News Articles
Jul 28
Graebner named Fellow of Strategic Management Society
Gies Professor Melissa Graebner has been selected as a Fellow of the Strategic Management Society – a distinction recognizing and honoring members of the Strategic Management Society who have made significant contributions to the theory and practice of strategic management.
Jul 27
How to apply online teaching insights to the emerging hybrid workplace
As the world struggles with whether – or how – to shift to a hybrid workplace, we asked Gies College of Business Professor Fataneh Taghaboni-Dutta to share her advice on how to make the most out of online engagement and collaboration.
Jul 23
How brand purpose helped navigate Feeding America through pandemic
Gies College of Business alumna Catherine Davis (BADM ’82) says COVID-19 created the perfect storm for her company, Feeding America – testing the non-profit in every way. As demand shot up, Davis helped transform Feeding America’s fundraising efforts into a digitally driven powerhouse.
Jul 21
FINDMBA: Can online MBAs democratize education?
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.
Jul 19
$150K McMillan scholarship fund starts with a surprise from alums, colleagues
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.
Jun 23
Six Gies faculty win top awards from American Accounting Association
Continuing the College's long history of curricular innovation and excellence, six Gies faculty have won awards from the American Accounting Association for their innovation, teaching excellence, and historical perspective.
Jun 22
Illinois Gies preparing to launch nation’s largest experiential learning course
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
3 Gies alumni offered Fulbright grants
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
3 iMBA students named “Best and Brightest” by Poets&Quants
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 09
Disruption marches on through skunk works at Gies
Building off the successful launch of Gies' Disruption Lab, a new "skunk works" operation will bring together collaborators from inside and outside the university to develop projects with practical application for Gies, the larger University, and partners in the business world.
Jun 03
23-year veteran Chicago-area cop returns to finish finance degree
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.
Jun 01
How to ace your MBA application - from the people who actually read them
No matter your end goal, your MBA journey starts with a successful application. So, we spoke with the Gies admissions team to find out everything you need to do to set the stage for an application that sets you apart.
May 27
Gies research identifies auditors with wise-thinking dispositions
Some auditors are better than others at sniffing out when a higher risk of fraud exists and at taking steps to address it, new research coauthored by Gies College of Business Professor Mark Peecher shows.
May 24
Disruption Lab, IBC project helps Gao land full-time job at Panasonic
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 19
Viswanathan wins AMA Lifetime Achievement Award
Gies Professor Emeritus Madhu Viswanathan has been awarded the 2021 Marketing & Society SIG Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Marketing Association.