From Sales Rep to Strategist: How Gies iMBA helped Roberto Martinez make career pivot
Apr 02, 2026
Roberto Martinez has navigated a series of pivots, restarts, and a moment of reckoning on his way to earning an MBA from Gies College of Business and a 40% return on investment.
Life in Parallel: How Gies Business iMBA program helps women lead without putting life on hold
Apr 01, 2026
Gies Business' fully online iMBA program enables women to advance their careers while balancing family and personal responsibilities, allowing them to learn and apply skills in real time.
iVenture team, Credence Cleantech, moving forward with energy pilot in India
Mar 30, 2026
Less than a year after participating in the iVenture Accelerator, Credence Cleantech is embarking on a pilot energy project in India. The ambitious initiative could potentially launch a cost-effective net-zero alternative for plants and bring in $1.5 million for the startup.
Gies Business MSF transforming finance foundations into elite career paths
Mar 27, 2026
Meet four alumni who successfully transitioned from their undergraduate majors into specialized roles at some of the world’s most prestigious institutions.
Gies Business ranked #4 public business school by Poets&Quants
Mar 23, 2026
Gies Business is ranked #4 among public business schools and #15 overall. For this ranking, Poets&Quants considers factors such as admissions standards, the college experience, and career outcomes.
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Orange & Blue Ventures to collaborate with Illinois Ventures
Mar 17, 2026
Gies College of Business is teaming up with one of the largest and longest-running university-based venture capital firms in the country – Illinois Ventures – to offer students a new hands-on learning experience.
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Leading Midwest research universities launch innovation hub in San Francisco
Mar 10, 2026
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has joined seven other leading Midwestern research universities in launching Third Coast Foundry, a collaborative San Francisco-based innovation hub.
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Morningstar contributes nearly $5 million to Gies Business, brings real-world investing closer to classroom
Mar 05, 2026
The collaboration includes an in-kind contribution from Morningstar that provides professional grade access to Morningstar Direct, hands-on training with real investment data used by analysts worldwide, and scholarship support for Gies Business students.
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Standard-Setting Excellence: PhD alum Cathy Shakespeare Appointed to FASB
Mar 02, 2026
Her five-year term marks the pinnacle of a career defined by academic rigor and a commitment to excellence in her field. Shakespeare will play a vital role in establishing and improving Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in the US.
How Gies Business is keeping curriculum current in a changing world
Feb 23, 2026
At Gies Business, we’ve taken a new approach to curriculum innovation to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our learners and the workforce they soon will join.
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Internal Audit to C-Suite: Gies alumni pioneering the path
Feb 19, 2026
A growing number of Gies alumni are rising from a role as an internal auditor into the C-Suite. Gies Business is strategically preparing and positioning its graduates for a similar journey.
PODCAST: Marketing alum and Illini football standout Hank Beatty
Feb 12, 2026
In this episode of The Gies Download, former Illinois wide receiver and Academic All-American Hank Beatty - a Gies Business marketing alum - talks about his success in the classroom and on the football field, and explains why he sees a lot of similarities between the two.
Turning Tech Experts into Global Leaders: How the Gies Business MSTM bridges business skills gap
Feb 10, 2026
Shubhendru Johri's trajectory – from a technical specialist in India to an Engagement Manager at KPMG in London – serves as a masterclass in how to bridge the gap between technical “how” and strategic “why.”
Who's Gonna Drive You Home?
Feb 09, 2026
Replacing a job is different from assisting with one. Full replacement implies something closer to autonomy than augmentation. It means handling not just the common cases, but the exceptions.
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Gies Business launches U of I’s first student-led venture capital fund
Feb 05, 2026
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.
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Bill Chase brings C-suite experience to the Leighton Lecture on Ethics and Responsibility
Jan 29, 2026
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.
Gies Conversations series welcomes Lincoln International Managing Director and Partner Brad Keyworth
Dec 22, 2025
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.
Gies Business provides MBA alum the power to jumpstart energy systems company
Dec 18, 2025
PowerBox is designing an architecture that enables growth, the ability to scale to different dimensions, and that can universally convert and work with new energy sources.
Love Like Sean: Gies Business alumnus, family honors son’s legacy with scholarship
Dec 16, 2025
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.
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Launch a high-growth healthcare tech career with a Gies Business master’s degree
Dec 09, 2025
Through focused, nine-month graduate degrees like the Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) and the Master of Science in Management (MSM), Gies Business provides a fast track into high-impact roles in healthcare technology and consulting.