At a Glance: January 8, 2024
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| Spring 2024 First 8-Week Courses Begin | ||||||||||||
| Spring first 8-week courses begin this week on Wednesday, January 10. Please be sure to check your course start and end dates for the term as some course start dates may vary. Online Programs utilizes dual platforms with Canvas and Coursera. Make sure to access your course in both platforms to be successful. | ||||||||||||
| Update your Grouping Preference Form | ||||||||||||
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| Drop and Withdrawal Refund Guides | ||||||||||||
| For your convenience, the Office of the Registrar has created two course refund guides that outline the specific drop dates and withdrawal dates for each course. Just go to “nonstandard courses” and search by course number. Please note that there are two separate refund guides for drops and withdrawals and you can refer to our Dropping Courses and Refunds page about the difference between a drop, withdrawal, and cancellation. As an additional resource, our event calendar posts the academic drop deadlines by course start date. | ||||||||||||
| Fall 2023 Digital Specialization Certificates Sent Next Week | ||||||||||||
| Gies Online is pleased to celebrate learners achieving milestones in their specialization coursework. Next week, eligible learners who have completed a specialization area in Fall 2023 will be sent Specialization Certificates via Accredible to their Illinois email addresses. Learn how to share your credentials with your network via Accredible. | ||||||||||||
| Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Closure | ||||||||||||
| The University will be closed on Monday, January 15 to celebrate the life and achievements of US Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr and to honor his legacy and those in the movement by volunteering to improve your communities. Please refer to your course syllabi for assignment deadlines and live session schedules. University offices will be closed, and responses via email will be delayed during this time. There will also be no newsletter delivered on the holiday. We look forward to interacting with you on Tuesday, January 16 when the University reopens. | ||||||||||||
| Course Assistant Applications for Spring 2 Term | ||||||||||||
| The full application to become a Course Assistant (CA) is open for Spring 2! If you are interested in being considered for a position that will begin in March 2024, please complete this Course Assistant application no later than 11:59 PM CT on January 11, 2024. Due to the volume of applications, late submissions will not be accepted. The CA assignments will be announced in February. Questions about this application can be directed to Wendy Wallace, Assistant Director of Learning Support at gjwallac@illinois.edu | ||||||||||||
| How to Ask Your Employer to Pay for Your MBA | ||||||||||||
| One of the biggest barriers to earning a degree while working is how to afford it. One way to get around this is to ask your employer to help offset the cost.Click here to learn more. | ||||||||||||
| Events | ||||||||||||
| Austin Meet Up | ||||||||||||
| Wednesday, January 10 | 6:00-8:00 pm CT Gies Business is looking forward to providing an opportunity for our iDegree learners and alumni in the Austin area to gather for a Meet Up. Join Associate Dean of Graduate Programs, Nerissa Brown, along with Gies faculty, current learners and alumni to grow your Gies Business network. The event will take place on Wednesday, January 10 at Hat Creek Burger Company (5902 Bee Cave Rd, West Lake Hills, TX 78746).We look forward to connecting with you! | ||||||||||||
| Women's Coffee Chat | ||||||||||||
| Thursday, January 11 | 11:00 am CT | Register Here | ||||||||||||
| Join us to explore how women in business can achieve success in Gies Online Graduate Programs! A recruitment leader will be joined by special guest Smita Jha, 2021 iMBA grad, to share her experience after the iMBA program and how she has propelled her career in the oil sector. Bring your questions and a cup of coffee to sit back and discuss the experiences and challenges women face in business and how graduate education can help women succeed. | ||||||||||||
| Coming Soon - Employer Showcase with Guidehouse | ||||||||||||
| Friday, January 19 | 12:00 pm CT | Register Here Guidehouse is a global provider of consulting services to the public and commercial markets with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. On Friday, January 19 we are hosting MBA alumni Andrew Donchez (Senior Consultant, Healthcare) and Sunny Shajan (Associate Director, PharmD) to learn more about Guidehouse and for learners to ask questions about the hiring process, company culture, and open positions. Be sure to register for the event here, and we look forward to seeing you there! | ||||||||||||
| Champaign iConnect | ||||||||||||
| Friday, January 26 | 5:00-7:00 pm CT | Register Here Gies Business is looking forward to providing an opportunity for our iDegree learners and alumni in the Champaign- Urbana area to gather for an iConnect event. Join current learners, alumni and staff to grow your Gies Business network. The event will take place on Friday, January 26 at Papa Dels (1201 South Neil St, Champaign, IL, 61820). If you are interested in attending, please fill out this registration form by Tuesday, January 23. We look forward to connecting with you! | ||||||||||||
| Save the Date: Summer 2024 International Immersions | ||||||||||||
| May and July 2024 | Information to be shared in February 2024 We are excited to announce we will be offering two in-person international immersions in the summer of 2024. We will be traveling to Malaysia and Singapore in May and South Africa in July. The international immersions are opportunities for learners to learn about industries outside those in which they currently work and understand business and economics in our host countries. More information in regard to registration, itinerary, and cost will be sent in February 2024. Starting in 2025, Gies Graduate Programs Online will no longer be offering immersions in January and instead will be offering immersions during times that provide more opportunities for our learners. Malaysia and Singapore: May 11-18, 2024 South Africa: July 27 - August 3, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Calendar Use the Event Calendar for upcoming events and academic deadlines this semester. | ||||||||||||
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