May 26
When Gies Business alumnus Carter Cofield (ACCY '13, MAS '14) decided to begin donating five percent of all revenue from his business to various nonprofits supporting entrepreneurship, The Gray Matter Experience was first on his list.
May 13
Gies College of Business alumnus Sam Skinner (ACCY ’60) has been tapped to co-chair Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s COVID-19 Recovery Taskforce. Skinner leads the task force that advises city government on planning for economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic.
May 08
Gies College of Business is expanding its commitment to delivering life-changing access to business education by launching a new online option for the Master of Science in Management degree (iMSM), pending board of trustees approval.
May 06
Experiential learning forces interdisciplinary thinking and requires complex problem solving in a practical context, according to Professor Michael Bednar, academic director of the Magelli Office of Experiential Learning.
May 05
Gies College of Business and IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) are proud to announce a collaboration that will help train IMA members worldwide in the latest data analytics and visualization skills needed to succeed in a rapidly changing world.
Apr 13
Gies professor Angel Chatterton is using virtual reality to make learning about taxes fun Chatterton is helping students understand everything from proper tax classifications to expense to identifying items that are tax deductible
Apr 10
Three faculty members at Gies College of Business have been announced as recipients of the Gies Business Alumni Association’s 2019-2020 awards for teaching excellence.
Apr 07
Rachel Jacoby (ACCY, BA ‘18) says she’s drawing on everything she learned at Gies College of Business to launch the Chicago area chapter of Feed the Frontline, which supplies local healthcare workers with meals purchased from family-owned local restaurants.
Apr 06
In order to support these students until they’re able to get back on solid financial footing, we will need to provide more emergency scholarships than ever before. You can help us meet this urgent need by contributing to the Gies Emergency Scholarship Fund.
Mar 18
Inside Higher Ed highlights the experience and expertise of Gies College of Business faculty as schools around the world shift to remote instruction. Gies professors Larry DeBrock, Norma Scagnoli, and Fataneh Taghaboni-Dutta share their insights on accentuating the human element of online education.
Mar 17
Experts estimate as many as 95-99% of audit legal disputes end in a settlement, and new research suggests the reasons for that high number may be simply self-preservation for the attorneys and risk aversion for audit firms.
Feb 12
Gies College of Business alumni Don Edwards – chair of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees – and his wife Anne have announced a $10 million gift to the University of Illinois, $7 million of which will support scholarships and initiatives within Gies Business.