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ALUMNI VISIT SLK GROUP DURING BENGALURU GLOBAL GATHERING

Stuart School of Business alum Parth Amin ('85), founder and chair of SLK Group, gave Global Alumni Gathering participants a tour of SLK headquarters in Bengaluru, Nov. 2. Mr. Amin explained SLK's principles and growth and its commitment to environmental sustainability. Company sustainability initiatives included planting 6000 trees using the Miyawaki method, harvesting rainwater, composting waste food, installing rooftop solar panels, and banning plastic bottles, except for customers. After the tour, he and his wife Roshan hosted dinner at their home.

About the Office of International Affairs

Illinois Institute of Technology's Office of International Affairs (OIA) was established in 1995 to extend IIT's mission of teaching and research through global activities and alliances.

Vice President Darsh Wasan and his staff help coordinate and advance the university's wide-ranging international activities. OIA develops new international initiatives to facilitate the recruitment of a diverse student body, internationalize the curricula, expand distance learning, encourage study abroad, and foster international exchange and collaboration.

OIA also builds relationships with individuals and institutions, and works with the alumni office to expand IIT's international alumni network to link alumni with each other and build a global IIT community.