UIC MBA HISTORY
Although UIC has only existed in its present form since 1982, its roots are long established in Chicago. In the 1890s, the Chicago College of Pharmacy and the College of Physicians and Surgeons became part of the university of Illinois. Just after World War II, the University began to offer undergraduate courses at a location on Navy Pier to meet the educational needs of American Veterans.
In the late 1950s, increased public demand for higher education prompted Illinois state legislature to authorize the creation of a new campus, called the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle (UICC) open in 1965. In 1982, UICC and the University of Illinois Medical Campus were merged to become the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). As a result of this merger, UIC is the largest institution of higher learning in Chicago.
The MBA program was founded in 1977 and is accredited by AACSB - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and is a member of the Graduate Management Admissions Council.
The Liautaud Graduate School of Business at UIC was established in 2003, and is named for the Chicago Liautaud Family. Jim, wife Gina, and their son Jimmy John provided a significant gift to the college, which provided the funding for Liautaud Graduate School of Business to be formed. All three are long time supporters of the College of Business Administration and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Both Jim and Gina are graduates of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, and Jim was a founding member of UIC's Family Business Council. Additionally, both Jim and his son Jimmy John, founder of the famed Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shops, were inducted into the College's Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.
The Liautaud Graduate School of Business offers the following degree programs:
