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The Snow Cruiser at 75

Illinois Tech is connected to some of the world’s greatest inventions. The cell phone. Bar code technology. Magnetic recording. You’ve probably heard of them. What about the Snow Cruiser? Invented at Armour Institute of Technology’s Research Foundation, the research branch of Illinois Tech’s predecessor Armour Institute, in 1939, the Snow...

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Groundbreaking. Innovative. Meaningful.

In 2015 Illinois Tech Trustee Madhavan Nayar (M.S. IE ’68) and his wife, Teresa, on behalf of the Nayar Family Foundation, established a $1 million gift at the university to fund the Nayar Prize to encourage and challenge faculty, staff, and students to develop breakthrough, innovative projects that will, within...

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For information about the upcoming events listed below and other alumni activities, please visit alumni.iit.edu/events or contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@iit.edu or 312.567.5040. Illinois Tech Is Coming Your Way The Illinois Tech Alumni Association is a community of thought leaders, designers, engineers, scientists, architects, and so much...

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For information about upcoming Illinois Institute of Technology events and alumni activities, please visit alumni.iit.edu/events . If you are interested in planning a reunion event for your class or sorority, fraternity, or affinity group, contact alumni@iit.edu or 312.567.5000. Homecoming & Reunion Weekend and Alumni Awards Ceremony Friday, September 25 and...

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The Practice of Design

Moving from the corporate to the public and social sectors is the most recent step in the dynamic career of ID’s newly appointed dean, Denis Weil (M.Des. ’01). This self-proclaimed “millennial in a boomer body” brings design leadership expertise gained from positions at McDonald’s, IDEO, and Procter & Gamble. From the social sector, he brings the practice of collaborating with multiple stakeholders at Year Up, Sanergy, and Mercy Corps, and the belief that design is uniquely positioned to act as catalyst and facilitator for addressing the world’s big challenges.

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A Service Spirit

Utsav Pankaj Gandhi (CHE 2nd year) seems an old soul at 20. With his calm demeanor and constant smile, one could believe that he has discovered the secret to the well-lived life. Actually, Gandhi believes he has. For him it is the faith-based philosophy that he was born into in Mumbai, India, and which inspires him daily.

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Letter from the President

The challenges of mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic on a thriving urban campus are immense, and the Illinois Institute of Technology community has responded with a level of commitment and grace befitting a world-class university. On September 8 we welcomed students for the fall 2020 semester, nearly six months after the pandemic shifted our courses online.

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1950s Roy Grundy (IE ’52), Seattle, and his wife, Priscilla, met with United States Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Juan Pablo Vielma (CIS ’14) for lunch in the wardroom of the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier at Bremerton, Washington. Vielma also gave the couple a tour of the ship. Alfred...

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The Snow Cruiser at 75

Groundbreaking. Innovative. Meaningful.

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The Practice of Design

A Service Spirit

Letter from the President

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