Jan 26
In an effort to prepare students and corporate partners to succeed in a business world being rapidly reshaped by unprecedented technological innovation and social pressures, Gies College of Business is launching a new initiative called the Disruption Lab.
Jan 22
Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr., gave the 2020 Leighton Lecture in Ethics and leadership. An executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners and clinical professor in the Kellogg School of Management, Kraemer focused his lecture on values-based leadership.
Jan 12
Gies College of Business is once again ranked as a Top 10 public undergraduate business program in the nation, according to the latest rankings released by Poets&Quants.
Dec 16
In “All the President’s Friends: Political Access and Firm Value”, Huang and Dean Jeffrey R. Brown decided to cross-reference White House visitor logs with the names of key executives at S&P 1500 companies to determine the value of political access.
Dec 09
The Howard Weinstein Real Estate Fund supports the Real Estate Program at Gies Business, specifically by funding student-related activities organized by, sponsored by, or for the benefit of members of Rho Epsilon.
Dec 03
Josh Whitman (FIN '01) has participated in Homecoming as an undergraduate student, student-athlete, graduate student, alumnus, and now head of one of the largest athletic departments in the Big Ten.
Nov 23
The monetary value of a vaccine that could potentially end the COVID-19 pandemic is between 5%-15% of worldwide wealth, according to a new paper co-written by Gies Business professor Tim Johnson.
Nov 16
Five professors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been chosen as fellows for the Office of Risk Management & Insurance Research (ORMIR) at Gies College of Business.
Oct 28
Fourteen faculty members from Gies College of Business have been chosen as Fellows to support both the College’s business analytics programs and disruption and innovation initiatives for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Oct 20
Larry DeBrock -- a visionary educator, beloved professor, and ninth dean of Gies College of Business -- retired this spring after more than 40 years with the University of Illinois.
Oct 12
New building will house larger classrooms, expanded facilities for Gies’ eLearning team and the Magelli Office of Experiential Learning, more offices for the College’s growing faculty, and additional production studios for its world-class online learning offerings.
Sep 14
Gies College of Business is ranked as a Top 10 public undergraduate business program, according to the latest rankings released by US News & World Report.