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Note from the Dean

The face of the campus is transformed and the Institute of Psychology is better than ever. The successes in the recent past are due to great strides by our excellent faculty, our board and also our students, who should be acknowledged for their hard work. If you haven't seen IIT and the Institute of Psychology lately, now is a great time. The changes in the neighborhood and on campus have been tremendous, from new buildings on campus to national rankings of two of our three graduate programs.

The changes were catalyzed in the early 90s, when the National Commission on IIT was created. This focused our attention on building the future. It brought in Helmut Jahn, architect and designer of our new hi-tech State Street Village dorms. It spurred the development of plans to renovate our McCormick Student Village housing. It brought in Rem Koolhaus, internationally acclaimed architect and designer of IIT's new McCormick Tribune Campus Center. The campus center links the two halves of campus, the academic with the residential, and surrounds and quiets the elevated "El" train under the center.

And Psychology? We became a full fledged Institute, showcasing our research and teaching strengths in clinical, rehabilitational and industrial/organizational disciplines. Our rehab and I/O programs in particular have received special attention and deservedly so: they both rank within the top 13 best programs in the nation according to US News and World Report magazine and Princeton Review. We're proud to say that our class sizes have remained small and professors still give an immense amount of personal time to their students.

We're proud of the progress we've made, and are eager to continue the trend. The thriving consulting center supports students with professional level experience. Last year we tested more than 3,000 children for the Chicago Public School gifted programs. We have several new faculty whose work is at the forefront on psychological research. We will continue the upward trend and look for ways to better teach our students, better serve our business clients and better connect with the community. If you are interested in being involved in the future, as a student or a mentor, a business or personal services seeker, an alum or a friend, be in touch.

--M. Ellen Mitchell, Ph.D.; Dean - Institute of Psychology