From Illinois Tech Magazine: Toy Boys
Sam Unsicker (DSGN ’87) and Hiram Johnson (DSGN ’89) don’t go to work every morning. They go to play. “I play every day,” Unsicker says of his job as partner at Big Monster Toys in Chicago’s West Loop...
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Longtime Professor Jamshid Mohammadi Selected to Head Graduate College
Jamshid Mohammadi, a professor of civil and architectural engineering who has been with Illinois Institute of Technology for more than 40 years, was named as the new dean of the Graduate College and...
Miesian Rehab: Professor and Architect Dirk Denison to Renovate Bailey Hall
The Bailey Hall residential building at Illinois Institute of Technology, designed by legendary architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, will undergo a major renovation, Illinois Tech announced in June...
‘Sole’ of the City: Virgil Abloh, Nike Team Up to Showcase Chicago, Sustainability on Mies Campus
Students, faculty, and staff spending time on Illinois Institute of Technology’s Mies Campus this month will be treated to a new sight near S. R. Crown Hall’s south porch: an 8-by-12-foot box filled...
From Illinois Tech Magazine: Alexa, Challenge Me
From the time that Rohit Prasad (M.S. EE ’99)—now vice president and head scientist for Amazon Alexa—had his first serious talk with his father about the direction of his life, he had his eyes on the...
Illinois Tech Baseball’s Ted Howell Named Academic All-America
Illinois Tech has its first Google Cloud Academic All-America selection in the NCAA Division III era. Ted Howell, a third-year infielder on the Scarlet Hawks baseball team, was named second-team...
Two Illinois Tech Student-Athletes Earn Academic All-District Honors
Illinois Tech fourth-year track and field and cross country athlete Cole Dammeier has added another honor to one of the most decorated careers in the history of the Scarlet Hawks men’s track and field...
Class of 2019: Eight Students, Eight Unique Stories
At Illinois Tech, one of the most diverse college campuses in the United States, no two students are alike, and there’s perhaps no occasion where that is more apparent than Commencement day. Even as...
Illinois Tech Railroad Club Paves Way for Career Opportunities
Founded in 1948, the Illinois Tech Model Railroad Club built and operated a layout in the attic of Main Building until 2016. With support from faculty and administration, the Illinois Tech Railroad...
Six New Chairs Announced Within Four Illinois Tech Schools
On May 8 Illinois Tech Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Peter Kilpatrick announced the appointment of six new department chairs in four of the university’s eight colleges. “I am...