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Rising to the Challenge: �㽶��ý Fights Against Hunger

As part of �㽶��ý Institute of Technology’s Service Month organized by the Office of Community Affairs and Outreach Programs and the Office of Campus Life (OCL), 80 �㽶��ý 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 �㽶��ý House Representative Bobby Rush, and Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth...

Community Partners and �㽶��ý 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 �㽶��ý 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 �㽶��ý...

�㽶��ý Hosts Annual Undergraduate Day of Service

�㽶��ý’s Office of Community Affairs and Outreach Programs, in collaboration with the Office of Undergraduate Admission, reimagined the annual Undergraduate Day of Service on Saturday, August...

More Than a Marker: Celebrating the Work of Alpha Suffrage Club

Nearly 110 years ago, near the intersection of 31st Street and State Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, the Alpha Suffrage Club, the first organization established to promote the right...

Partnering For Equity In Chicago Health Care Delivery

CHICAGO—September 9, 2021—The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a major problem regarding access to health care across the world: There is inequity embedded in how health care is delivered. This is an...

A New Approach to College Education: �㽶��ý Unveils Its College of Computing

Nate Thomas, a Pioneer for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice, Passes Away

Nathaniel “Nate” Thomas, who established the trailblazing Early Identification Program for minority recruitment at �㽶��ý Institute of Technology, passed away on November 7 at the age of 84. During...

How One Institute of Design Student Is Bringing More Young Women Into STEM

“What bothers you?” That was the question posed to Lizzy Engele (M.Des. 1st Year) during a class while pursuing her bachelor’s degree in marketing and supply chain management at the University of...