Office of Advancement Archive

  • Chicago-Kent: Film Screening and Q-and-A: ‘Food Roots’ with Billy Dec (’99) on April 26

    Chicago-Kent: Film Screening and Q-and-A: ‘Food Roots’ with Billy Dec (’99) on April 26

    April 16, 2024
    The Office of Advancement invites you to a complimentary screening of Food Roots, which follows Emmy Award-winning restaurateur and Chicago-Kent College of Law alumnus Billy Dec (’99) in adventures through his mother’s native 7,641 Islands of the Philippines to learn recipes from his last living elders, confronting culinary and cultural treasures and family secrets. Q&A session with Billy Dec to follow. This program is complimentary but registration is required.

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  • 2023 Year-End Charitable Giving Reminders

    2023 Year-End Charitable Giving Reminders

    November 28, 2023
    A reminder to faculty, staff, students, and families who donate to Illinois Institute of Technology: If you have any questions about giving or receiving donations, please contact giftadmin@iit.edu for assistance. Checks MUST be postmarked by December 31, 2023, in order to be tax deductible in 2023.

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  • Demystify Networking for College of Computing Students at March Event in Kaplan

    Demystify Networking for College of Computing Students at March Event in Kaplan

    February 14, 2023
    College of Computing students are invited to the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, to network with Illinois Tech alumni and members of the College of Computing’s Board of Advisors who currently work in computing fields. Learn more about professional opportunities in a casual setting. Food and drink will be offered.

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  • 2022 Year-End Charitable Giving Reminders

    2022 Year-End Charitable Giving Reminders

    November 29, 2022
    A reminder to faculty, staff, students, and families who donate to Illinois Institute of Technology: If you have any questions about giving or receiving donations, please contact giftadmin@iit.edu for assistance. Checks MUST be postmarked by December 31, 2022 in order to be tax deductible in 2022.

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  • A ‘Billion Dollar’ Purpose: Illinois Tech Announces $1 Billion Campaign to Fuel Chicago’s Tech Rise

    A ‘Billion Dollar’ Purpose: Illinois Tech Announces $1 Billion Campaign to Fuel Chicago’s Tech Rise

    September 29, 2022
    Illinois Institute of Technology announced, on September 27, 2022, a historic $1 billion fundraising campaign to further Illinois Tech’s founding mission to uplift people from all backgrounds with a technology- and professional-oriented education that will help meet the needs of the age. The campaign, Power the Difference: Our Campaign for Illinois Tech, is focused on making Illinois Tech’s long-term strategic plan a reality by helping the university grow its student body; invest in faculty, facilities, and educational programs; develop and deliver new, world-leading research programs; and serve as the premier technology-focused university in Chicago.

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  • Homecoming Week Events

    Homecoming Week Events

    August 30, 2022
    As a special part of the university community, we hope you will join us for an expanded lineup of exciting events, programs, and activities to commemorate the powerful and promising future of Illinois Tech.

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  • New! Gift Dropbox at Office of Advancement

    New! Gift Dropbox at Office of Advancement

    August 16, 2022
    If your department receives a check, there is no longer a need to organize a pickup with a member of Advancement or use interoffice mail delivery.

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  • Submit A Nomination for 2022 Alumni Awards!

    Submit A Nomination for 2022 Alumni Awards!

    November 15, 2021
    Since 1946, Alumni Awards have been presented to Illinois Institute of Technology's most accomplished, innovative, and influential alumni. Alumni Award winners add to our university's rich history of visionaries who make the Illinois Tech community proud.

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  • Office of Advancement Updates

    Office of Advancement Updates

    February 13, 2020
    As we prepare to launch the university’s next comprehensive fundraising campaign, the university is pleased to announce two major changes in the Office of Advancement.

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