United Minds Inspiring Innovation (UMII) Archive

Recreate the feeling of sitting in the faculty lounge with colleagues at the Virtual Faculty Lounge, hosted by the Center for Learning Innovation.

The Staff Advisory Council is seeking staff participants for its focus groups on the president’s initiatives.

Illinois Tech’s annual open enrollment period for benefits will run from Monday, November 2, 2020, through Friday, November 13, 2020. Changes made during Open Enrollment become effective January 1, 2021.

Lifeworks, Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is featuring Caregiving in November's Heartbeat Newsletter.

TIAA, one of Illinois Tech’s 403(b) Retirement Plan vendors, has announced several Financial Essentials webinars running from November 10–12. 

The IRS has announced that there will be no changes to the current limits for retirement plan contributions going into 2021.

Illinois Tech’s Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (CSEP) invites members of the Illinois Tech community to serve as judges or moderators at the Upper Midwest Regional Ethics Bowl Bowl Virtual Competition on Saturday, November 14, 2020.

OTS is happy to announce that we have partnered with DocuSign as our new electronic signature tool for the entire University. Live training sessions conducted by a DocuSign expert will be available before the end of the year.

The International Center is asking faculty and staff to send photos and quotes as part of a social media campaign to celebrate International Education Week, November 16-20, 2020.  

Nominations can originate from anyone in the university community including staff, faculty, students or vendors. Judging criteria will be based on service to students, faculty, or staff; innovation and excellence of the initiative; and the degree to which the initiative improves a university function.