Office of Professional Development Archive

The COVID Protective Product Store at Mies Campus is ready to support the university's full return to in-person operations. Faculty and staff department coordinators are encouraged to submit a HawkWorks request to order products or other related services prior to Fall 2021 opening.

EyeMed members, make your dollars go further than ever with members-only special offers baked right into your vision benefits.

There will be a Virtual BIPOC Networking event on Thursday, July 15 from Noon to 1 p.m. The group will discuss future networking events at this initial meeting.

Lifeworks, Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is highlighting Caregiving this July. Check out their Heartbeat Newsletter for articles like General Home Safety for Older Adults, Long Distance Caregiving, and Supporting Working Caregivers.

TIAA, one of Illinois Tech’s 403(b) Retirement Plan vendors, has announced several Financial Essentials webinars running from June 13-15, 2021. Sessions are open to all retirement plan participants regardless of the vendor with which they invest.

For purposes of campus security, beginning July 22, 2021, Linux and Unix users will need to first connect to the Illinois Tech VPN and then establish an SSH connection into their systems.

You are invited to the 2021 Illinois Tech/IITRI Faculty and Staff Family Picnic on Monday, August 2.

As a reminder, the pretax commuter program allows employees to use pre-tax dollars to pay for transit passes (Metra, Pace, CTA, etc.) and off-campus parking.

Blackboard will be unavailable 6/25/2021 from 4–8 a.m. CDT while planned maintenance is performed. 

If you're looking to stay in shape, or get back in shape, now is a good time to join the Blue Cross Blue Shield fitness program.