Lewis Collens Presentations to Trustees, 1999-2010

Collection

Identifier: 024.10.06

Staff Only

Six ring binders of materials and one spiral bound document from IIT president Lewis Collens, including: 1) Trustee Institutional Planning Committee, December 9, 2005: Agenda and support material 2) Collens Powerpoint presentations, 1999 and earlier: CD-ROM disc and print-offs 3) Collens Powerpoint presentations, 2000: print-offs only 4) "2010 Plan" documents, ca. 2006 5) "2010 Planning Mission & Vision" 6) "2010 Planning" 7) "2010 Plan Progress Meeting, January 19, 2006: Agenda and support material (spiral bound)

Dates

Creation: 1999-2010

Creator

Collens, Lewis M. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Available for Research

Collection Size

7 Item

Additional Description

Biographical Note

Lewis (Lew) Collens was president of Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago) from 1990 - 2007. From 1974 - 1990, Collens was dean of Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he also taught corporate and securities law. During his time as president, the university underwent a transformation at various levels: significant research centers and institutes were created, Main Campus historic structures were physically restored and new structures were added, student quality and enrollment dramatically improved, and the university endowment increased from $50 million to $300 million. Collens championed the Interprofessional Projects program, an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to addressing real-world problems through a curriculum emphasizing student teamwork and leadership. Several new academic programs were also developed during Collens's tenure as well as University Technology Park At IIT, a facility that provides faculty expertise, office space, and state-of-the-art laboratories to both start-up and established companies. In recognition of the president's contributions to the university, the IIT Chicago Public Schools Scholarship was renamed the Collens Scholarship.