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COAP program sees continued growth as it approaches milestone

08/25/2010 - 09:14 - 336 reads

This year marked another period of increased enrollment in the Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession program, a NYSSCPA initiative that recruits minority high school juniors from public and private schools in New York to the CPA profession.

KPMG Foundation awards $470,000 in scholarships

07/28/2010 - 16:08 - 1540 reads

The KPMG Foundation this week announced it has awarded a total of $470,000 in scholarships to 47 minority accounting doctoral students for the 2010-2011 academic year.

SIFE members demonstrate passion for business can be powerful force for change

04/26/2010 - 17:50 - 1184 reads

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Students In Free Enterprise, an international non-profit network of students, academics, and business leaders working with businesses and higher education organizations, is in the midst of its regional and national competitions.

Wake Forest students win KPMG’s international competition

04/14/2010 - 15:49 - 2632 reads

Competing against teams from around the world, a group of Wake Forest University students representing the United States won the KPMG Global Case Competition in Athens, Greece, last week.

Deloitte's Maximum Impact gives student recruits a chance to volunteer

03/21/2010 - 15:39 - 2417 reads

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Deloitte's Maximum Impact: Alternative Spring Break gives students a chance to see a different side of the Big Four and work with accounting professionals in community service projects.

KPMG sponsors Beta Alpha Psi Gold Challenge

02/22/2010 - 12:29 - 2480 reads

Video competition will reward up to 15 BAP chapters Entry deadline is May 31, 2010 Grand prize is $2,500 per winning chapter

Accounting scholarship programs

02/22/2010 - 11:58 - 3632 reads

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AccountingWEB has compiled a list of scholarship opportunities for accounting students.

Accounting and xTREME? Rarely found in the same sentence

02/03/2010 - 12:31 - 3399 reads - 1 comment

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The xTREME Games include xTAX, short for "Extreme Tax," and xACT, short for “Extreme Accounting.” Both are case competitions that expose students to real tax and accounting situations.

Accounting student scholarship fund receives record-breaking donations

01/27/2010 - 12:02 - 3345 reads

Thanks to a $50,000 donation from the Monmouth/Ocean Chapter of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, New Jersey students interested in accounting can attend college.

2010 Accounting Student Scholarship will honor three students

01/26/2010 - 13:10 - 3677 reads

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AccountingWEB, the Web site dedicated to providing news and resources for members of the accounting profession, is now accepting applications for the 2010 AccountingWEB Accounting Student Scholarship that is offered to undergraduate accounting majors throughout the country.

Beta Alpha Psi kicks off regional competitions for accounting students

01/26/2010 - 12:52 - 1853 reads

Beta Alpha Psi is gearing up for their 2010 Regional Meetings where students will be contending in “Best Practices” competitions sponsored by Deloitte.

Today's teens will expect access to Facebook and other social media on the job

12/17/2009 - 02:32 - 3735 reads - 4 comments

Online social networks have become so central to teens' lifestyles that they would consider their ability to access them during working hours when weighing a job offer.

Global Innovation Tournament winners full of money-saving ideas

12/10/2009 - 11:44 - 3057 reads

The Stanford Technology Ventures Program has announced 22 winners of a global competition that challenged student teams to come up with a way to make saving money fun.

Salisbury University takes first place in Goodman Accounting Challenge

12/03/2009 - 14:13 - 1657 reads

A team from Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD was the winner in the eighth annual Goodman Accounting Challenge held at Goodman & Company's Richmond, VA office.

Rochester students move on to Global Innovation Competition

11/24/2009 - 14:42 - 1922 reads

Two teams of University of Rochester students are moving on to a global competition after submitting winning videos to solve a problem: How to save m...

Vrakas/Blum sponsors new business building at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

09/24/2009 - 01:52 - 2322 reads

Brookfield, WI-based CPA firm, Vrakas/Blum has co-sponsored the construction of the new Hyland Hall, home to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s College of Business and Economics.

E&Y announces academic awards

09/11/2009 - 14:58 - 2350 reads

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As part of Ernst & Young LLP's commitment to helping universities prepare their students for a global and inclusive workforce, the firm has announced the winners of the first annual Ernst & Young Inclusive Excellence Awards for Accounting and Business School Faculty.

New Web site provides insights into financial planning for retirement decisions

08/27/2009 - 14:04 - 2710 reads

The American University has launched a new Web site designed to help financial service professionals better understand the complex retirement decisions facing consumers.

Dennis Reigle receives Beta Alpha Psi President’s Award

08/27/2009 - 13:57 - 1887 reads

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Dennis Reigle, director of academic and career development at the AICPA, has received the President’s Award from Beta Alpha Psi

U of Hawaii accounting professor receives Excellence in Teaching award

08/13/2009 - 00:25 - 1850 reads

University of Hawaii West O‘ahu recently recognized an outstanding accounting faculty member for his contributions to the University.

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