Jul 23
Gies College of Business’ newest MBAs say they’ll move forward with greater intentionality into a post-pandemic business world. They expect the only constant in their careers will be change.
Jul 21
More than 2,500 students have applied to join the iMBA at the University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business since the start of 2020, a 35 percent increase over 2019.
Jul 14
Supply chain major Kayla Gonzalez and her roommate launched MaSKed, which offers a variety of fashionable masks for adults and children. They’ve also decided to donate a portion of the proceeds to charity.
Jun 30
Gies Business has decided to publish a comprehensive collection of its own data and metrics of success, rather than participating in traditional online MBA rankings that are designed for different kinds of programs.
Jun 23
The University of Illinois-Deloitte Foundation Center for Business Analytics is updating its leading-edge data analytics offerings by releasing two additional courses: Data Analytics Foundations for Accountancy I and Data Analytics Foundations for Accountancy II
Jun 22
Three Gies College of Business iMBA students were named among the Best & Brightest Online MBA students in the Class of 2020 by business education publication Poets&Quants.
Jun 15
iVenture Accelerator – powered by Gies College of Business – has announced its new cohort of 11 promising student startups. iVenture’s sixth cohort welcomes 39 students representing 22 fields of study across eight colleges on the University of Illinois campus.
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 07
iMBA student Jason Thompson is contributing to COVID response on two fronts: His company supplies biofuel to paper mills, which create a fiber product used in personal protective gear. He is also Chair of the Board of Trustees for New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
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.
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.