IIT Graduate Enrollment Blog

Facts about Fall 2009 Students

IIT's fall 2009 enrollment numbers are in, and the university is happy to welcome and welcome back many talented students.

 

IIT's student population grew by 98 students this year.  The 2009-10 academic year kicks off with 7,707 students enrolled at the university at either the undergraduate or graduate level.  There are 3,242 graduate students in the Armour College of Engineering, College of Science and Letters, College of Architecture, Institute of Psychology, Institute of Design, and Center for Professional Development.

 

The IIT Stuart School of Business welcomes 684 students, up 31 students from last year's attendance.

This year, 73% of IIT's new full-time graduate students in the Graduate College are international, representing 42 countries.

 

Everything you ever wanted to know...

...about graduate programs, admission requirements and more for Illinois Institute of Technology is in one book.

The 2008-2010 Graduate Bulletin, which includes a list of required courses for most graduate degree programs and course descriptions, can be found online at http://www.iit.edu/graduate_college/bulletin/  

The book is divided by department so you can look for your academic area of interest.  Here are links to some of our larger departments:

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Stuart School of Business

Join IIT at Graduate Open House events in June

Come visit IIT at one of our upcoming Graduate Open House events in June to learn about graduate degree and graduate certificate options. For your convenience, we are hosting events at two of our campuses: Main Campus in Chicago and Rice Campus in Wheaton.

Graduate Open House
IIT Main Campus
Monday, June 22, 2009
4:30-6:30pm
Perlstein Hall Lobby and Auditorium
10 W 33rd Street Chicago, IL 60616

Graduate Open House
IIT Rice Campus
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
5:00-7:00pm
Atrium
201 East Loop Road Wheaton, IL 60189

While at an Open House, you can:
• Learn about academic offerings
• Speak with graduate admission representatives
• Discuss funding options with financial aid advisors
• Tour the campus facilities

Free parking is available for either event.

You can find directions to Main Campus here (http://www.iit.edu/about/directions_main.html) and directions to Rice Campus here (http://www.iit.edu/rice/about/directions.shtml).

Please RSVP on our Graduate Admission homepage (www.iit.edu/graduate_admission/) or at the following link: http://iit-grad.gotoextinguisher.com/survey/index.php?id=143.

For more information, contact Lesley Rivetto at 312.567.3832 or lrivetto@iit.edu.

Meet an IIT Alum: Venkataraghavan Santhanam, Senior Consultant, EDL Consulting, Inc

Nickname: Venkat

Hometown: Chennai, India

IIT Education:
Master of Science in Computer Science, 2006

Q: What is it like to be a student at IIT?
IIT student life is great. There is always a lot to look forward to in a semester. Course work curriculum is great and you can really have a life along with your education. I have known many universities which just drain all of your time in education and not having a life whatsoever. This is a wonderful place to get an education and a career.

Q: What activities were you involved in on campus?
IIT offers a wide range of activities on campus.  I was an active member of the Graduate Student Association (GSA) and played a key role in organizing a big event in a park surrounded by the graduate building during spring 2005.

Q: What were your favorite courses?
CS 429, CS 529, CS 422, CS 522 are still my favorite courses. They provide an excellent foundation to the courses on Information Retrieval and Data Mining. Prof. Nazli Goharian and Prof. Ophir Frieder handled the class brilliantly and the subject matter this course taught me will stay with me forever.

 

Q: What have you done since graduation?
I have become a consultant in the IT industry since graduation. I continued my full-time work that I picked during my CPT days and the company offered me a full-time position. The CPT laid a solid background and experience for me to continue with my job after graduation.

Tuition Rates 2009-2010 Posted

Tuition figures for the next school year (beginning Fall 2009) are set.  Here's the breakdown:

For graduate students at Illionois Institute of Technology Armour College of Engineering, Center for Professional Development, College of Science and Letters, and Institute of Psychology : Tuition is $888 per credit hour. The estimated annual cost of attendance for full-time students (based on enrollment of nine credit hours per semester for two semesters) follows.

Tuition	$15,984
Room and Board	$11,933
Health Insurance*	$850
Books/Supplies/Personal	$802
CTA U-Pass	$92
Activity Fee	$70
Orientation Fee	$50
Total	$29,781

 

For more information, please see http://www.iit.edu/graduate_admission/finances/tuition.shtml  For information about methods of payment or payment plans, please visit the Bursar’s Office website at http://www.enrollment.iit.edu/bursar/.

 

For graduate students at IIT Stuart School of Business: Tuition is $1,350 per credit hour. The estimated annual cost of attendance for full-time students (based on enrollment of nine credit hours per semester for two semesters) follows.

Tuition	$24,300
Room and Board	$11,933
Health Insurance*	$850
Books/Supplies/Personal	$802
CTA U-Pass	$92
Activity Fee	$60
Orientation Fee	$50
Total	$38,087

For more information, please see http://www.stuart.iit.edu/admissions/graduate/tuition.shtml.  For information about methods of payment or payment plans, please visit the Bursar’s Office website at http://www.enrollment.iit.edu/bursar/.

Join IIT at the Graduate Open House/One Stop Registration and Orientation Event

Whether you are just starting your search for graduate schools, have decided to apply to IIT or have been admitted to IIT as a part-time student for the Spring 2009 term, you are welcome to attend the joint Open House/One Stop Registration and Orientation Event next week.

Here is the event information:

Tuesday, January 13
4:30-6:30pm
McCormick Tribune Campus Center, Ballroom
3201 S. State Street, Chicago

You can read more about this event on our website or register here.

During the evening, you can

• Meet with faculty advisors to learn about Ph.D., Master of Science, Professional Master's, certificate and non-degree options
• Speak with graduate admission representatives about application and admission procedures
• Discuss funding options with financial aid advisors
• Tour IIT's historic Main Campus

Admitted part-time students may also:

• Register for classes after meeting with an academic advisor
• Purchase textbooks and parking permits
• Obtain your Hawkcard (your all-purpose university ID)

If you have any questions, please contact Lesley Rivetto at lrivetto@iit.edu or 312.567.3832.

Meet an IIT Professor: Norman Lederman, Chair and Professor of Math and Science Education (MSED)

NEWS FLASH:

Professor Norman Lederman To Receive Honorary Doctorate from Stockholm University

For his essential contributions to science education, Dr. Norman Lederman will receive an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Science at Stockholm University on September 26, 2008, in a ceremony at Stockholm City Hall.  Stockholm University is one of Sweden's largest and most prestigious, with a focus on research in humanities, law, and natural and social sciences.  It has 40,000 students on four campuses.

"This is a wonderful award and attests to Dr. Lederman's leadership in his field globally," said Buck McMorris, former Dean of the College of Science and Letters.  "Not only is Stockholm University well regarded internationally, but it also is so rare for a science educator to receive this type of award.  Dr. Lederman is a tireless, passionate researcher, teacher, innovator and advocate who has helped teachers and students all over the world.  We are extremely proud of him."

Lederman came to IIT in 2001 to establish the MSED.  Since then, it has become a force locally, nationally and internationally for discipline-based mathematics and science education, with an emphasis on how scientific inquiry/direct instruction can improve learning.  The department has more graduate students and more per capita research funding of any IIT department and is active in research with partners globally.  This fall, the Perspectives Charter Schools/IIT Math and Science Academy for grades 6-12 will open with MSED as the math and science partner.

Dr. Lederman has taught a full range of graduate (Masters and Doctoral) courses in secondary science education and supervised teaching interns.  He received his Ph.D. in Science Education from Syracuse University (1983); M.S. in Secondary Education from Bradley University (1977); M.S. in Biology from New York University (1973); B.S. in Biology from Bradley University (1971).

Before arriving at his present position, he was Professor of Science and Mathematics Education at Oregon State University since 1985, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, SUNY/Albany (1984-85) and Assistant Professor of Science Teaching, Syracuse University (1983-84).  Dr. Lederman taught high school biology at Eureka (IL) High School (1974-79) as well as college-level biology at Onondaga Community College (1979-82) and Illinois Central College (1976-79).

Dr. Lederman is internationally known for his research and scholarship on the development of students' and teachers' conceptions of nature of science and scientific inquiry.  He has also studied preservice and inservice teachers' knowledge structures of subject matter and pedagogy, pedagogical content knowledge, and teachers' concerns and beliefs.  Dr. Lederman has been author or editor of 10 books, including an elementary science teaching methods textbook.  He is editor of the recently published Handbook for Research on Science Education.  He has written 15 book chapters and published more than 200 articles in professional refereed journals.  In addition, Dr. Lederman has made more than 500 presentations at professional conferences and meetings around the world.

Congratulations, Dr. Lederman!

Meet an IIT Professor: Warren Schmaus, Professor of Philosophy, Co-Director of Graduate Studies, Lewis Department of Humanities

Warren Schmaus is a professor of philosophy and has been working at IIT for 28 years.  This fall he takes on a new role as co-director of graduate studies for the Lewis Department of Humanities.  Here's Q&A with the professor:

Q: What research are you currently working on?

A: I'm studying how science works as a social endeavor.  I'm working on one paper that deals with how a scientist's social and professional relationships with other scientists -- especially in the case of women scientists -- shape opportunities for making contributions to the growth of knowledge.  On the more historical side, I've been working on two papers dealing with debates in 19th century France that are still relevant today: how to balance scientists' need for intellectual freedom -- including freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, freedom of publication -- against the need for social norms governing the research profession.  I'm looking at the sociologist Emile Durkheim and the philosopher Charles Renouvier.

Q: Tell us your impressions of the IIT student body.

A: I'm impressed with the changes I've seen over my many years at IIT.  The students today are very bright.  I'm now able to assign them much more ambitious projects than I would ever have dreamed of.

Q: Tell us about your typical day on campus.

A: A typical day starts with my two morning classes.  This fall semester it is Humanities 104: The Age of Darwin, and Philosophy 302: Origins of Modern Philosophy.  Then in the afternoon I answer emails, grade quizzes, prepare assignments for my classes, meet with students, and possibly attend meetings. On Friday afternoons every other week, I run the Humanities Department Colloquium.  This is an opportunity for members of our department to learn about each others' research in progress and offer critical suggestions and also to learn about the work of scholars at other universities.  Here is this fall's schedule:  http://www.iit.edu/~schmaus/colloquium/index.html

Q: Do you have any advice for prospective students to IIT?

A: I would advise them to think very seriously about the social context in which they will be receiving their education.  IIT's urban location provides incomparable opportunities to enrich one's learning and experience that a student could not possibly enjoy at one of the many schools located in small college towns in rural areas.  I'm not talking only about Chicago's many theaters, concert halls, clubs, museums, libraries, zoos, botanical gardens, and so on.  Architects and engineers will be surrounded by the products of their profession.  Students in the humanities and social sciences will meet people from all walks of life.  Chicago is a great college town: one of the best.

Meet an IIT Student: Rohan Kulkarni, Master of Computer Science Candidate

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Prior Education: Bachelor of Science(Computer Engineering) Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune, India

Q&A (Question and Answer) with Rohan:

Q: What is it like to be a student in the College of Science and Letters?

A: The College of Science and Letters has very good professors and some really good courses like Data Mining, Information Retrieval, [and] Operating Systems Design and Implementation...  If you have difficulties, go and talk to the professors directly.  They are always there to help you out.  Keep your goals clear and figure out in which field you [would] like to move on in your future.

Q: What is it like to live in Chicago?

A: Chicago is one of the best places where I have lived so far.  [There are] many things to explore out here: the tallest building in [the] U.S. - Sears Tower, Navy Pier, boat cruises, Shedd aquarium [and] the beaches.  The weather is awesome in summer but in winter it may go as low as 5-10 degrees F.  So... be ready with your snow shoes and coats.  There is a street called Devon where you get all [your] grocer[ies], especially Indian stuff.  In summer, there are a lot of free events and concerts happening all over the city, so lots to do in summer.  In winter, you can enjoy the snow!!

Q: What activities are you involved in on campus?

A: On campus I am on the board of [the] Graduate Students Association (the website... still [needs] to be updated).  I attended the English Partner Program, which helps individuals to exchange information about their own culture and get to know about other cultures too.

Q: What are your current career plans?

A: To become a Business Consultant, where I get to interact with different clients and act as a link between them and the employees of [the] organization.  It's a very challenging job but I love challenges!

Visit the Graduate Open House on Wednesday!

Unlimiited Potential! To learn more about graduate degrees that offer endless possibilities, don't miss our upcoming Graduate Open House. While there, you can:

• Meet with faculty advisors and learn about Master's, Professional Master's and PhD offerings as well as non-degree and graduate certificate options
• Speak with graduate admission advisors
• Learn about funding options with financial aid advisors
• Tour IIT's historic Main Campus

Representatives from the Career Management Center and more will also be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

Join us:

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC) Ballroom
3201 South State Street, Chicago

Free parking is available in the D1 lot on the southeast corner of 33rd and State Streets.

For more information, contact Lesley Rivetto at rsvp.grad@iit.edu or 312.567.3832.

Register for this event today!