BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:On October 26 each year\, the Colleges celebrates \;Gies Gi ving Day \;as a way to commemorate the many exciting ways that the nam ing gift from Larry and Beth Gies has transformed the College’s culture\, magnified our sense of pride\, and impacted the College’s trajectory.  \;\nMore than a day of celebration\, Gies Giving Day is also a day to hono r the gift by encouraging students\, faculty\, staff\, and alumni to think about how they\, too\, can give back. Giving represents our collective co mmitment to educating purposeful leaders who make the world a better place . \;\nThis year\, we're offering several opportunities to get involved and contribute. Whether online or in-person\, we hope you'll join us in g iving back in any way you can this Gies Giving Day! \;\nGies \;Giv ing Day Food Drive \;– Join us in BIF Commons on \;October 26 from 1-4 pm \;as we collect non-perishable food items or monetary donation s benefiting the Eastern Illinois Foodbank.  \;\nGies \;College of Business Emergency Scholarships \;– We continue to raise funds for&nb sp\;the \;Gies \;College of Business Emergency Scholarship Fund\,& nbsp\;which helps students in financial crisis continue their education un interrupted. Our students remain the heart of what we do every day. Join u s in helping our students in need. \;Give Today.\n\n\n\n*We look forwa rd to returning to campus this fall and offering alumni and guests the saf est in-person experience possible. Please visit \;https://covid19.illi nois.edu/on-campus/visitors/ \;for the most current information regard ing campus visits. At this time\, all university students\, faculty\, staf f\, and visitors must wear a face covering in university spaces indoors\, regardless of vaccination status. A face covering does not have to be worn when eating or drinking. Current face covering guidelines can be found at  \;https://covid19.illinois.edu/health-and-support/face-coverings/. We will continue to provide updates as event dates approach. \;\n DTEND:20211026T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260306T031246Z DTSTART:20211026T133000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Gies Giving Day UID:RFCALITEM639083419662188842 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

On October 26 each year\, the Colleges cele brates \;Gies Giving Day \;as a way to commemorate the many exciting ways that the naming gift from Larry and Beth Gies has transforme d the College’s culture\, magnified our sense of pride\, and impacted the College’s trajectory. \;

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More than a day of celebration\, Gies Giving Day is also a day to honor the gift by encouraging students\, facu lty\, staff\, and alumni to think about how they\, too\, can give back. Gi ving represents our collective commitment to educating purposeful leaders who make the world a better place. \;

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This year\, we're offeri ng several opportunities to get involved and contribute. Whether online or in-person\, we hope you'll join us in giving back in any way you can this Gies Giving Day! \;

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Gies \;Giving Day Food Drive< /strong> \;– Join us in BIF Commons on \;October 26 from 1 -4 pm \;as we collect non-perishable food items or monetary d onations benefiting the Eastern Illinois Foodbank.  \;

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Gies \;College of Business Emergency Scholarships \;– We continue to raise funds for \;the \;Gies \;College of Busines s Emergency Scholarship Fund\, \;which helps students in financial cri sis continue their education uninterrupted. Our students remain the heart of what we do every day. Join us in helping our students in need. \;Give Today.

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*We look forward to returning to campus this fall and offering alumni and guests the safest in-person experience p ossible. Please visit \;https://covid19.illinois.edu/on-campus/visitors/ \;fo r the most current information regarding campus visits. At this time\, all university students\, faculty\, staff\, and visitors must wear a face cov ering in university spaces indoors\, regardless of vaccination status. A f ace covering does not have to be worn when eating or drinking. Current fac e covering guidelines can be found at \;https://covid19.illinois.edu/h ealth-and-support/face-coverings/. We will continue to provide updates as event dates approach. \;

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