IIT - Inventing the Future

For an in-depth look at our Main Campus, academic programs, and student life, an open house is a great time to visit. To attend one in 2010, see the appropriate registration link below.

Winter 2010 Open House
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Event registration and further information

Financial Aid Day
Part II of this Saturday in February will be offered for current high school seniors, transfer students, and their families interested in enrollment for the Fall 2010 term. A special afternoon of sessions covering Financial Aid and Scholarship opportunities, FAFSA completion assistance, and more will be offered just for you.

Saturday, February 20, 2010
Event Registration and Further Information

(Attend just the Financial Aid Day or the Open House in the morning as well, but please register for each separately.)

It’s hard to believe that less than a year ago a team of us were driving through the streets of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The buildings were intact and the poverty, already devastating. It seems Nature is operating in a rather cruel way in order to give the poorest country in the Western hemisphere the attention it deserves. I still cannot wrap my mind around the gravity of the situation. It’s impossible to fathom the depletion of their already minimally available resources. People who are lucky to eat three meals a week, now have nothing. Children who thirsted after a drop of water, now have nothing. The nation of Haiti, which once had nothing, has been reduced to less than that.

Through the gloom and desolate situation, IIT students have risen above and beyond the call to action. As being part of EWB we immediately felt a strong connection and desire to help the victims in Haiti. We held a general body meeting last Tuesday that brought over 70 students. The meeting gathered members of the IIT community including students from various organizations and esteemed faculty in order to discuss points of action in providing immediate relief down there. Thus far, EWB-IIT has collected donations through our website, http://mypages.iit.edu/~haiti, and by collecting donations at our student center during meal times. We have collected over $3,000. Our upcoming events are; Kappa Phi Delta bake sale, Sigma Phi Epsilon soccer tournament and Strikeforce bowling tournament.

Our goal is to not only provide immediate relief, but to create projects to provide sustainable solutions in the areas in need of disaster relief in our various engineering as well as non-engineering departments. With the overwhelming response from the IIT community, I am confident we can help make a difference in Haiti.

-Dhara Shah, IIT President of Engineers Without Borders/Haiti Outreach

Here is a post from an Office of Undergraduate Admission Student Ambassador:

Zoom-zoom...! I feel as though the Roadrunner just blew by me and spun me around like a top – wowed and dizzy. Two weeks of class have just gone by, and it seems as though it was just the other day that I was bemoaning the end of Winter Break. The ability of new classes, exciting professors, and undiscovered information to make a new semester seem BETTER than the break you just had has never ceased to amaze me. My Java programming class is the bomb (and so is my prof), and Organic Chemistry II is exceeding my high expectations. I’ve already been elected vice-president of IIT’s chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. I’m taking Applied Clarinet at the VanderCook College of Music here on campus. And there’s more. Now do you know why two weeks have gone fast? ;-) And the cool thing is...I feel like every minute is being used to its maximum potential, even though I’m a bit frazzled. It’s gonna be a good semester...

Graham (1st year, Chemical Engineering)

Are you a high school student who is looking for a great way to spend your summer? Then I encourage you to learn more about the wonderful Summer Programs available at IIT.

Currently, we have a few different opportunities for high school students.

ARCHITECTURE: The "Experiment in Architecture" is a two-week, non-residential program, designed to introduce high school students to the profession of architecutre. This year it will be held from July 19 to July 30, 2010 from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Students will tour the city of Chicago, complete a series of design projects, and attend lectures by IIT faculty. This hands-on architecture experience has been a very popular program the past few years--make sure to register early!  For more information: http://www.iit.edu/arch/programs/summer_program.shtml.

PSYCHOLOGY: "Psychology in Everyday Life" is a one-week workshop that introduces high school students to the profession of psychology. Throughout the week IIT faculty will lead exciting lectures which will stimulate engaging student group discussion. Additionally, there will be field trips to experience life on IIT's campus as well as in the city of Chicago. This program will be held June 14-18, 2010 and June 21-25, 2010; there are a limited number of spaces available so don't wait on this exciting opportunity. For more information and for the program application, please visit: http://www.iit.edu/undergrad_admission/psychology_summer.htm.

Please visit our Summer Program webpage for future updates about additional programs being offered summer 2010 http://summer.iit.edu/.

The Office of Undergraduate Admission will be closed for the Martin Luther King Holiday on Monday, January 18. Normal office hours will resume on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Thank you for your understanding.