Nominations Open for 2021 Alumni Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Board of Trustees Alumni...
Personal Reflections
November 4, 2020 Leon Lederman Tribute and 2020 Alumni Awards Halloween Spooktacular Music...
31 Semi Finalists in the 2021 National Merit® Scholarship Program
Aurora, IL, September 9, 2020 – The National Merit® Scholarship Program recently named 31 semifinalists from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) in its 2021 com...
Personal Reflections
October 6, 2020 Dear IMSA Community, Last week, I presented a webinar via Zoom for principals and school leaders in Puerto Rico, sponsored by the Puerto Rico Education Foundation, regarding leading schools in the era of...
IMSA Article Published to Cover of Acta Crystallographica
September 30, 2020 One of the twelve (12) papers that a group of four hard-working IMSA students wrote, submitted, and published about their X-ray diffraction work has made the cover of Acta...
IMSA Announces the Retirement of Dr. José M. Torres at End of Academic Year
Aurora, IL – After a long career in public education,...
Personal Reflections
September 9, 2020 Dear IMSA Community, After six years at IMSA as President, I will be retiring from full-time employment at the end of this academic year to pursue personal...
Contracts / Agreements
Please be reminded that all Contracts and Agreements, regardless of dollar value, must be sent to Procurement for review prior to...
Shipping Supplies to an Employee’s Home
In light of our current work environment and with limited access to the IMSA campus and buildings, IMSA recognizes that a need may arise whereby an employee will need to have supplies, necessary to perform their work functions, shipped to...
New Food Service Provider
In January, 2020 IMSA began the formal solicitation process of selecting a new food service...
Personal Reflections
August 19, 2020 Dear IMSA Community, It’s hard to believe that we kicked off the new Academic Year 2020-2021 with Convocation on Monday, August 17,...
Personal Reflections
August 10, 2020 Welcome to the 2020-2021 Academic...
IMSA Releases Fall 2020 Distance Learning Plan
IMSA President José...
Personal Reflections
July 14, 2020 Dear IMSA Community, Over the past few months, I have written and sent out a host of communications on various topics, including fall plans and student fees, budget reductions, the status of SIR, @blackatisma and updates on...
3-part webinar series, “Parents as Partners”
IMSA is excited to announce a new, 3-part webinar series called, “Parents as Partners” The goal of Parents as Partners is to facilitate an open dialog about our experiences with the virtual classroom and to provide advice and...
IMSA Students Named Winners in COVID Health Equity Challenge
AURORA – In a collaboration with Rush Medical University and MATTER, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) held the COVID in our Communities Health Equity Design Challenge to address the current and anticipated challenges...
Personal Reflections
June 2, 2020 Dear IMSA Community, I’m mad as hell and can’t take it any...
Personal Reflections
May 26, 2020 Dear IMSA Community, This is my first Personal Reflection since March 12, 2020 when I wrote we were about to go on spring...
Congratulations to the Class of 2020
Congratulations to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy graduating Class of...
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Students Earn National Awards For Community Service Impact
United Nations Association of the USA Recognizes Youth Leaders Delivering Progress Toward The UN Sustainable Development Goals Aurora, IL, – May, 21, 2020 – Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy is delighted to announce 46 stu...
2019 ACTR National Russian Essay Contest
In November 2019, 46 IMSA Russian 2 and 3 students participated in the 38th Annual National Russian Essay Contest, sponsored by the American Council of Teachers of...
IMSA Internship Advances DUNE Project
April 22, 2020 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) interns at Argonne National Laboratory contribute to the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) project and advance in key STEM...
High School Makerspace Whiz Spearheads Supply of 3-D PPE for Chicagoland Hospitals
Aurora, IL – April 10, 2020 After a Facebook call for help from a north side Chicago hospital in dire need of face shields to help protect patient caregivers from the highly contagious coronavirus, Levi Raskin, a senior at the I...
2020 Board of Trustees Alumni Award Recipients Announced
The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) is pleased to announce three recipients of the 2020 Board of Trustees Alumni Awards who are leaders and innovators in medicine, economics and...
Personal Reflections
March 12, 2020 Dear IMSA Family, I have yearned to write and send you this Personal Reflection after my last one, which was early in...
What’s on the Purchasing Horizon?
Tennis Court Rehabilitation Procurement, in conjunction with Facilities, just completed a solicitation to rehabilitate our tennis...
Purchasing Costs and Their Impact. Do They Matter?
Purchasing Costs and Their...
35 Finalists in the 2020 National Merit® Scholarship Program
Aurora, IL, February 13, 2020 – All 35 of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) students who were semifinalists in The National Merit® Scholarship Program have been named Finalists in the 2020 com...
Alejandro Carrillo named a 2019 National Russian Scholar Laureate
2019 ACTR National Russian Scholar Laureate IMSA Junior Alejandro Carrillo was named a 2019 National Russian Scholar Laureate by the American Council of Teachers of...
Personal Reflections
January 25, 2020 Dear IMSA Family, Welcome to a new...
