Gies News Articles
November 11, 2024
Illinois Gies takes stackability to the next level
In the last five years, Gies has masterfully designed a suite of stackable educational degrees, where students can take a course and then apply that credit to the College's highly regarded iMBA or other certificate programs.
Nov 07
Stackable credentials: Building your skillset with LEGO-like academic steps
Just as building sets are designed to encourage open-ended exploration and problem- solving, stackable courses provide the flexibility for students to learn at their own pace. They foster the exploration of new ideas and subjects that lead to problem-solving.
Nov 04
Elliott leading Gies Business into a new era of purpose
W. Brooke Elliott is poised to shape the future of business education in her new role as dean of the University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business and the first woman to hold this position in the college's century-old history.
Nov 04
Shattering the mold of business education: The stackable credentials revolution
Recognizing the need for a more dynamic and accessible approach to business education, Gies College of Business is shattering the mold by offering stackable credentials that empower learners to build their skillset progressively, at their own pace.
Oct 25
A behind-the-scenes look at the trailblazing Gies iMBA program
Behind the scenes is the school’s large Teaching & Learning unit, which now includes over 60 full- and part-time staff working in this area, doing everything from video production to graphic design and learning design.
Sep 11
Gies Business reaches 33K learners in Ukraine through free online courses
The program, launched in early 2024, offers a series of fully online business courses to learners in war-torn Ukraine through a partnership with Prometheus World University.
Jun 17
Green presents tax research results to White House Council of Economic Advisers
Gies College of Business professor Danielle Higgins Green visited the White House to present the findings of a recent research paper, which could have wide-ranging effects on the United States tax system.
May 29
Adapting the curriculum for the future of business
Business schools are facing pressure to adapt to a rapidly changing business environment marked by technological advancements, globalization, and emerging high-growth industries. This requires us to take a critical look at how and what we teach.
Apr 12
How the Gies iMBA helps you learn and lead with a diversity mindset
Business leaders in the iMBA learn by doing, in the safety of a classroom setting, to not take everything they’re familiar with for granted and recognize how things are done differently in different parts of a state, a country and the world.
Feb 09
iMBA learners collaborate with medical and engineering students to solve healthcare problems
This collaborative effort brings together learners from different fields to solve problems patients and providers face in the medical industry, showcasing the role of business in innovation and the role of purpose in business.
Dec 18
How to ask your employer to pay for your MBA
There are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to earning a degree while working and balancing other commitments, and one of the biggest is how to afford it.
Sep 14
Gies Business professors bring new level of engagement to iMBA digital marketing course
Rather than teaching specific data or marketing skills, professors Aric Rindfleisch and Steve Raquel encourage learners to think more broadly about how the digital and analog world affect each other, using real examples, like artificial intelligence and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Jan 05
Gies iMBA named MBA Program of the Year by Poets&Quants
The fully online MBA from Gies College of Business has earned the coveted distinction of 2022 MBA Program of the Year by Poets&Quants. Gies’ MBA – known as the iMBA – is a full 72-credit-hour MBA offered completely online and at a price point that is almost unheard of anywhere else in the world.
Oct 27
Evans charting a new course via the iMSA
Margaret Evans comes to Gies as an instructor in the Department of Accountancy after graduating from the iMSA program in 2019. Margaret is assisting with ACCY 501 & ACCY 502 in the iMSA program and teaching ACCY 501 for MSF students.
Oct 14
Gies partners with Google to offer Financial Analysis specialization
Gies Business announced it will offer a new educational program, "Financial Analysis - Skills for Success", to complement Google’s Career Certificate in Data Analytics.