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:Homecoming \;is an important part of the storied history of the University of Illinois. The first homecoming was at Illinois. As we b egin to emerge from the pandemic\, this time to celebrate tradition is par ticularly precious. We hope you will take time this year to join us in bot h celebrating Homecoming and renewing those lifelong connections you made with the College. \;\nWe have a variety of events listed below that we hope you can join\, highlighted by our signature event\, the \;Gies H omecoming Business Bash \;at 4 pm on Friday\, hosted by the Gies Busin ess Alumni Association\, that brings together alumni\, faculty\, and staff . We can’t wait to see you again. Go Illini!\nWednesday\, October 6\, 2021 \nSecond Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration\n3-7 pm CT | Sixth Str eet Lawn \;\nJoin \;Access and Multicultural Engagement \;in t he Gies Undergraduate Affairs Office for their Second Annual Hispanic Heri tage Month Celebration on the patio of the new Siebel Center for Design bu ilding and on the Sixth Street Lawn. Enjoy Latin Dance workshops\, Latin J azz Music\, extended hours at the Krannert Art Museum\, and delicious food from local Hispanic-owned food truck vendors! Join us for a wonderful cel ebration of our Hispanic and Latinx community!\nFriday\, October 8\, 2021& nbsp\;\nIllinois Business Consulting 25th Anniversary Reception \;\n2: 30-4 pm CT | Business Instructional Facility \;\nCelebrate 25 years of Illinois Business Consulting! The program will include a short celebratio n of the history of IBC and an overview of the future of this vital progra m in Gies College of Business. Attendees will have plenty of time for netw orking – to meet with old teammates and friends and get to know current st udents and faculty in the program. \;\nREGISTER\nGies Homecoming Busin ess Bash \;\n4-6 pm CT | Tent between Business Instructional Facility &\; Siebel Center for Design\nCelebrate Homecoming with Gies College of Business and Gies Business Alumni Association at the Homecoming Business Bash! Please join us in the tent between BIF and the Siebel Center for Des ign along Sixth Street for a chance to connect with fellow alumni\, GBAA m embers\, and Gies faculty and staff. Go Illini! Go Gies! \;\nREGISTER\ nThe Hoeft Technology &\; Management Program 25th Anniversary Reception  \;\n7-8:30 pm CT | I Hotel and Conference Center\nJoin us during Home coming 2021 for a special reception to celebrate the 25th anniversary of T he Hoeft Technology &\; Management Program. Throughout its history\, th is program has brought together students from Gies College of Business and The Grainger College of Engineering to learn and work together. We hope y ou can join us to connect with current students\, fellow alumni\, and Coll ege representatives. \;\nREGISTER\n\nWe look forward to returning to c ampus this fall and offering alumni and guests the safest in-person experi ence possible. Please visit \;covid19.illinois.edu/on-campus/visitors& nbsp\;for the most current information regarding campus visits. At this ti me\, all university students\, faculty\, staff\, and visitors must wear a face covering in university spaces indoors\, regardless of vaccination sta tus. A face covering does not have to be worn when eating or drinking. Cur rent face covering guidelines can be found at \;covid19.illinois.edu/h ealth-and-support/face-coverings. We will continue to provide updates as e vent dates approach. \;\nIf you will need disability-related accommoda tions to participate in this event\, please contact Gies Business Office o f Advancement at \;BusinessAlumni@illinois.edu \;or 217-244-6669. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet yo ur access needs. DTEND:20211009T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260313T171117Z DTSTART:20211008T130000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Gies Homecoming Celebration UID:RFCALITEM639090006773172293 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Homecoming \;is an important part of the storied h istory of the University of Illinois. The first homecoming was at Illinois . As we begin to emerge from the pandemic\, this time to celebrate traditi on is particularly precious. We hope you will take time this year to join us in both celebrating Homecoming and renewing those lifelong connections you made with the College. \;

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We have a variety of events list ed below that we hope you can join\, highlighted by our signature event\, the \;Gies Homecoming Business Bash \;at 4 pm on Friday\, hosted by the Gies Business Alumni Association\, that brings toge ther alumni\, faculty\, and staff. We can’t wait to see you again. Go Illi ni!

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Wednesday\, October 6\, 2021

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Second Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
\n3-7 pm CT | Sixth Street Lawn \;
\nJoin \;Access and Multicultural Engagement \;in the Gies Undergraduate Affairs Office for their Second Annual Hispanic Herita ge Month Celebration on the patio of the new Siebel Center for Design buil ding and on the Sixth Street Lawn. Enjoy Latin Dance workshops\, Latin Jaz z Music\, extended hours at the Krannert Art Museum\, and delicious food f rom local Hispanic-owned food truck vendors! Join us for a wonderful celeb ration of our Hispanic and Latinx community!

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Friday\, Octo ber 8\, 2021 \;

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Illinois Business Consulting 25th Anniversary Reception \;
\n2:30-4 pm CT | Business In structional Facility \;
\nCelebrate 25 years of Illinois Business C onsulting! The program will include a short celebration of the history of IBC and an overview of the future of this vital program in Gies College of Business. Attendees will have plenty of time for networking – to meet wit h old teammates and friends and get to know current students and faculty i n the program. \;
\nREGISTER

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Gies Homecoming Busin ess Bash \;
\n4-6 pm CT | Tent between Business Instructio nal Facility &\; Siebel Center for Design
\nCelebrate Homecoming wit h Gies College of Business and Gies Business Alumni Association at the Hom ecoming Business Bash! Please join us in the tent between BIF and the Sieb el Center for Design along Sixth Street for a chance to connect with fello w alumni\, GBAA members\, and Gies faculty and staff. Go Illini! Go Gies!& nbsp\;
\nREGISTER

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The Hoeft Technology &\; Mana gement Program 25th Anniversary Reception \;
\n7-8:30 pm C T | I Hotel and Conference Center
\nJoin us during Homecoming 2021 for a special reception to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Hoeft Technol ogy &\; Management Program. Throughout its history\, this program has b rought together students from Gies College of Business and The Grainger Co llege of Engineering to learn and work together. We hope you can join us t o connect with current students\, fellow alumni\, and College representati ves. \;
\nREGISTER

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\nWe look forward to returning to campus this fall and offering alumni and guests the safest in-person experience possible. Please visit \;covid19.illino is.edu/on-campus/visitors \;for the most current information regar ding campus visits. At this time\, all university students\, faculty\, sta ff\, and visitors must wear a face covering in university spaces indoors\, regardless of vaccination status. A face covering does not have to be wor n when eating or drinking. Current face covering guidelines can be found a t \;covid19.illinois.edu/health-and-suppo rt/face-coverings. We will continue to provide updates as event dates approach. \;

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If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate in this event\, please contact Gies Busines s Office of Advancement at \;BusinessAlumni@illinois.edu \;or 217-244-6669. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs .

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