News Articles
Oct 15
Bertram helping build a bridge for the next generation
Jim Bertram joined Gies as an instructor of finance this fall after spending 32 years in investment banking, working for major firms like Salomon Brothers, Deutsche Bank, Banc of America Securities, and William Blair. He will be teaching Investment Banking (FIN 463) this fall and succeeding Rob Metzger as the director of the Investment Banking Academy in January.
Oct 14
Torelli: From civil engineer to Gies department head
Carlos Torelli will apply his engineering mindset and marketing expertise to his new role as head of the Department of Business Administration at Gies. “We have a responsibility to give back in academia at a certain point in our careers. I returned to Gies because I knew they would value my skills and my background and give me the opportunity to make an impact."
Oct 13
Extended CARES Act provision creates unique giving opportunity
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.
Oct 12
PODCAST: Super Bowl champion Nick Allegretti
Super Bowl winning offensive lineman and 2017 Gies Accountancy alum Nick Allegretti joins host Tim Sinclair in this episode of the Gies Download podcast.
Oct 11
Alumnus Vitek coming back to help move Gies ahead
A 1989 Gies alumnus with a bachelor’s in finance, Mike Vitek joined the College this fall as an instructor of finance. He’s spent his career at Arthur Andersen & Company, State Farm, Allstate, and a diversified financial services firm called Mesirow Financial.
Oct 11
Next chapters — The art of taking a risk
Julia Hart is the new director of the Women in Finance Academy. Julia worked for the City of Champaign for 18 years and also has more than a decade of experience in information technology at the University of Illinois.
Oct 07
How design thinking can meet the growing demand for disruptive, agile thinkers
By more fully integrating design thinking into education, we can teach the next generation of business leaders how to build upon the business lessons learned during the pandemic and inject more diverse thought into the workforce.
Oct 04
Beyond competitors — Understanding the ramifications of rivalry
David Reinhard is joining Gies this fall as a postdoctoral research associate. David will be working with Associate Dean Denise Lewin Loyd on topics related to groups and teams, status, diversity, social identity, and ethics.
Oct 04
Managerial attention and the quest for new ideas
Dylan Boynton joined Gies this fall as a postdoc research associate in the Department of Business Administration. His research interests include managerial attention, organizational growth, technological change, and knowledge.
Sep 23
Donohoe: ‘Investigator DNA’ key to evolution of accountancy
Professor Michael Donohoe believes the next generation of accountants will have “investigator DNA” and a strategic mindset. “With the growing emphasis on business analytics, our students are becoming investigators who ask big questions, use data, and state of the art statistical methods to investigate those questions in a meaningful way."
Sep 22
Examining the role of trust in negotiations
Mingshuang Ji joined Gies this fall as an instructor of business administration. In addition to researching team dynamics, trust, and negotiation, Mingshuang is teaching Business Dynamics (B201) and Business in Action (B301).
Sep 21
Conquering the last mile — Turning data into better delivery systems
Mohammad Moshref-Javadi joined Gies this fall as a teaching assistant professor of business administration. His research focuses on the modeling and evaluations of multi-channel and omni-channel distribution systems. He teaches courses in operations strategy, supply chain and business analytics, and decision making.
Sep 16
Finding motivation in a material world
Sarah Lim joined Gies this fall as an assistant professor of business administration after completing her PhD in marketing from Cornell University. Her research focuses on consumer well-being, experiential consumption, social connection, and technology.
Sep 14
Should I stay or should I go? How multinational firms respond to socio-political violence.
Ishva Minefee joined Gies this fall is an assistant professor of business administration. Ishva is a 2017 Gies alumnus with a PhD in business administration. His research focuses on corporate responses to social movement activism as well as the (non)-financial consequences of those responses.
Sep 13
Gies ranked No. 7 undergraduate public business school
Gies College of Business is once again ranked as a Top 10 public undergraduate business program, according to the latest rankings released by US News & World Report. Gies Business was ranked No. 7 among public undergraduate business programs and No. 14 overall.