Feb 05
Thanks to a generous gift from Illinois alumni Douglas and Deborah Ackerman, Gies College of Business is pleased to announce the launch of a new student-led venture capital investing program – Orange & Blue Ventures.
Jan 29
Chase outlined how Abbott, a large and diversified healthcare company, spun off its research-based pharmaceutical business into AbbVie, and the challenges that process involved.
Jan 14
Housed in the Origin Ventures Office of Entrepreneurship in Gies College of Business, EntreCorps provides valuable consulting work at no charge for startups within the University of Illinois ecosystem.
Dec 29
The Academy provides high-achieving students with specialized courses, additional extracurricular programming, and powerful networking opportunities to jumpstart a purpose-driven career in commercial real estate.
Dec 22
The series is a BUS 401 capstone event designed to connect learners with alumni leaders who speak candidly about life beyond graduation and their path to purpose.
Dec 16
Sean Richards was a gifted, kind-hearted boy whose life and legacy inspired his family to create the Love Like Sean Foundation, dedicated to spreading joy and compassion after his tragic passing. Through the foundation and a new $1 million scholarship at Gies Business, his family hopes to support students who lead with empathy and character, ensuring Sean’s enduring impact on others.
Dec 08
AI is becoming a powerful tool for auditors, but its predictions still require human validation. A Gies Business expert says that while AI can enhance efficiency, overreliance on it may erode critical thinking and professional judgment.
Dec 03
In the latest episode of the Gies Download, Assistant Dean Andrew Allen shares how experiential learning is embedded into every year of the student journey — transforming education into action and helping students build meaningful skills before they ever graduate.
Nov 26
Elson was recently promoted to an Investment Advisor Representative at the Bloomington, IL office of Virtus Financial Group, where she conducts complex tax research and provides guidance for holistic wealth planning.
Nov 24
New Gies Business research finds auditors rely more on learning algorithms—especially under high uncertainty—offering takeaways for firms adopting AI.
Nov 20
Research coauthored by Gies Business professor shows that as geopolitical tensions rise, foreign investors find it measurably harder to access meaningful information from the firms they fund.
Nov 10
Researchers find non-GAAP disclosures are correlated with greater deal synergies, fewer post-acquisition goodwill impairments, and in some cases, stronger post-deal operating performance.