| Drop Deadlines | Online Programs offers a variety of courses that have some varied start dates. If you want to drop a class, please refer to our Dropping Courses and Refunds webpage and also look specifically at the Course Refund Guide for the semester.
The drop deadline for courses that begin on March 15 is Monday, March 20
Please Note: Always refer to the Course Refund Guide for dates and refund amounts. If you have any questions about the drop or withdrawal policies please reach out to i-support@illinois.edu. | | Apply to be a Course Assistant for Summer 2023 | Interested in applying for a Course Assistant (CA) position with Gies Online for the Summer 2023 semester? Apply today! Please complete the full application Part A and Part B. Application deadline is March 18, 2023 at 12:00 pm CT. Late Submissions will not be considered.
Course Assistant Position: Graduate or Academic Hourly
Starting Rate: $15
Duration: May 15- August 4, 2023
Positions and Responsibilities:
CA (Grader): Graders will be responsible for grading assignments, monitoring Q&A discussion, reviewing course content, and supporting live sessions (optional).
CA (Synchronous Course Facilitators): SCF will provide advanced Zoom Support for live sessions remotely or in the BIF studios.
CA (Plagiarism Reviewers): will proactively search for course content that is posted online without permission and request that it be taken down.
CA Qualifications:
Available to Work 10-15 Hours
Completed the selected courses(s) and received an A or A+
Physically reside in the United States
Eligible to work during the entire semester
Application Notes: - The content quizzes in the application course are optional.
- Once you've successfully submitted the survey, you should be able to:
- Check your Part A submission in this application course
- See a confirmation message and a copy of your response for Part B Google form submission in your email
- Please don't send us any additional emails to inform us of your submission or to check your application status.
- When selecting courses in the Part B application, please be careful. If you work on a course as a CA, you won't be eligible to take it for credit as a student later on.
- The CA assignments will be announced in early April. We appreciate your patience!
- If you lose your password and can't recover it for the application, please feel free to use a new email and enroll yourself again.
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Spring Second 8-Week Courses Begin | | Spring Second 8-week courses begin this week on Wednesday, March 15. Please be sure to check your course start and end dates for the Spring term as some course start dates may vary. Online Programs utilizes dual platforms with Canvas and Coursera. Makes sure to access your course in both platforms to be successful. | | Research from Gies Faculty Aims to Detect and Manage COVID-19 | | Gies College of Business Associate Professor Ujjal Mukherjee and his co-authors – including Gies professors Sridhar Seshadri and Anton Ivanov- provide recommendations on how to avoid another potential super-spreader event in their published research paper. Check out the paper titled titled, “Detecting and mitigating simultaneous waves of COVID-19 infections” here. |
Research from Gies Faculty Explores Rebranding Addressing Racism | | Recent research coauthored by Associate Professor of Business Administration Tiffany White brings attention to rebranding addressing racism. Read more about the research here! |
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| | | Events | | International Student Coffee Chat | Wednesday, March 15 | 9:00-10:00 am CT | Register Here
Join a member of our recruitment team and several of our international student ambassadors with a cup of coffee or tea to discuss what it is like to be a global participant in Gies Online iMBA, iMSM or iMSA programs. We will discuss accessibility, communication, return on investment and what the student experience looks like for our global students.
| | Singapore Meet Up | Wednesday, March 15 | 12:00-1:30 pm SGT
Gies Business is looking forward to providing an opportunity for our iDegree learners and alumni in Singapore to gather for a Meet Up! Join Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Administration Elizabeth Luckman for an afternoon of networking and connecting! The location of the event will be at Si Chuan Dou Hua (Top of UOB Plaza).
| | Sydney Meet Up | March 17 or March 18
Gies Business would like to host a Meet Up for our iDegree learners and alumni in Sydney, Australia with Professor and Academic Director of iDegrees Heitor Almeida on the evening of March 17 or March 18 based on interest indicated in the registration form. For those who registered by the March 9 deadline, Professor Almeida will contact you about the final event details.
| | Philadelphia Meet Up | Monday, March 20 | 6:00-8:00 pm ET | Register Here
Gies Business is looking forward to providing an opportunity for our iDegree learners and alumni in the Philadelphia area to gather for a Meet Up! Join Director of Content and Educational Portfolio Strategy Amanda Brantner for an evening of networking and connecting at City Tap, the 100 N. 18th Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103 location. Please let us know if you plan to attend by Thursday, March 16.
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| | In Case You Missed It... | | Soft Launch for Second 8-Week Courses | | Courses that began on March 15 soft launched on Wednesday, March 8. Soft launch allows you to view your registered classes in both Canvas and Coursera, giving you the chance to review your course syllabi and expectations before the official start date. Registering by the deadline ensures access to your course during the soft-launch period. |
| May 2023 Convocation Ceremony and Open House Registration | Registration for the May 2023 iDegrees Convocation Ceremony and the iDegrees Celebration and Open House are now open! Each event has its own registration form.
May 2023 iDegrees Convocation Ceremony: held in person on Friday, May 12 | 3:00-4:30 pm CT at the State Farm Center. Register Here
May 2023 iDegrees Open House: held in person Friday, May 12 | 11:30 am-1:00 pm CT at the iHotel and Conference Center. The open house is a time to gather before the ceremony with your guests to socialize, take photographs, and enjoy refreshments. Register Here
Please refer to the Gies Convocation Website for more details on the convocation ceremony.
iDegrees Convocation Ceremony: This ceremony is a celebration of completing your degree, but your degree conferral is the formal process by which the University awards your degree, and this is an entirely separate process from the convocation ceremony.
Degree Conferral: Refers to the process that the University will officially verify that learners have completed their degree requirements and award degrees. The University will begin to confer degrees for May 2023 graduates starting on May 13, but it may take longer for the degree to be officially awarded. For May 2023 graduates to be awarded their degree, they will need to apply for graduation on student self-service by April 2.
August 2023 Graduates: Since there is no official convocation ceremony in the summer, August 2023 graduates who have 8 credit hours or less remaining have the option of attending the May 2023 Convocation Ceremony. However, you will submit your application for graduation when your summer registration time ticket opens in April and your degree will officially be awarded in August 2023. |
| | Update Your Grouping Preference Form | | At the beginning of each 8-week session, you should update your availability on the Grouping Preference Form. The grouping preference tool translates your time preferences into UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) so you can be grouped with individuals with similar availability around the globe. Take a moment today to finalize your availability! |
Daylight Savings | | Daylight Saving Time began in Illinois on Sunday, March 12. Clocks moved forward by one hour. Be sure to note the new time difference between your time zone and US Central Time. |
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Use the Event Calendar for upcoming events and academic deadlines this semester. | | International Student Coffee Chat | | Wednesday, March 15 | 9:00-10:00 am CT | Register Here |
| Singapore Meet Up | | Wednesday, March 15 | 12:00 pm-1:30 pm SGT |
| Sydney Meet Up | | March 17 or March 18 | For those who registered by the March 9 deadline, Professor Almeida will contact you about the final event details. |
PhiladelphiaMeet Up | | Monday, March 20 | 6:00 pm-8:00 pm ET | Register Here |
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Drop Deadline for March 15 courses | | March 20 | Course Refund Guide |
| Deadline to Apply to Graduate in May 2023 | April 2 | Apply to Graduate
For May 2023 graduates to be awarded their degree, they will need to apply to graduate on student self-service by April 2. This application will not register you for the convocation ceremony. |
| May 2023 iDegrees Celebration and Open House | | May 12th | 11:30 am-1:00 pm CT | iHotel and Conference Center- Heritage Hall | Register Here |
| May 2023 iDegrees Convocation Ceremony | Friday, May 12 | 3:00 pm-4:30 pm CT | The State Farm Center | Register Here
This ceremony is a celebration of learners completing their degree, but the degree conferral is the formal process by which the University awards degrees. |
| May 2023 iDegrees Virtual Ceremony | | More information to follow. |
| May 2023 Degree Conferral | May 13
The University will begin to confer degrees for May 2023 graduates starting on May 13, but it may take longer for the degree to be officially awarded. |
Spring 2023 Grade Release in Student Self-Service | | May 20 |
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