This is the third year Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) turned to Gies MSBA practicum students for their advanced analytics skills. Nine students analyzed AWG’s data to identify ways to improve sales of specific AWG Brands products.
Tekita Bankhead brings extensive experience in DEI work and mental health advocacy, directing teams and developing programming at the University of Illinois and across the US.
Designed to help students explore their passions for real estate, the Real Estate Finance Academy offers the freedom to customize education in a way that aligns with unique career goals.
Dr. W. Brooke Elliott was installed as the 11th dean of Gies College of Business and invested as the Josef and Margot Lakonishok Professor in Business, on September 12. She is the first woman hold this position.
The program, launched in early 2024, offers a series of fully online business courses to learners in war-torn Ukraine through a partnership with Prometheus World University.
Twin brothers Chris and Kyle Stefani were oceans apart during their study abroad trips, but they ended up with the same takeaway: a great experience isn’t determined by where you go, but rather how open you are to new possibilities once you get there.
Nine students in the Master of Science of Business Analytics (MSBA) program at Gies College of Business have designed a groundbreaking tool that streamlines how industry and Illinois faculty collaborate on research projects.
The curriculum for BUS 401: Crafting Your Purpose in Business was recently revised to give undergraduate students a chance to apply business skills toward their purpose.
Gies professor Justin Leiby is overseeing the project, working with IBC students to redesign a dashboard to make it easier to analyze complex information related to diversity, equity and inclusion and social justice regulatory policies.
Dr. W. Brooke Elliott has been selected as dean of Gies College of Business and the Josef and Margot Lakonishok Professor in Business, pending approval by the Board of Trustees.
Starting this fall, a cohort of 34 students selected for this academy will begin taking its three core courses. Future students will apply to join the academy during their sophomore year.