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iMBA Program

Welcome iMBA Students!

The iMBA team is available to assist you at all times. We recommend that you bookmark this page for future reference, as it will be very useful as you complete the program. If you have any questions or issues, please contact us at i-support@illinois.edu.

iConverge

iConverge is our annual on-campus networking and professional development event. It is a chance for students to see familiar friends, make new ones and develop professional relationships outside the classroom.

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Graduation

Gies College of Business grants degrees three times a year -- in May, August, and December. You need to submit an application for graduation in your final term in order to place your name on the degree list and receive your diploma.

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News and Events

Gies Business expert says the tariff fight is just getting started

Gies Business professor cautions the Supreme Court decision on tariffs is only a temporary hurdle, since the administration can pivot to other broad trade-law authorities to keep tariffs in play.

Internal Audit to C-Suite: Gies alumni pioneering the path

A growing number of Gies alumni are rising from a role as an internal auditor into the C-Suite. Gies Business is strategically preparing and positioning its graduates for a similar journey.

Study: SEC reorganization, scrutiny may reduce corporate risk-taking

Gies Business study finds that the SEC’s 2007 expansion of regional enforcement offices, while improving oversight and reducing accounting manipulation, also made firms more risk-averse.

Unnati Narang Wins 2026 AMA TechSIG Young Scholar Award

The award is conferred annually by the Technology Special Interest Group of the American Marketing Association to an early-career researcher whose work has made significant contributions to the theory and practice of technology-focused marketing.

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Gies In-Person Convocation

15 May, 2026, 10 AM-4:30 PM

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Join us in celebrating the graduating class of 2026.

Gies graduates from August and December 2025 and May 2026 are eligible to participate in the May 2026 Convocation Ceremony. Please note, graduates are only eligible to participate in the ceremony for their respective degree.

Master’s degree candidates with 8 or fewer hours remaining or Bachelor’s degree candidates with 13 or fewer hours remaining who expect to complete their degree requirements in August 2025, may participate in Convocation.

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Time: 10 - 11:30 am (Online Degrees: iMBA, iMSA, iMSM) & 2 - 4:30 pm (Undergraduate and Residential Graduate Degrees)
Location: State Farm Center

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