Ranjit "RJ" Souri
Senior Lecturer
iLEAD Professional Development Program
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UH 2526
Address:
601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607
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About
Ranjit “R.J.” Souri is a Senior Lecturer in his 12th year at UIC Business. He is also a former Director of Student Professional Development Program at UIC Business. R.J. incorporates improvisational techniques to teach students professional skills including collaboration, job interviewing, leadership skills, presentation skills, and public speaking.
R.J. draws upon an extensive comedy background, having spent 20 years performing improv, sketch, and stand-up comedy all over the U.S. He taught comedy performance and writing for 17 years at The Second City Training Center.
He also brings extensive experience as a free-lance magazine-writer and as a test-prep instructor, having taught all sections of all of these tests: ACT, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and SAT.
Notable Honors
2022, HOPE (Honors Our Professors’ Excellence) Award, University of Illinois Chicago
2017, 2019, Dean's Letter of Recognition for Outstanding Teaching, UIC Business
2017, 2016, UIC Teaching Scholar, University of Illinois Chicago
Education
M.Ed., Instructional Leadership, University of Illinois Chicago, 2024.
MBA, Accounting and Public & Nonprofit Management, Columbia University, 1996.
B.S. in Accounting, Case Western Reserve University, 1992.