Better Because of Illinois
  • #5 university for helping graduates getting top salaries; ahead of all Ivy League, private, and other Big Ten universities Smartmoney.com
  • #6 highest income potential from a Midwestern institution; the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was the only public school on the list Payscale.com
  • #3 preferred institution for recruiters Wall Street Journal


Steve Heiss, Accountancy & Business Process Management

  • Accepted full time at PwC in the Healthcare Advisory practice
  • Interned at HealthScape Advisors Summer 2012, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Summer 2010
  • Studied abroad at WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany
  • Participated in CU-Garden (Executive Director), Big Ten Network (Director)
  • National winner of the Ernst & Young “Your World, Your Vision” case competition (2009), National winner of PwC xACT Case Competition (2011)

“[Studying abroad has been the] best decision I've made in college. I made lifelong friends, visited ten countries, took thousands of pictures, and had some of my best memories and experiences to date.”



Stephanie Korinek, Accountancy

  • Currently interning with PwC (Spring of 2013)
  • Studied abroad at ESCP - Europe in Paris, France Spring of 2012
  • Participated in Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations (VP of Operations, Senior Manager, Project Manager, Consultant), Navigators
  • National winner of the PwC xACT Case Competition (2011)

"My birthday is the same day WWII ended in Europe."



Billy Tabrizi, Accountancy

  • Accepted full time at PwC in Management Consulting
  • Interned at Deloitte Summer of 2012, BP in Integrated Supply & Trading - Compliance Summer of 2011, Special Care, Inc. Summer of 2010
  • Participated in Business Council (2011 President), Business 101 Section Leader & Course Manager, Orthodox Christian Fellowship (President), Sunday School Teacher, LEGACY Giving Campaign (Exec), Campus Tour Guide, Dean's Scroll, College of Business Student Leadership Award, Lincoln Laureate

“As a Business 101 Section Leader, I work with freshmen every week to teach them the value in being a professionally responsible student.“