Gies College of Business

But ultimately, my older sister had actually gone to U of I.

So while I was in high school, I made a couple trips up to visit her, got a chance to tour the business school, Gies College of Business.

And I think I immediately fell in love.

Everyone there was just willing to help me answer any questions I had, even as I was just a senior in high school who didn't even know if he would get accepted and then ultimately when that uh when that decision date came out i knew right away that this was a an incredible institution and somewhere where i would be lucky to spend the next four years so really been enjoying that and then yeah over the first two years i uh i really just made it a goal to say yes to any and every given opportunity, which ultimately ended up allowing me to join a professional business fraternity on campus, a social fraternity, and then a couple intro to investment banking clubs as well.

Thank you, David.

My guest today is Dr. Brooke Elliott, Dean of the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois.

Brooke has been at Gies for 24 years, starting out as assistant professor, and now she's the dean.

Normally, I'd be a little concerned about this, being that she's only got experience at one school.

I'm glad to have you here as well.

I am looking forward to a great conversation with you.

Now, you're the Dean of the Gies College of Business.

I am.

Yeah, sure.

Hi, Brooke Elliott, Dean at the Gies College of Business here at the University of Illinois.

This is actually my 24th year on campus, but I just finished my second year as dean.

So I've spent my entire academic career here at the University of Illinois in the Gies College of Business, although it wasn't the Gies College of Business whenever I started in 2003.

I'm an accountancy academic, so I'm a full endowed professor in the Department of Accountancy, which happens to be the number one undergraduate accountancy program anywhere in the world.

So I'm very proud of that background.