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    • Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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    • Friday, October 27, 2023
    • (CDT)
    • Student Center East, 3rd Floor - Cardinal Room | 750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607
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    GBSSA 2023 Annual Conference


    "Yes and..."

    Innovation and Creative Problem Solving

    in Business Education

    Chicago - Illinois - Swanson's

    Wednesday, October 25 - Friday, October 27, 2023

    The 2023 GBSSA Conference is hosted in partnership with UIC Business Liautaud Graduate School, which is located in the beautiful Chicago, Illinois.

    Schedule

    Day Time Description

    Wednesday, October 25

    3 - 5:45 p.m.

    Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop and GBSSA Conference Check-In

    Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    • Need directions from O'hare Airport? Click here.
    • Need directions from Midway Airport? Click here.
      5:45 - 6 p.m.

    Take CTA Train/Bus to Giordano's West Loop/Greektown 

    Address: 815 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60607

    • Need directions? Click here.
    • Upon arrival at hotel, check your bag for your 3-day CTA pass.
      6 - 9 p.m.

    Casual Welcome Dinner at Giordano's West Loop/Greektown

    • Make sure to try some of Chicago's world-famous, deep dish pizza!
       9 p.m.

    Take CTA Train/Bus to Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop

    Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    • Need directions? Click here.

    Thursday, October 26

    8 - 9 a.m.

    Cardinal Room

    Continental Breakfast

    Address: 750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607

    • Need directions to Student Center East? Click here.
    • Once inside, follow signage in building to find the Cardinal room.


    9 - 9:30 a.m.

    Cardinal Room

    Conference Opening

    Presenter: Scott Schneider, Assistant Dean at UIC Business Liautaud Graduate School

     

    9:30 - 10:45 a.m.

    Fort Dearborn

    Improv your Communication and Leadership Skills: An Experiential Sampler

    Presenter: Ranjit Souri, Director of Student Professional Development at UIC Business

    Note: We will be using improvisational techniques during this session and will ask conference attendees to participate.

      10:45 - 11 a.m. Morning Break
      11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Session Block 1
     

    Option 1

    Cardinal Room

    Matriculation: Changing the Yes? To Yes! 

    Presenters: Sarah McBride and Erika Santoyo

    A. Gary Anderson School of Management, UC Riverside 

       

    Option 2

    White Oak Room

    How to Exert Influence Without Formal Authority: Turning “No because’ into “Yes and”

    Presenters: Joy Bianchi, Amanda Gill, Jody O'Connor, and Holden Reyes

    Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

      12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
      1:30 - 3 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Block 2
     

    Option 1

    Cardinal Room

    Empower & Engage: Building Quality Engagement Through Student Leadership & Events in MBA & Specialized Masters Programs

    Presenters: TJ Coblentz, Erica Day, and Liz Sortais

    W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University

       

    Option 2

    White Oak Room

    Managing Expectations: Discretionary Decision Making to Resolve Complex Issues

    Presenter: Nicola Woods, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

      3 - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Break
      3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Block 3
     

    Option 1

    Cardinal Room

    The Power of Inclusive Leadership

    Presenter: Nicole Kaforski, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Madison

       

    Option 2

    White Oak Room

    Defining Social Impact through Global & Experiential Learning Courses

    Presenter: Mohammad Khan, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University

      5 - 5:30 p.m.

    Take CTA Train/Bus to Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop

    Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    • Need directions? Click here.
      5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Break
      6:30 - 7:15 p.m.

    Meet at hotel lobby @ 6:30 p.m. and take CTA Train/Bus @ 6:45 p.m. to Second City

    Address: 230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 

    • Need directions? Click here.
      8 - 10 p.m.

    Dinner & Second City Improv Show - "The Best of Second City: Chicago Style"

    Dinner and ticket provided by GBSSA. Guests are seated at 7:15 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m.

      10 p.m.

    Take CTA Train/Bus to Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop

    Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    • Need directions? Click here.

    Friday, October 27

    8 - 9:30 a.m.

    Cardinal Room

    Continental Breakfast

    Address: 750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607

    • Need directions to Student Center East? Click here.
    • Once inside, follow signage in building to find the Cardinal room.
      9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Block 4
     

    Option 1

    Cardinal Room

    Bridges of Collaboration: Uniting Diverse Programs for Student Success

    Presenters: Aimee Hanna and Cody Schara

    Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Madison

     

    Option 2

    White Oak Room

    To Be Determined...
      11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Conference Closing: Membership Survey Outcomes
      12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

    Break - Take CTA Train/Bus to Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop

    Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    • Need directions? Click here.
      6 p.m. Onwards

    OPTIONAL: Friday Night Closing Social - Punch Bowl Social 

    Address: 310 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607

    • Join us for food/drink, bowling, arcade, karaoke, or table games.
    • Food and drink will be on your own expense.
    • Need directions? Click here.

    Conference Information

    The Conference will be hosted at the University of Illinois Chicago.


    Student Center East, 3rd Floor - Cardinal Room

    750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607

    Hotel Information

    Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop

    111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    To book your room reservations, click here. Please book your room reservations by Friday, October 6.

    If you are having trouble booking your reservation through October 27th, please contact Wilmer Moreno, Manager at Club Quarters, at wmoreno@clubquarters.com or at (312) 601-3504.

    Refund Policy

    Conference attendees may receive a refund for their conference registration, if requested, on or before Monday, October 9, 2023.

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