<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>College of Business News</title><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_home.aspx</link><description>The latest news in the College of Business</description><item><title>Sementi to lead the Illinois MBA programs</title><description>Dean Larry DeBrock of the College of Business at Illinois announced that Darcy Sementi will lead the Illinois MBA programs as Assistant Dean for MBA Programs, working with a faculty steering committee chaired by Professor Nick Petruzzi.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1821</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1821</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dean's List honorees for the fall 2012 semester have been announced</title><description>Dean?s list eligibility is limited to the top 20 percent of a student?s college class or curriculum. To be eligible for the Dean?s list recognition, students must complete at least 14 academic semester hours taken for a letter grade.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1816</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1816</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Former ILLINOIS Business Professor Receives Nobel Prize in Economics</title><description>A former business administration faculty member was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1715</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1715</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dean DeBrock Addresses University Trustees</title><description>The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois met on Friday, September 14, 2012, at the Urbana campus. At the meeting College of Business Dean Larry DeBrock presented an overview of the business school.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1694</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1694</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Professor Emeritus Kenneth Perry Memorial Service</title><description>Professor Kenneth Perry, emeriti faculty member of the Department of Accountancy, passed away on September 8, 2012 in Champaign, IL. For more than 40 years Perry was an esteemed colleague, mentor, and friend to many in the College of Business.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1692</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1692</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Toast to Madhu Viswanathan</title><description>Dean Larry DeBrock congratulates Madhu Viswanathan for being named the Diane and Steven N. Miller Professor of Business.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1547</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1547</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Contributions to a Green Lifestyle</title><description>Dean Larry DeBrock and Tracy McCabe, assistant dean for external and alumni affairs, talk about shower facilities in BIF.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1389</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1389</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>DeBrock and Brown Comment on the Economy</title><description>Larry DeBrock, dean and professor of business administration, and Jeffrey Brown, professor of finance, respond to questions about the nation's S&amp;P downgrade.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1320</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1320</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Athletic Director Search Concludes with Naming of Mike Thomas</title><description>The search committee led by Dean Larry DeBrock made its recommendation for Mike Thomas from Cincinnati.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1314</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1314</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>DeBrock: AD Hire Will Follow Chancellor Appointment</title><description>Dean Larry DeBrock, who chairs the search committee for the Illinois athletic director comments on the search process.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1295</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1295</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>DeBrock Chairs ILLINOIS Athletic Director Search Committee</title><description>Dean Larry DeBrock responds to an interview in the Chicago Tribune.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1231</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1231</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>DeBrock Blogs Economics Lesson: Fundamental Law of Demand</title><description>Larry DeBrock, dean and professor of economics and business administration, makes a lesson of the increase in checked bags on airline flights.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1222</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1222</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>DeBrock Blogs Economics Lesson: Who Speaks for the Hamsters?</title><description>Larry DeBrock, dean and professor of economics and business administration, recounts a lesson about "third party voices" from a class he teaches.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1213</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1213</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Disappearing Doctoral Student: Addressing the Shortage of Business Ph.D.s</title><description /><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1287</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1287</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>51st Annual Spring Luncheon</title><description>920 Business Illini converged in Chicago to celebrate and network with fellow alumni.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1177</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1177</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>List of Business Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students-FALL 2010</title><description>The results for the FALL 2010 administration of student ratings of instructors are now available. Results are based on ICES questionnaires.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1148</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1148</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Varsity Sport of MBA Programs</title><description>With generous support from corporate sponsors, the Illinois MBA hosted the 3rd Annual MBA Strategy Case Competition February 10-12, 2011.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1114</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1114</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fresh and Innovative Approach to the Illinois MBA</title><description>Three aspiring MBA students recently competed in the University of Illinois' first-ever MBA Scholarship Case Competition and walked away with scholarship offers in hand.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1097</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1097</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Student Blog: BDX 2010!!!</title><description>Luis Miguel shares his excitement about the College's Business Diversity Exchange.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1024</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1024</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dean's List: Spring 2010</title><description>College of Business students on the Spring 2010 Dean's List separated by declared major.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=923</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=923</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>BIF Responds to Students</title><description>Balancing functionality, aesthetics and green goals, BIF incorporates industry-leading sustainability measures that students lobbied for at the outset of the building?s design.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=914</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=914</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>50th Annual Spring Luncheon</title><description>A record crowd of 800 College of Business alumni attended the annual celebration and networking event.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=857</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=857</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mark Peecher, Deloitte &amp; Touche Professor of Accountancy</title><description>Mark Peecher, professor in Accountancy, received a special recognition March 16 when he was appointed the Deloitte &amp; Touche Professor of Accountancy.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=805</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=805</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>2009 ICES "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students" - Draft</title><description>The unofficial "Incomplete List" identifies many great teachers  in the College.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=784</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=784</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>BIF Among Elite for Sustainability</title><description>The Business Instructional Facility, which opened last year, was awarded platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, rating system, the standard for sustainability in construction.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=699</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=699</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Business Instructional Facility Achieves Top 'Green' Standard</title><description>The state-of-the-art Business Instructional Facility has earned the world's highest honor for sustainable, environmentally friendly construction and design. It is the first business facility at a public university to earn platinum certification through LEED, a U.S. Green Building Council rating system that is the standard for measuring sustainability in construction.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=691</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=691</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Team DeBrock</title><description>The first Josef and Margot Lakonishok Deanship is awarded to Larry DeBrock.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=681</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=681</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>In the Best Interest of the Public</title><description>What does Ernest Almonte hope people will say 20 or 30 years from now when they write about the current recession? The auditor general of Rhode Island and current chairman of the board of directors of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants hopes companies and individuals will be thanking their CPAs.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=638</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=638</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>DeBrock Comments on President White's Resignation</title><description>"President B. Joseph White is a distinguished scholar and thought leader of world renown," said Larry DeBrock, dean of the College of Business in a prepared statement. "We are fortunate to have Dr. White continue as the James F. Towey Professor of Business and Leadership in the College of Business."</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=629</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=629</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Business Scholarships Aim to Help Central Illinois Students</title><description>The college is starting two new scholarships aimed at students residing in central Illinois - the ?Fresh Start? and ?Community Partners? scholarships.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=596</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=596</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Scholarships Combat Weak Economy</title><description>In the midst of the economic downturn, the University of Illinois College of Business is providing scholarships to Central Illinois residents adversely affected by the economy.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=593</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=593</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Illinois MBA Announces Two New Scholarship Programs</title><description>The College of Business is launching two new scholarship programs to help Central Illinois residents struggling amid a deep and lingering economic downturn.  The scholarships will provide free tuition for a 26-month Professional MBA program.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=591</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=591</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Video: Interview with Dean DeBrock</title><description>Professor Ira Solomon, the R. C. Evans Chair of Accountancy, sat down with Larry DeBrock, who was recently appointed the 9th Dean of the College of Business. DeBrock provided his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities confronting business education today.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=556</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=556</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>DeBrock Named College of Business Dean</title><description>Lawrence DeBrock, a noted economist and longtime University of Illinois professor and administrator, has been named dean of the university's College of Business, pending approval by the U. of I. Board of Trustees at its May 21 meeting in Chicago.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=532</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=532</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>DeBrock: Student Diversity at Risk in Wake of Recession</title><description>As tuition rises to offset economy-driven revenue declines, business schools will face a stiffer challenge to maintain enrollment among lower-income students.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=552</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=552</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Student Diversity at Risk in Wake of Recession, says Dean DeBrock</title><description>Diversity in university business schools - and ultimately the U.S. workforce - could be another casualty of a deep and lingering economic downturn, says Dean Larry DeBrock.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=551</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=551</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Faculty Member Named Dean of UI College of Business</title><description /><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=533</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=533</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>A Minute With Larry DeBrock and Jeffrey Brown</title><description /><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=511</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=511</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gov. Quinn Visits College of Business</title><description>Recognizing the College of Business for its leadership in corporate, social and environmental responsibility, the Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed the Sustainable University Compact at BIF.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=500</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=500</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Accountancy Students Win National Case Competition</title><description>More than 2500 students from 42 schools competed but only one team of 5 ILLINOIS accountancy students walked away winners of a national competition sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=481</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=481</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>New Business Facility Blends Instruction, Sustainability</title><description>College of Business students will study this fall in a new, $60 million-plus building filled with high-tech classrooms, counseling and career services, and a state-of-the-art laboratory that simulates real-time market trading.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=413</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=413</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>New Business Course Seeks to Instill Professional Responsibility</title><description>Handshakes and other people skills, ethics training and social awareness are just a few aspects of a back-to-basics business course that will begin this fall in the College of Business, aimed at instilling professional responsibility to guide students through their careers.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=410</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=410</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dean Search Update</title><description>Provost Linda Katehi and Dean Robert Easter, Chair of the Dean's Search Committee, spoke with faculty and staff at a town hall meeting on January 25th. Katehi shared with the crowded room her satisfaction with the great team assembled to find the next dean. She expressed her commitment to helping the College find and secure the best possible candidate.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=338</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=338</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>DeBrock to Assume Interim Dean Post</title><description>Provost Linda Katehi announced that Professor Larry DeBrock, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Acting Associate Dean of the Faculty in the College of Business, has agreed to become Interim Dean of the College of Business, effective January 1, 2008, pending approval by the Board of Trustees.</description><link>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=305</link><guid>http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=305</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>