News Articles
Oct 29
Gies Business partners with Google to prepare adult learners for career success
To advance its mission of delivering life-changing access to business education, Gies College of Business is partnering with Google to prepare learners in the Google Career Certificate programs with critical business skills like leadership, teamwork, and strategic thinking.
Oct 26
Gies reimagining the credential ecosystem
Building on the success of its pathbreaking fully online graduate programs, Gies has now developed an ecosystem of credit and noncredit learning opportunities, ranging from online certificates and skill badges to graduate certificates and iDegrees.
Oct 25
Non-profit exec uses MBA skills to improve global food security
Gies College of Business alumnus Michael Gerba (MBA ’20), a graduate of the College’s fully online iMBA program, is an accountant turned Peace Corps volunteer turned social impact advocate.
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. 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.