Office of Student Life Archive

  • Call for Posters and Judges for Welcome Week Student Project Showcase — Open to ALL Illinois Tech Students

    Call for Posters and Judges for Welcome Week Student Project Showcase — Open to ALL Illinois Tech Students

    July 29, 2025
    All Illinois Tech undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students (including incoming students) who have done research, IPROs, and other professional project work during the last year are invited to present their work at the Illinois Tech Welcome Week Student Project Showcase from 2–4 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, in the Hermann Hall Expo Center. The showcase celebrates the excellent work conducted by Illinois Tech students and introduces new students to our research community, and highlights opportunities to get involved themselves.

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  • Welcome Week — Academic Unit Gatherings

    Welcome Week — Academic Unit Gatherings

    July 1, 2025
    The Office of Student Life has worked to calendar out the required programming for new students across departments that occurs during Welcome Week (August 11–15). The following times are available for academic units to reserve for their own welcome events for students: 4–6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, and 8–10 a.m. and 4–6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13.

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  • Visit the Art Institute of Chicago for Free

    Visit the Art Institute of Chicago for Free

    December 19, 2024
    The Office of Student Life is excited to announce our institutional partnership with one of Chicago's most iconic museums. All Illinois Tech students can now visit the Art Institute of Chicago free of charge. To gain admission, simply simply show your Illinois Tech student ID at either ticket counter.

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  • Call for Posters for Welcome Week Student Project Showcase

    Call for Posters for Welcome Week Student Project Showcase

    July 18, 2024
    Illinois Tech undergraduate and graduate students (including incoming students) who have done research and other professional project work during the last year are invited to present their work at the Illinois Tech Welcome Week Student Project Showcase from 2–4 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, in the Hermann Hall Expo Center. The deadline to submit a research title and abstract is August 1.

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  • Participate in Longest Paper Chain Challenge at Galvin Library

    Participate in Longest Paper Chain Challenge at Galvin Library

    February 8, 2024
    Join us for the Longest Paper Chain Challenge at 3:30–4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, to celebrate National Engineers Week. Work in teams on the second floor of Galvin Library to design and build the longest looped paper chain using just paper, tape, and scissors. Registration is required.

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