Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion Archive

  • Mark Your Calendars: Children of Uganda Choir Performance

    January 29, 2014
    To kick off Black History Month, the Children of Uganda Choir will perform from 4-6 pm on Friday, January 31, 2014 in the IIT Keating Sports Center. This event is being held in partnership with VanderCook College of Music.

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  • IIT Celebrates the Chinese New Year

    January 24, 2014
    2014 is the Chinese Year of the Horse. Join the Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion and Sodexo in celebrating the Chinese New Year on Friday, January 31, 2014, 12:40 - 1:30 pm at the McCormick Tribune Campus Center Bridge.

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  • Tell Us About Your Holiday Break at The Sharing Table

    January 15, 2014
    The IIT community is invited to attend The Sharing Table from 11:30 am -1:30 pm on Thursday, January 16, 2014 in The Commons Cafeteria located in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center.

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  • IIT Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion Sponsors Dreams Deferred

    IIT Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion Sponsors Dreams Deferred

    September 11, 2013
    You are invited to see Dreams Deferred, an extraordinary stage play about the consequences of allowing unhealthy circumstances to detour one's dreams. Part of the proceeds support IIT Black Student Union.

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  • First Friday Faculty Diversity Lunches

    February 25, 2013
    Mark your calendars for two upcoming First Friday Faculty Diversity Lunches, to be held in the Commons Cafeteria (3rd pod area identified with colored tablecloths) on Friday, March 1 and Friday, April 5 from noon–1:30 pm.

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  • Muslim Journeys Film Screening: “Prince of Slaves”

    February 19, 2013
    Students, staff and faculty are invited to view the film "Prince Among Slaves" which recounts the true story of an African Muslim prince who was captured and sold into slavery in the American South. After 40 years of enslavement, he regained his freedom, became a national celebrity and dined in the White House. This is an incredible story about an incredible man who endured the humiliation of slavery without losing his dignity or his hope for freedom. The film will be shown on Thursday, February 28 from 3:00-6:00 pm in the MTCC Auditorium.

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  • IIT Celebrates Chinese New Year

    February 8, 2013
    Chinese New Year, also known as the "Spring Festival," is the longest and most important festival of the Chinese lunar calendar. In 2013 the new year starts on February 10, marking the beginning of Chinese year 4711, the Year of the Snake.

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  • Celebrate Black History Month at IIT

    Celebrate Black History Month at IIT

    January 31, 2013
    The Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion is proud to announce Black History Month events and the two recipients of the 2013 Sheldon H. Nahmod IIT Civil Rights Award

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  • Illinois Institute of Technology Celebrates and Remembers Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    January 18, 2013
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday is a celebration of his life and all of his great achievements. Please join IIT in this time of celebration and remembrance for one of America’s greatest civil rights leaders.

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  • Mixing It Up At IIT!

    Mixing It Up At IIT!

    October 23, 2012
    A national campaign launched by Teaching Tolerance over 10 years ago, Mix It Up at Lunch Day encourages students to identify, question and cross social boundaries.

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