Gies News Articles
January 05, 2023
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 13
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.
Jun 06
Gies virtual immersions explore culture, global issues
Gies virtual immersions are offered to all iMBA, iMSM and iMSA students. The College has partnered with local universities to introduce global business cultures and opportunities in Ghana, Colombia and Japan.
May 10
Submariner Jasen Hicks works toward MBA when he’s not underwater
After being stationed across both the United States and the world Naval Submarine Officer Jasen Hicks will retire from the Navy next year. He is planning on capping off his military career with 20 years under his belt and an MBA from Gies College of Business.
Apr 21
Gies launches fully online, stackable graduate certificates
Furthering its longstanding commitment to break down barriers to business education, Gies College of Business is launching a pair of fully online, credit-bearing graduate certificates, the first ever offered by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Apr 11
How you can make an online master’s program work for you
Learners don’t have to make trade-offs in order to have a personal and powerful experience in an online degree program, according to Tawnya Means, Chief Learning Officer at Gies College of Business.
Apr 01
Gies iMBA helps medical students develop seizure-monitoring baseball cap
Jay Liu and a pair of medical students are developing the prototype for a new tool that could revolutionize the way epileptic seizures are captured and analyzed.
Mar 31
Data scientist Bayraktar earns deeper understanding of business through iMSM
Accomplished data scientist Zikri Bayraktar said his desire to have a deeper understanding of business led him to Gies' online master’s in management (iMSM) program.
Mar 15
Barnitt uses iMBA to bridge gap between technical and business expertise
Rachel Barnitt decided to pursue a Gies iMBA to achieve her long-term career goals of bridging the communication gap between technical experts and business leaders. She had always planned to go back to school for a technology-related advanced degree, and when the pandemic hit, she began exploring her options in earnest.
Mar 07
Gies builds iBlock, leading blockchain revolution in higher education
Gies College of Business is solidifying its place at the forefront of the blockchain revolution with the creation of its own blockchain, to be used for both teaching and research.
Dec 03
Why our MBA Program doesn’t require the GMAT
We’re committed to democratizing higher education, and we want to break down barriers instead of building them. The iMBA program, and the students within it, have thrived without a GMAT mandate.
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.
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.
Mar 15
Grammy Awards finds MBA student’s retro gramophone pitch perfect
Chicago-based entrepreneur Anthony Vitale used lessons learned in the Gies iMBA program to capture the interest of the producers of this year’s Grammy Awards. His Bluetooth Gramophone 2.0 was the star of each presenter’s dressing room.
Feb 12
Gies iMSA student lands SEC internship
Jody Hrazanek, who is expected to graduate in May 2022 from Gies' online master's in accounting (iMSA) program, was recently accepted into the Security and Exchange Commission’s Student Honors internship program.