At a Glance: April 22, 2024
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| ISOI Distinguished Speaker: Julie Battilana | ||||||||||||
| The ISOI Distinguished Speaker Series is having a seminar co-sponsored by INQUIRE with Julie Battilana on Friday, April 26. The seminar will take place on Zoom from 12:00-1:20 pm. This will be followed by an informal conversation from 3:30-4:20 pm on Zoom. Julie Battilana will be presenting on "Purpose and Power in Organizations: Learning from Alternative Forms of Organizing to Address Societal Grand Challenges." Read more about the abstract here. Access the Zoom link. | ||||||||||||
| The Pivot: How Cultivating Resilience Can Help You Thrive | ||||||||||||
| Join Gies Business on April 29 as inspirational author Tonya Johnson shares her story of navigating a male-dominated field as a Black woman in the technology industry. She’ll describe how isolation and lack of support prompted a series of thoughtful pivots leading to a rewarding and meaningful life and career. This event will be in person (2007 BIF) from 3:30-5:00 pm and on Zoom from 3:45-5:00 pm, with an optional Q&A for the last 30 minutes. Register here to get the Zoom link. | ||||||||||||
| Gies Professor Launches AccelCorps™ to Bridge STEM and Business | ||||||||||||
| Gies research professor of business administration Joe Cheng has joined forces with the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch AccelCorps™, a groundbreaking pilot program that empowers academics to transform their research into marketable products and companies. Read more about the pilot program here. | ||||||||||||
| Fonseca Featured in New York Times for Research on Mortgage Lock-in | ||||||||||||
| Gies College of Business professor Julia Fonseca was recently interviewed for a New York Times article, "A Huge Number of Homeowners Have Mortgage Rates Too Good to Give Up," in which she explains the tangible value of low interest rates and why so many homeowners are hesitant to give theirs up. Read more about her interview here. | ||||||||||||
| Events | ||||||||||||
| Miami Meet Up | ||||||||||||
| Wednesday, April 24 | 6:00-8:00 PM ET | Register Here | ||||||||||||
| Gies Business is looking forward to providing an opportunity for our iDegree learners in the Miami area to gather for a meet up! Join Gies alumni and friends along with your fellow learners to grow your Gies business network. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 24 at DOYA (347 NW 24th Street, Miami, FL). Please RSVP to Jim Lukeman at lukeman@illinois.edu by Tuesday April 23. We look forward to connecting with you! | ||||||||||||
| Degree Immersion Workshop: Immersion Opportunities Within Gies Online | ||||||||||||
| Thursday, May 2 | 1:00-2:00 PM CT | Register Here | ||||||||||||
| Gies Online offers immersion trips virtually and in person, domestically and globally, where students can learn about industries outside those in which they currently work and understand business and economics in our host countries. Join us to hear from Rachel Ward, Assistant Director of Operations, who oversees Gies immersion opportunities. We will also hear from a Student Ambassador who has completed an immersion trip and learn about the requirements, benefits, and successes they have experienced from micro- and global immersions. | ||||||||||||
| Singapore iConnect | ||||||||||||
| Wednesday, May 15 | 7:00-9:00 PM SGT | Register Here | ||||||||||||
| Gies Business is looking forward to providing an opportunity for our iDegree learners in the Singapore area to gather for an iConnect! Join your fellow learners and Gies staff to grow your Gies business network. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 15 at Hopscotch [18 Marina Gardens Dr, #01-21 Bayfront Plaza, (Next to Bayfront MRT Station) Singapore 018953]. Food will be provided. Please register by Wednesday, May 8. We look forward to connecting with you! | ||||||||||||
| Calendar Use the Event Calendar for upcoming events and academic deadlines this semester. Click event titles for details. | ||||||||||||
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