Kaplan Institute Grand Opening
The Illinois Tech community and the City of Chicago came together on Mies Campus to celebrate the grand opening of the long-awaited Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship on October 25, 2018. “Pepper,” a semi-humanoid robot, was in the crowd, as well as former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who, along with namesake benefactors Ed Kaplan (ME ’65) and his wife, Carol, and other dignitaries helped to cut the ceremonial ribbon opening the institute.