Campus Screening of Award-Winning Transgender Film “Girl Inside” (Updated)

    The award-winning movie Girl Inside is the account of a young adult transitioning from male to female and her "emotional, intellectual, and spiritual journey of self-discovery . . . (amidst) the physical journey of hormones and surgery. Sometimes funny, sometimes painful, this sweet coming of age story is both an intimate portrait and a thoughtful exploration of what it means to be a woman." (Women Make Movies) Sponsored by the IIT Department of Humanities and the Office of Campus Life, the film will be shown on Wednesday, March 13 from 7:00–10:00 pm in the MTCC Auditorium.

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  • Read on Spring Break: Books to Talk About

    Read on Spring Break: Books to Talk About

    Plan to engage in a lively discussion at Paul V. Galvin Library in celebration of both Women's History Month and the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf. Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood by Fatima Mernissi and The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam by G. Willow Wilson are the books that will be featured. One reflects the life of a girl born in Morocco in the 1940s, while the other is a recent account of a young woman's conversion and travels.

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  • 2013 Taste Of IIT Approaches – Register Today

    2013 Taste Of IIT Approaches – Register Today

    The International Student Organization (ISO) prides ourselves in setting traditions at IIT and one of our longstanding traditions is the "Taste of IIT." We will host the Taste of IIT on April 1, 2013, inviting IIT students to share delicious food from your country and let the IIT'verse know about your country and you .

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  • Krishna Lunch Menu for the Week of March 11

    Krishna Lunch Menu for the Week of March 11

    The Vedic Vision Society is happy to present this week’s mouth-watering menu for “Krishna Lunch,” a $5 Indian lunch and dessert packaged and ready to go!

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  • Mantra Meditation Class for All

    Mantra Meditation Class for All

    The Vedic Vision Society invites you to a class on "Mantra Meditation". Please come and join us and learn about mantra meditation and its benefits. The discussion will be held this Friday, March 8 at 12:45 pm in Wishnick Hall 117.

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  • Unlocking the Universe: Henrietta Leavitt

    The Office of Spiritual Life and Service Learning invites the IIT community to a special event in celebration of Women's History Month.

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  • CSA (Commuter Student Association) General Body Meeting

    CSA (Commuter Student Association) General Body Meeting

    Calling out to all commuting students and friends. We will be having our monthly meeting this Wednesday, March 6 at Wishnick Hall Auditorium, room 113, during lunch (12:45-1:45 pm). We will be discussing events we will host for the remaining of the semester while enjoying delicious Potbelly's.

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  • Help Promote Diversity@IIT

    Help Promote Diversity@IIT

    At the Diversity Forums held at IIT in 2011-12, students, faculty, and staff helped the university identify where it can move toward our goal of creating a more open and inclusive climate that is welcoming to new members as well as a comfortable place for all to work and study.

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