As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, it is time to pause and reflect on the many gifts that we have been afforded. Although our university’s contemporary history began in 1940 with the merger of Armour Institute and Lewis Institute, Illinois Tech has recently embarked on a journey of reflecting further on our shared past. Illinois Tech invites you to join us in this journey of exploring our collective past to learn from it and better inform our futures. The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee has developed our university's Land Acknowledgement statement to honor the contributions of Indigenous peoples past and present.

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