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Chicago-Kent College of Law students completed more than 600 hours of community service during the 2023 Public Service Day. The event takes place as a part of 1L orientation and is hosted by Chicago...

A Start in STEM: Elevate College Prep Utilizes Programming to Engage Young Learners

Stemming off of Illinois Institute of Technology’s Elevate program, the university has launched its one-of-a-kind Elevate College Prep, a pre-college and college prep program aimed at providing middle...

Local Students Converge on ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ for Aviation-Themed Family Fun Day

The group of Illinois Institute of Technology professors knew that they’d need props. If they were to have any hope of keeping the attention of dozens of K-12 students, most of them from the...

A ‘Billion Dollar’ Purpose: ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ Announces $1 Billion Campaign to Fuel Chicago’s Tech Rise

Illinois Institute of Technology announced, on September 27, 2022, a historic $1 billion fundraising campaign to further ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳’s founding mission to uplift people from all backgrounds with a...

Community Listening Tours Seek to Gather Feedback and New Ideas

As part of his efforts to listen and lead based on the collective wisdom of the greater community, ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ President Raj Echambadi held three listening tour sessions with members of the greater...

Budburst Garden Aims to Plant New Community Roots

Davey Friday knows every intersection in the historic Chicago neighborhood of Bronzeville like the back of his hand. But for the longtime resident and a fourth-year master’s degree student in the...

Rising to the Challenge: ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ Fights Against Hunger

As part of Illinois Institute of Technology’s Service Month organized by the Office of Community Affairs and Outreach Programs and the Office of Campus Life (OCL), 80 ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ students, faculty...

Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area on the Cusp of Receiving Federal Recognition

The Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act bills were filed in Congress earlier this year by Illinois House Representative Bobby Rush, and Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth...

Community Partners and ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ Team Up to Address Food Insecurity and Access to Vaccines During Pandemic

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, neighbors across the nation banded together to help each other, and ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ was proud to partner with neighborhood organizations throughout Bronzeville. When...

New IPRO Labs Bring Students and Community Together to Create Innovative Solutions

With so many daily operations tasks to sustain a community organization or small business it can be tough to find the time to research and innovate new ideas. Thanks to new partnerships with Illinois...