Jul 21
Offered at an all-in price of less than $23,000, the iMBA's combination of quality, flexibility, and affordability is a big reason why it has attracted nearly 4,000 learners from approximately 80 countries.
Jun 22
The University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business, an established leader in hands-on learning, is preparing to launch the largest experiential learning course in the nation -- Business 301: Business in Action.
Jun 21
Three recent Gies College of Business alumni - Richard Chao, Michelle Dinh, and Banu Gulecyuz - have been awarded Fulbright grants to pursue international education and teaching this coming year.
Jun 14
Three Gies College of Business iMBA students have been named to Poets&Quants’ 2021 Best & Brightest Online MBAs: Christopher Go, an entrepreneur from California; Judy Safian, a Rhode Island native running her own consultancy; and Mariama Trotman, a 34-year-old mother working in the tourism industry.
Jun 03
Chicago-area detective Lou Hayes, a 23-year veteran of the police department, has returned to Gies to finish his undergraduate degree in finance more than 25 years after he started.
May 24
While completing her MS in Technology Management, Kelly Gao earned real-world experience through the Disruption Lab and IBC. That led directly to a full-time job at the Research Park working directly with Panasonic.
May 17
Gies College of Business has been selected to receive an IDEAS grant from the U.S. Department of State to help find and secure international locations for its new Sophomore Year of Purpose program.
May 13
In October, two IBC students won the AWARE (Accelerating Women and Underrepresented Entrepreneurs) Prize from the University of Illinois Research Park for their invention, Glide.
Apr 02
Associate Dean Robert Brunner discusses how the food industry might change in a post-COVID world. Conversations with students started by focusing on changes they were already experiencing and how those changes might carry over into the future.
Mar 22
Colleges of Business must respond immediately to issues of racial inequity in society, according to renowned researcher Andre Perry, a senior fellow in the Brookings Institute’s Metropolitan Policy Program.
Mar 15
Chicago-based entrepreneur Anthony Vitale used lessons learned in the Gies iMBA program to capture the interest of the producers of this year’s Grammy Awards. His Bluetooth Gramophone 2.0 was the star of each presenter’s dressing room.
Mar 04
Gies seniors David Alston and Nicco Adams, who developed a social app for sneakerheads, were accepted to Apple’s first-ever Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers.