Simio LLC gifts Illinois State’s College of Business $840,000 in simulation software

A waiting room visual created using virtual simulation technology. Simio's simulations test waiting line models, among other concepts.

Real-world scenarios are being tackled by College of Business students using virtual simulation technology made available through an $840,000 grant from Simio LLC®. Management and Quantitative Methods (MQM) professor Dr. Askar Choudhury received a grant for 350 copies of Simio® Academic Edition. Choudhury uses the software when teaching undergraduate business students in an operations analytics course.

Scholarships help Redbirds rise

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From student scholarships to innovative spaces, from faculty support to hands-on leadership experiences, philanthropy is already at work on campus. Two Illinois State students have benefited from donor-funded scholarships.