Aug 24
Thanks to a generous gift from Chicago-based Lincoln International and a number of its leaders, the atrium inside the Business Instructional Facility (BIF) will be named the Lincoln International Atrium.
Aug 11
Mask Network (MASK), a company focused on decentralizing the content on social media platforms, has donated 33,000 tokens of its cryptocurrency to invest in blockchain technology education and research at Gies College of Business.
May 22
Gies alumnus Steve Wymer, who is now a portfolio manager in the Equity and High-Income division at Fidelity Investments in Boston, jumped at the chance to give back to a College that gave him so much. In return, the College's new building will be named Steven S. Wymer Hall.
Feb 28
Doug Dossey (ACCY ‘95) is asking fellow alumni to join him in honoring Art Wyatt, one of Gies’ beloved professors who inspired countless students and helped revolutionize how accounting is taught at the undergraduate level.
Feb 21
Gies College of Business has secured its first ever research gift funded by cryptocurrency; it is part of a series of recent investments designed to help Gies faculty and students research important questions and create innovative solutions using blockchain technology.
Nov 02
The four-story building will be just under 100,000 square feet and will stand on Gregory Drive between the Business Instructional Facility and Huff Hall. Construction will begin in spring 2023 and is expected to be completed by early 2025.
Oct 12
The Gies announcement in 2017 unleashed a wave of innovation. It catalyzed an unprecedented investment in creating life-changing access for learners, sparked the unmatched growth of its online graduate programs, and gave the College a newfound financial strength.
Oct 13
Peter Cella (FIN ‘79) is one of a number of Gies alumni electing to use an extended provision from the wide-ranging CARES Act to take a charitable deduction in the amount of their cash gifts up to 100% of their adjusted gross income (AGI) in 2021.
Jul 19
A recent alumni appreciation award has prompted friends and colleagues of Cary D. McMillan (ACCY ’80) to raise over $150,000 in his name, making it one of the most successful scholarship fund drives honoring an individual in Gies College of Business history.
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.
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.
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.