At a Glance: November 18, 2024
| Online Programs Announcements | |
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| Spring 2025 Graduates: Access the Graduation Course | |
Learners close to graduating receive an email inviting them to the Coursera Gies Online Programs Graduation Course, which provides helpful information about graduation and their transition as Alums. Learn about your degree conferral, diploma, access to UIUC resources after you graduate and more!
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| Spring and Summer 2025 Immersion Application due Thursday | |
| Application deadline for our Spring and Summer 2025 immersions is this week on Thursday, November 21. A key highlight of our immersions is the debut of a new hybrid immersion experience in Miami, Florida, launching in Spring 2025. This innovative format combines a virtual and in-person component, offering greater flexibility in both cost and scheduling. Don’t miss your chance to participate in an unforgettable immersive experience! Visit our calendar page for full details on the Spring and Summer 2025 immersions, including the application and trip itinerary. | |
| Graduate Student Leadership Award | |
| The Graduate College and its student advisory group, SAGE (Students Advising Graduate Education), invite applications of graduate students who have exhibited outstanding service for the 2024-25 Graduate Student Leadership Awards. The Graduate College will grant two awards, one designated for a master's student winner and one for a doctoral student winner. Click the application link for details and deadline information. | |
| Michael Donahoe Honored With the Irwin Jecha Distinguished Professorship | |
| To acknowledge his leadership and expertise in business taxation and financial reporting, Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois celebrated the investiture of Michael Donohoe as the Irwin Jecha Distinguished Professor in Accountancy on November 8, 2024. Read more about the award and Professor Donahoe here. | |
| The Gies Download: Associate Dean for Equity Denise Lewin Loyd | |
| Life tends to put us in situations with people who naturally look, think, and act like we do. While this way of operating may feel more comfortable for many, the reality is: it's not very productive or effective. In this episode of The Gies Download, host Tim Sinclair is joined by professor of business administration, Associate Dean for Equity and Vernon Zimmerman Faculty Fellow Denise Lewin Loyd to talk about the importance of diversity within teams - and how research shows it's not just the right way to go, but the best way to go. Listen to the podcast here. | |
| Attention December 2024 Graduates | |
| Whether you are attending the graduation ceremony in person or celebrating from afar, we’d love to feature your Gies journey and hear what earning your degree means to you! We’re collecting videos to create a special December 2024 graduation reel, which we will share in future marketing efforts. If you’re interested in participating, please email Lori Hayes at lbh@illinois.edu. Here’s the May 2024 Graduation Reel for inspiration! Take a look to get an idea of what we’re looking for, and here are some quick tips to help you get started:
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| Events | |
| Bay Area iConnect | |
| Friday, December 6 | 6:00 – 8:00 pm PT | Register Here | |
| Gies Business is looking forward to providing an opportunity for our iDegree learners and alumni in the Bay Area to gather for an iConnect meet up! Join Associate Dean of Graduate Programs, Nerissa Brown, Gies staff, and your fellow learners for an evening of networking and connecting. The event will take place at Tamarine (546 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301) Please register by Monday, December 2. Food and refreshments will be provided. We look forward to connecting with you! | |
| December iDegree Convocation Open House | |
| Friday, December 20 | 9:30 – 11:30 am CT | Illini Union | Register Here | |
| Registration for the December 2024 iDegree Convocation Open House is still available! Join us for a pre-ceremony celebration and open house where you and your guests can socialize, take photos, and enjoy refreshments before proceeding to the main convocation ceremony. You can review the Gies Convocation Ceremony website for more details about December convocation. | |
| This Week at Gies Use the Event Calendar for information on upcoming events, such as iConverge and iDegree Convocation, as well as academic dates and deadlines for the semester. Click event titles below for details on the events happening this week. | |
| Spring and Summer 2025 Immersion Application Due | |
| Thursday, November 21 | |
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