May 01
Gilmore Business and Social Innovation Fund created to support experiential learning
With a vision to bridge the gap between business and social innovation, the Gilmore Business and Social Innovation Fund will provide crucial support to both the Magelli Office of Experiential Learning at Gies Business and the Community Learning Lab at the School of Social Work.
Mar 06
University of Illinois announces wide-ranging $5.75 million gift from alumnus Anthony J. Petullo
Petullo's gift to Gies College of Business will establish the Petullo Impact Fund, which will invest in faculty at Gies in the form of professorships, fellowships, chairs, PhD and post-doc support, and faculty research support.
Aug 24
Gies Business receives naming gift from Lincoln International
Thanks to a generous gift from Chicago-based Lincoln International and a number of its leaders, the atrium inside the Business Instructional Facility (BIF) will be named the Lincoln International Atrium.
May 22
Wymer hopes naming gift is an “example for others”
Gies alumnus Steve Wymer, who is now a portfolio manager in the Equity and High-Income division at Fidelity Investments in Boston, jumped at the chance to give back to a College that gave him so much. In return, the College's new building will be named Steven S. Wymer Hall.