Lewis College of Human Sciences Archive

IIT Screening of Alan Turing Drama-Documentary “Codebreaker”

April 11, 2013
Join the Lewis Department of Humanities for a special screening of the new Alan Turing drama-documentary, Codebreaker, which will be shown at 8 pm on Thursday, April 11 in the MTCC Ballroom. Executive Producer Patrick Sammon will hold a Q&A session following the screening.
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Segerstrale Publishes “Nature’s Oracle”

April 9, 2013
Ullica Segerstrale, professor of sociology and director of the Camras Scholars program, has published Nature’s Oracle: The Life and Work of W.D. Hamilton. She will give a lecture, “The Edge of Creativity: A Look at the Scientific Life of W.D. (Bill) Hamilton,” with reception and book-signing at IIT on May 2 from 3:15-4:50 p.m. in Perlstein Hall Auditorium.
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A Nature article exploring new approaches to publishing academic scholarship cites IIT Associate Professor of Technical Communication Karl Stolley’s Push, a new web-based, open source academic journal focused on the research and applied theory of source-level digital writing.

April 3, 2013
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Euro Challenge at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

March 26, 2013
On Friday March 22 Department of Social Sciences Associate Chair Rebecca Steffenson served as a judge for the Euro Challenge at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The Euro Challenge is an experiential learning experience for high school freshman and sophomores funded by the European Commission.
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Segerstrale Presents at World Academy of Art and Science Forum in Trieste

March 13, 2013
Ullica Segerstrale, professor of sociology, gave a presentation at the Trieste Forum of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS), held March 4-7 at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy. The forum’s theme was “Impact of Science and Technology on Society and Economy.”
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Campus Screening of Award-Winning Transgender Film “Girl Inside” (Updated)

March 12, 2013
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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Final Round Winners of the 2012 Lewis College of Human Sciences Video Competition for Enrolled IIT Students

February 12, 2013
A special thank you to all those students who submitted videos for the 2012 Lewis College of Human Sciences Video Competition for Enrolled IIT Students and to all who voted online for the winners. We had several creative, entertaining submissions and judging was very difficult.
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IIT Lewis College of Human Sciences You Tube Video Competition

February 11, 2013
Help us promote the New IIT Lewis College of Human Sciences! Get your camera and your friends and let your creative juices flow. Win fabulous cash prizes up to $5,000! Make a short, two-minute video about anything as long as you mention humanities, psychology, or social sciences and IIT you are golden; just keep it clean and follow the rules.
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Department of Social Sciences hosts EU Regional Faculty Workshop

January 30, 2013
On January 25 and 26, the Department of Social Sciences co-sponsored a two day event with the University of Illinois’ European Union Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The conference titled, “Researching and Teaching the EU: Best Practices and Current Trends in EU Scholarship” was attended by community college and university faculty from across the Midwest.
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Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick to View and Discuss “The Untold History of the United States” at IIT February 1

January 16, 2013
The IIT Department of Humanities is proud to welcome Academy Award winning director Oliver Stone and Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University Peter Kuznick, creators of The Untold History of the United States, a Showtime documentary series and companion book that "looks back at human events that at the time went under reported, but that crucially shaped America's unique and complex history over the 20th century."
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Lewis College of Human Sciences Archive

IIT Screening of Alan Turing Drama-Documentary “Codebreaker”

A Nature article exploring new approaches to publishing academic scholarship cites IIT Associate Professor of Technical Communication Karl Stolley’s Push, a new web-based, open source academic journal focused on the research and applied theory of source-level digital writing.

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

Final Round Winners of the 2012 Lewis College of Human Sciences Video Competition for Enrolled IIT Students

IIT Lewis College of Human Sciences You Tube Video Competition

Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick to View and Discuss “The Untold History of the United States” at IIT February 1

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