Parents & Families

Parents and families play a huge role in the success of their students at Illinois Tech. Your student relies on you for encouragement, advice, help with applications, bills—and, well, you raised them, so we don’t have to tell you!

 

Chelsea’s Top 10 Things to do in your first semester as a First-Year Student!

Being a first-year student is such an exciting time, especially here at Illinois Tech and one of the greatest cities in America: Chicago! There are so many things to do, things to try, and people to meet. To help you …

By Chelsea Nguyen
Chelsea Nguyen First Year Mentor
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Being a First Year Student in the FYE (First-Year Experience) Program!

I had a great experience with the First-Year Experience program. Nicholas Goymerac was my First-Year Mentor. The events during Welcome Week in August 2021 were the most memorable. With the Amazing Race Around Chicago and the Undergraduate Day of Service …

By Jason Zhou
Jason Zhou Peer Career Coach
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Fellowship Finder

The Illinois Database of Grants and Fellowships for Graduate Students

The Illinois Database of Grants and Fellowships for Graduate Students …

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Edge Award Policy and Procedure

When students participate in an Elevate experience, the Edge Award is a financial resource used to help pay for experience-related …

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Featured Classes

VanderCook: Spring Enrollment

Every year, IIT students enroll for music courses at VanderCook. These students participate in classes, play in ensembles, and take…
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Introduction To The Profession (ITP)

Introduction to the Profession (ITP) is a course that every Illinois Tech student takes during their first semester. Each academic…
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Inter-Professional Projects Program (IPRO)

Interprofessional Projects (IPROs) at Illinois Tech provide real-world project experience for students. All undergraduate students must complete two IPRO courses,…
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Pre-College Summer Programs

The mission of Elevate College Prep is to provide opportunities for intellectually curious middle school and high school students to…
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SCI 497: UG Elevate Experience

Taught by Segre, Carlo
The focus of this course is for students interested in x-ray studies of battery and fuel cell materials. The plan…
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Salesforce Foundations: Applied Admin (BUS 495-02/595-04)

Taught by Camp4 Team
An immersive and hands-on course created to introduce you to how digital transformation initiatives are designed and delivered →  …
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