Undergraduate Bulletin - Illinois Institute of Technology

Campus Resources
International Center
Website: www.ic.iit.edu
The purpose of the International Center is to promote
international education and cultural exchange by (1) supporting
international students, faculty, staff, and students
studying abroad, (2) assisting in the compliance of immigration
and other related regulations, (3) providing study
abroad advising for students interested in studying in another
country, and (4) providing services and resources
to the IIT community. These services include: individual
and group orientations to the University and community;
assistance with document preparation for employment and
other related non-immigrant benefits; workshops for faculty,
staff, and students on issues affecting international
students and scholars; cross-cultural activities and programs
that promote intercultural perspectives and address
adjustment issues; study abroad advising for students interested
in studying in another country.
All international students, scholars, and faculty are required
to report to the International Center immediately
upon arrival.
Leadership Academy
Website: leadershipacademy.iit.edu
The Leadership Academy is an integral component of IIT’s
interprofessional approach to undergraduate education. Its
objectives are to create and implement an effective leadership
development curriculum for IIT undergraduate students,
to identify and support students with exceptional
leadership potential, and to evaluate leadership development
outcomes at individual and program levels. Currently,
the academy offers scholarships and mentors to the
scholarship recipients. It also offers the Sophomore Leadership
Retreat, a series of engaging leadership development
seminars, which any IIT full-time undergraduate student
can attend and earn points toward a certificate in leadership
studies.
Libraries
Website: library.iit.edu
IIT’s libraries include Paul V. Galvin Library; the Center
for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (Main Campus);
the Graham Resource Center (Main Campus); the
Louis W. Biegler Library (Rice Campus); the Downtown
Campus Library, serving the Chicago-Kent College of Law
and the Stuart School of Business; the Institute for Food
Safety and Health Library (Moffett Campus); and the IIT
Archives (Main Campus).
Paul V. Galvin Library
Website: library.iit.edu
As the University’s central library, Paul V. Galvin Library
combines cutting-edge information technology with traditional
library services. The library’s holdings include
more than 1.2 million volumes, including books, journals,
government publications, and microforms. Digital services
provide 24-hour internet access to more than 100 online
databases indexing millions of journal articles; approximately
40,000 full-text online journals; electronic course
reserves; and I-Share, a statewide resource sharing system
of 76 academic libraries. Galvin Library also provides
web-based delivery of a variety of materials, including
documents requested via interlibrary loan. The library’s
instruction program serves the IIT community by teaching
skills needed to locate, retrieve, and evaluate information.
Library instructors teach at all levels from introductory
to advanced and cover a broad range of all types of information
and retrieval techniques. Library workshops are
offered regularly throughout a semester or can be specifically
tailored for a course or program by library subject
specialists.
Phone number: 312.567.3616
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