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About
Illinois Institute of Technology, also known as Illinois Tech, is a private, technology-focused, research university offering graduate degrees in engineering, science, architecture, business, design, human sciences, applied technology, and law.
One of 22 institutions that comprise the Association of Independent Technological Universities (AITU), Illinois Tech offers exceptional preparation for professions that require technological sophistication, an innovative mindset, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Discover your future at http://admissions.iit.edu/graduate
Notable alumni include:
* Marty Cooper (BS 1950, MS 1957) led the team at Motorola that invented the world's first cellular telephone
* Charles Pierce (BS 1901) became the US's first African-American Chemical Engineer & Gloria Ray Karlmark (BS 1965) challenged separate but equal as a member of the Little Rock Nine
* Valdas Adamkus (BS 1961, hon Ph.D. 1999) was the first post-Soviet president of Lithuania; he also was one of the highest-ranking officials in the US EPA
* Rajeev Chandrasekhar (MS 1998) co-invented the original Pentium computer chip, created one of India's largest cell phone companies, currently leads a major venture capital firm, and has served in the Indian parliament
* Ethel Percy Andrus (ARSC 1918) founded AARP and was the first female high school principal in California
* Steingrimur Hermannsson (BS 1951) hosted the Reykjavik Summit as prime minister of Iceland; this occasion created much goodwill between Gorbachev and Reagan -- contributing to the end of the Cold War