Sep 26
“Gies College of Business is a special place," said Brown, who announced this academic year will be his last as Dean. “The last eight years as dean have been the most rewarding years of my entire career."
Sep 20
Among the specialty rankings by US News & World Report, Gies has 7 programs inside the nation's Top 20. Accounting is once again ranked No. 2 in the nation.
Sep 13
Each 10% increase in airborne particulate matter in rural counties causes monthly suicide rates to rise by 1.5% on average, according to David Molitor, a professor of finance at the Gies College of Business at Illinois and co-author of the study.
Sep 11
The program identifies and supports faculty who undertake innovative learning activities and develop educational materials that advance the Colleges commitment to fostering excellence in business education.
Aug 24
Thanks to a generous gift from Chicago-based Lincoln International and a number of its leaders, the atrium inside the Business Instructional Facility (BIF) will be named the Lincoln International Atrium.
Aug 23
For students who aren’t majoring in business but decide they want a business education, the College offers a fully online business minor to introduce them to foundational business knowledge.
Aug 16
Robert Brunner is an astrophysicist with one of the coolest job titles in the world: Associate Dean for Innovation and Chief Disruption Officer. With a penchant for forward-thinking and for futuristic technologies like artificial intelligence, Chat GPT and blockchain, Robert is helping lead the College and its students into the unknown.
Aug 15
The Real Estate Finance Academy will be a five-semester program offering additional courses, internships, case competitions, and networking opportunities in the field of real estate.
Aug 11
Mask Network (MASK), a company focused on decentralizing the content on social media platforms, has donated 33,000 tokens of its cryptocurrency to invest in blockchain technology education and research at Gies College of Business.
Jul 07
Gies College of Business is always looking for ways to increase access to education, and the College has taken a major step forward in its commitments to access and inclusion by joining the Education Justice Project to bring business education to learners in the Danville Correctional Center.
Jul 05
From tutoring youth to starting a school in Chicago to a $150 million dollar gift to his alma mater, Larry Gies has always had a passion for making a positive impact on the world through education.
Jul 03
A new paper co-written by a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers analyzes variation in wildfire smoke exposure across the continental U.S. and finds that increases in smoke exposure cause significant decreases in earnings and employment outcomes for U.S. workers.