In the Media
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Innocence lost: Class of 2013 comes of age in a weak economy
Accounting and Business Administration graduate Steve Heiss '13 enters the shaky job market with solid footing. (5/2013) |
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Should Washington Allow Internet Gambling?
Critics say widespread online gambling would fuel higher rates of addiction, bankruptcies and crime. But can prohibitions even work? And would they only make matters worse? The debate over Internet gambling has been raging in the U.S. for more than a decade. Until recently, the federal government treated Internet gambling as an illegal activity. Fueled by the 50-year-old Wire Act, which bans sports betting over communication wires, and a 2006 law that made it illegal to process U.S. paymen (5/2013) |
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Expert: State budget, pension woes tied to big gambling giveaways
Budget and pension woes in the state of Illinois are inextricably linked to giveaways to “Big Gambling,” says professor emeritus John Kindt, a leading national gambling critic. (5/2013) |
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Tune into finance lecturer and CFA Kevin Waspi on WILL's Focus.
Kevin Waspi reveals a few money-saving tricks for summer and answers your personal finance questions. (5/2013) |
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Working Alone, Together
Whitney Tingle, a New York entrepreneur, once had the common fantasy of ditching the 9-to-5 world, starting her own business and working in the serenity of her home. It did not quite work out as planned. A year after cofounding Sakara Life, an organic-meal delivery company, she discovered that “there was no beginning or end to work,” said Ms. Tingle, 27. “I would get distracted by dust bunnies under the desk and end up vacuuming in the middle of the day, or look at myself in the mirror at 7 p (5/2013) |
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College News Briefs And Press Releases
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Viswanathan to receive the Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will honor alumni, faculty, and students at the annual International Achievement Awards banquet on April 11 at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. (3/2013) |
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Business Alumni Among 2013 University of Illinois Alumni Award Recipients
Thomas M. Siebel MBA ’83, and Mary Kay Kretch Haben ’77 will be honored on campus at the May 11 Commencement Dinner and during Commencement ceremonies on May 12. (3/2013) |
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Sementi to lead the Illinois MBA programs
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. (2/2013) |
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2013 Illinois Student Senate Teaching Excellence Award
Michael Donohoe is one of five recipients of the 2013 Illinois Student Senate Teaching Excellence Award. Nominations for this award are solicited from the Student Body at large and then reviewed by the Standing Committee on Academic Affairs. (2/2013) |
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College of Business Alumni Association Awards for Teaching Excellence
Recipients of the College’s 2013 awards for teaching excellence, nominated by their department and selected by the College Educational Policy Committee (1/2013) |
Features
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Centene's Bill Scheffel '75: Managed care, moving forward
The CFO, executive VP, and treasurer of Centene—and accounting alum—returns to campus to talk growth, experience, and opportunity. (5/2013) |
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Illinois Ranks 5th in Businessweek Survey
The University of Illinois Department of Accountancy ranked 5th in the Bloomberg Businessweek the Best Undergraduate B-Schools for Accounting survey. Bloomberg Businessweek surveyed undergraduate business students from the Class of 2013 and asked them to rank their business school experience from getting in to getting a job. More . . . (4/2013) |
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MBA students organize 5K to benefit charitable organization
A group of MBA students are raising money to expose higher education opportunities to underprivileged Lakota, Native American youth living in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota. The Kola foundation hosted its second annual 5K April Fools Race in an effort to provide scholarships to Lakota high school students. (4/2013) |
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2012 Elijah Watt Sells Award Winners
Ms. Mingyuan Wang (MSA 2012) and Mr. Po-Feng Yu (MSA 2012) were recipients of the AICPA 2012 Elijah Watt Sells Award for their performance on the 2012 CPA Exam. The Elijah Watt Sells Award is bestowed on candidates who have obtained a cumulative score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination, completed testing during the 2012 calendar year, and passed all four sections of the exam on their first attempt. (4/2013) |
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Meet Your Maker
A new 3D printing lab in the College of Business is a place where students gain hands-on experience with this revolutionary technology. (3/2013) |
