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.
Feb 12
Gies College of Business alumni Don Edwards – chair of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees – and his wife Anne have announced a $10 million gift to the University of Illinois, $7 million of which will support scholarships and initiatives within Gies Business.
Feb 10
Patrick Gnazzo is the founder and principal at Better Business Practices LLC, a company that provides independent, executive leadership and assessments of ethics and compliance programs.
Jan 30
Halfway through her freshman year at Gies, Kelsi Kessler was crowned Miss Illinois County Fair Queen. Now she’s bringing her crown and all the responsibility that comes with it, back to Gies.
Jan 09
W. Brooke Elliott has been named associate dean at Gies College of Business, a role in which she will oversee the strategy and programs in the online space, including the iMBA, iMSA, MOOCs, and the College’s new initiatives in lifelong learning and enterprise partnerships.
Dec 20
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.
Nov 19
The University of Illinois-Deloitte Foundation Center for Business Analytics has received overwhelming worldwide interest in its First Course in Foundations of Data Analytics, with more than 1,100 requests for download from 48 states and 36 countries.
Nov 15
SwaTaleem Foundation, which is part of iVenture Accelerator, is a non-profit that works with teachers and vulnerable adolescent girls in India to improve educational outcomes and impact socio-emotional skills.