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Whether you graduated this year and are beginning your professional career, or you graduated 50 years ago and are enjoying your retirement or a new career, being a graduate of Illinois Tech means that you can count yourself amongst an impressive group of over 80,000 alumni who are uniquely prepared to make important impacts on society.
Together with the Illinois Tech Alumni Association, our dedicated staff and alumni volunteers provide our Hawk community with a variety of meaningful ways to connect to each other, to current students and to faculty. This connectivity will bring you support and resources you’ll need along your journey as you tackle new adventures. At the same time, we hope you will not only engage with Illinois Tech in ways that will fulfill your goals, but will also help advance Illinois Tech’s mission.
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Alumni Directory Transitions to New Platform: Illinois Tech Connect
is a unique way for the entire Illinois Tech community to engage, communicate, and connect! The platform features online networking, community groups, and participation opportunities including mentorship, regional programming, career services engagement, events, and much more. Questions? Contact Director of Constituent Engagement Ashley Agron at aagron@iit.edu.
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Elisabeth Hieber has already made an impact in improving the lives of transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people.
Elisabeth Hieber (LAW ’19)
Jim Grudzinski achieved both of his graduate degrees on a part-time basis via distance learning, video recordings, and evening coursework.
Jim Grudzinski (M.S. MAE ’96, Ph.D. MAE ’12)
After emigrating to the United States, Kabre ran her own business before pursuing a Ph.D. in applied mathematics and a career in academia.
Julienne Kabre (Ph.D. APPLIED MATHEMATICS ’17)
Now a full-time lecturer on game development, alumnus Michael DeAnda is teaching the next generation of game designers to consider inclusivity and the cultural stories their games can tell.
Michael DeAnda (THUM ’19)
There were reasons for Oscar Cazelez to give up. He never did, and then graduated from Illinois Tech with two degrees and a path toward success.
Oscar Cazalez (BA/M.S. FIN ’18)If you’re looking for something that’s not on these pages, we’re here to help. Email Constituent Engagement at alumni@illinoistech.edu or call us at 312.567.5000.
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Illinois Tech welcomed first-year students to Mies Campus on August 12, 2024. Throughout the week, the new students took part in events across campus to get acclimated to their new home, to meet their...
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Jason J. Czarnezki Appointed Dean of µç³µÎÞÂë-Kent College of Law
Jason J. Czarnezki has been appointed as the next dean of µç³µÎÞÂë-Kent College of Law at Illinois Tech, effective June 1, 2025. Czarnezki joins Illinois Tech from Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub...