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A team of four undergraduate accounting students from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University won a national case competition that included 28 universities and more than 130 students from around the country.

Gustavo Nava, Isaiah McCoy, Tim Haitaian and Erick Torres, students in the ASU School of Accountancy, were selected as the winners of the 2009 KPMG/ALPFA Case Study, held August 9-10 in Boston. Michael Mikhail, director of the School of Accountancy, served as faculty advisor to the winning student team.

The annual competition is sponsored by KPMG, one of the world's leading providers of audit, tax and advisory services, and the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA). The competition provides finance and accounting students with the opportunity to solve complex, real-world accounting cases and present their findings to a panel of KPMG and ALPFA professionals.

This year's case involved the analysis of a company's business model, strategic risks, accounting issues and corporate governance. Each team presented its findings in a 20-minute presentation followed by a 10-minute question-and-answer session. The students were evaluated based on the quality of their presentation and analysis as well as their responses in the question-and-answer segment of the competition.

A W. P. Carey team also won the 2007 competition.

As sponsor, KPMG covered all the costs for the teams and their faculty advisors to travel to Boston and participate in the competition. The firm also was responsible for identifying the schools to be included in the competition, creating the cases and selecting judges. KPMG also assigned professionals to serve as advisors to work with their respective teams for several months preparing for the competition.

Three Phoenix KPMG officials served as advisors to the ASU team: Audit Senior Manager Scott Cripps, Audit Senior Associate Trinity Kosierowski and Managing Partner Ed Rodriguez.

Sep-04-2009
School of Accountancy Announces the Accounting Scholars Program

The Accounting Scholars Program is designed for students who desire a professional accounting career. Completion of the program will fulfill the state of Arizona’s requirements to take the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and to obtain a CPA license.

• Eligibility for scholarships specifically dedicated to this program
• Opportunity for Teaching Assistantships
• Eligibility for eight-week spring internships in the senior year
• Early commitment (junior year) for admission to the master’s program
• Master’s program application fee waived
• Master’s program matriculation fee waived
• Accounting elective offered in the senior year
• No GMAT requirement

To apply:
Complete the online application along with the required application materials, which include: three short essays, two letters of recommendation, at least one from a School of Accountancy faculty member, and an up-to-date resume. Sealed letters of recommendation maybe be hand carried to BA 223Q or sent to:

Sep-04-2009
ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY

Full-time, tenure-track faculty holding the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the School of Accountancy in the W. P. Carey School of Business.

The candidate must contribute to the School of Accountancy’s mission primarily in the areas of research and teaching. Research must be publishable in premier academic journals in accounting or a closely related field. The candidate must be able to contribute to curriculum development and to deliver excellent in-class instruction at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level.

1. A Ph.D. in business administration or a closely related field
2. For appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, a demonstrated capability to conduct research publishable in premier academic journals. For appointment at the rank of Associate Professor, a distinguished record of scholarship evidenced by publications in premier academic journals and an active continuing research agenda in the area.
3. Teaching experience appropriate to rank.

Demonstrated teaching potential in the areas of financial, tax, or managerial accounting.

The initial application deadline is November 13, 2009; if not filled, then every two weeks thereafter until search is closed. Subsequent application deadlines which fall on a University holiday will default to the end of the next business day.

Formal application may be accomplished through submission of a current vita in pdf format and evidence of teaching competency to SOA@asu.edu A background check is required prior to employment.

The School of Accountancy (http://wpcarey.asu.edu/acc/) delivers degree programs at the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. levels and is ranked in the top ten accounting programs offered by public universities. The school’s full-time faculty consists of eleven professors, seven associate professors, six assistant professors, four clinical faculty, one professor of practice, and eight lecturers at both the Tempe and West campuses.

The W. P. Carey School of Business (http://wpcarey.asu.edu/) is one of the largest business schools in the United States with more than 150 faculty, 1,000 graduate, and 2,600 upper-division undergraduate students. The school is ranked 31st nationally for its undergraduate programs and 29th for the W. P. Carey MBA.

Arizona State University’s (http://www.asu.edu) Tempe campus is located in the heart of Tempe where 50,000 students are enrolled in daytime and evening classes. The university is recognized nationally as a foremost research institution offering excellent undergraduate and graduate education and nationally-ranked athletic programs as well as a full array of cultural activities. ASU’s Tempe campus offers 87 bachelor’s, 95 master’s, 48 doctoral or terminal degree programs, and one law degree program.

Arizona State University is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer

Jan-14-2009
School of Accountancy 2009 Newsletter
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