Gies College of Business embraces the goal of helping people thrive – from empowering learners to explore their purpose, to supporting and encouraging faculty research that positively impacts businesses and communities.
DeepWalk Co-founder and CEO Brandon Yates’, an iVenture Accelerator alumnus, has created a scanning app that makes it inexpensive and easy for universities and municipalities to keep their sidewalks compliant with ADA guidelines.
Nearly five years after first arriving on campus, Kashief King is on the verge of graduating with two degrees, a Big Ten championship, and one of the greatest honors a citizen of Trinidad & Tobago can earn.
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.
While most retailers counted on deep discounts to navigate the holiday shopping season, new research by Gies Assistant Professor Unnati Narang shows that focusing on inspirational content instead of promotions in 2023 can enhance overall sales by 13% to 31%.
John Byrne has spent a lifetime helping learners and their families determine which schools are the best fit for them, Today, he explains exactly what you should be looking for.
Business 101 represents a unique opportunity to impact the future of business by providing tomorrow’s leaders with a chance to consider how business benefits society and the role they can play in making that happen.
A conversation between Michael Krasny (FIN, 75) and Larry Gies (ACCY, 88), two of the College’s most celebrated entrepreneurs, was the centerpiece of this fall’s V. Dale Cozad Lecture on Entrepreneurship.
While some tend to meander, Dean Emeritus Larry DeBrock's career path has been a 40-year-long straight line. And in December, that straight line will have come full circle.
Entrepreneur Pierre Paul is partnering with the University of Illinois’ iVenture Accelerator to create a device called Push™ that can turn any handicap-accessible door into an automatic door via a personal button.
What started as an idea for a device that stores excess solar power has evolved into a patent for a rechargeable battery component that has captured the attention of high-profile investors and the US government.
Gies College of Business and the University of Illinois' Division of Intercollegiate Athletics have created a new online course designed for student-athletes to navigate the business of name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunities.