RARE WEATHER “PHENOMENON” TO HIT IIT CAMPUS
There may be no guarantee of ‘sun,’ but there will definitely be ‘fun’ in the forecast October 4-6, as the Illinois Institute of Technology hosts its Alumnifest weekend, as part of 2002 Homecoming festivities.
Headlining this years’ Alumnifest will be four of Chicago’s leading television weather forecasters, sharing the same forum on Saturday October 5 at 11:00am, for a lively exchange with IIT alums and guests, billed as “What you always wanted to know about the weather but were afraid to ask!” It’s a unique opportunity to see these daily TV competitors come together on the same stage to share anecdotes and enlighten the IIT audience.
The lunchtime roundtable runs from 11:00am-12:15pm at Hermann Union Building, 3241 S. Federal Street, will feature Tom Skilling and Paul Konrad from WGN-TV, Jerry Taft from WLS-TV and Harry Volkman from WFLD-TV. Retired WGN-TV weatherman and IIT graduate, Roger Triemstra, (ME ’52) will moderate.
A second Saturday roundtable session from 1:30pm-3:00pm, also at the Hermann Union Building, features a lively discussion of current planning and redevelopment issues facing Chicago. Is the city where it should be? Are we putting our heads together to plan best for our region's future? How do we intend to build on the legacy of the Burnham Plan?
Panelists scheduled to attend:
Dirk Lohan, Architect, Lohan Caprille Goetsch & IIT Trustee
Ed Uehler, Open Lands Program and Corlands & IIT architecture faculty
Tom Walker, (ARCH ‘77,) Commissioner, City of Chicago Dept. of Aviation
Alicia Mazur Berg, Commissioner, City of Chicago Dept. of Planning
Moderator: Ed Keegan, Architecture Critic
Founded in 1890, Illinois Institute of Technology is a Ph.D.-granting technological university awarding degrees in the sciences, mathematics and engineering, as well as architecture, psychology, design, business and law. IIT has developed an interprofessional, technology-focused curriculum that prepares its 6,200 students for leadership in an increasingly complex and culturally diverse global workplace.
About Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology, also known as Illinois Tech, is a private, technology-focused, research university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, architecture, business, design, human sciences, applied technology, and law. One of 16 institutions that comprise the Association of Independent Technological Universities (AITU), Illinois Tech offers exceptional preparation for professions that require technological sophistication, an innovative mindset, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
