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AICPA Creates Social Networking Site for Aspiring Accountants

02/08/2012 - 13:20 - 998 reads

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has partnered with Telligent to create a social networking site - This Way to CPA - for college students aspiring to become accountants. This Way to CPA is designed to increase awareness of AICPA and to drive its recruitment efforts.

Free Career Exploration Program for Ohio Minority Students

02/06/2012 - 14:02 - 429 reads

The Ohio Society of CPAs (OSCPA) and the Ohio CPA Foundation, in partnership with the Ohio chapters of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), are seeking Ohio minority high school students to participate in the nationally recognized Accounting Careers Awareness Program (ACAP-Ohio).

Ernst & Young Hosts Events to Enhance Diversity and Inclusiveness

02/03/2012 - 17:48 - 765 reads

Diversity,Diverse,Global,Hands,International

Nearly 150 ethnically diverse students from 73 US campuses traveled to NYC to attend E&Y's sixth annual Discover Ernst & Young event. Accounting and business majors interacted with firm leaders and E&Y personnel, who were eager to present the challenges and exciting potential of an accounting career at E&Y.

2011 Accounting Graduates Earning Average Salaries of $50,000

01/31/2012 - 10:34 - 16586 reads

Accounting grads in 2011, earned starting salaries that exceeded those in nearly every other field except engineering and computer science. Overall, the average salary was $41,701, but accounting majors earned an average of $50,500, which is up 3.7 percent from 2010, according to the 2012 NACE survey.

Teaching How to Cheat

01/30/2012 - 16:22 - 633 reads

Concerns about cheating in school are nothing new, but they usually don't include teachers. The widespread scandals of teachers cheating on standardized tests provide the wrong ethical guidance to those who will later staff and lead business organizations.

Calling All Future CPAs! AICPA's 'Start Here, Go Places' Website

01/30/2012 - 11:29 - 647 reads

When the AICPA decided to enhance its Start Here, Go Places website – a platform for high school and community college students interested in exploring a career in accounting – they didn't hire an outside web consulting firm or float the idea in a marketing team meeting. They took it right to the source.

The GSCPA Graduates the Ninth Class from Its Leadership Academy

01/23/2012 - 18:55 - 649 reads

The Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA) recently sponsored and completed its ninth Leadership Academy class, graduating twenty new CPA leaders into the community.

Society of Louisiana CPAs Puts Kids on Path to Financial Success

12/27/2011 - 10:40 - 986 reads

Volunteers from the LCPA and accounting students from Nicholls State University visited Schriever Elementary to teach second grade students about money management. Their efforts were part of the LCPA's scholastic literacy book program, a statewide collaboration between the LCPA, Scholastic, and Gilsbar, Inc.

North Carolina State University Students Win AICPA National Accounting Competition

12/21/2011 - 18:10 - 1475 reads

On December 17, the AICPA named seventeen students from North Carolina State University winners of the AICPA National Accounting Competition. The case competition focused on a fictional Texas company looking to expand its business into the Nigerian oil fields. The team received a $10,000 award.

College of William & Mary Winner of Deloitte Foundation's FanTAXtic Tax Case Study Competition

12/20/2011 - 15:37 - 1462 reads

The College of William & Mary was the winner of the tax case study competition – FanTAXtic – sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation. Nine teams participated. Each student on the winning team received a $2,000 scholarship, while the winning school pocketed an institutional award of $10,000.