Accountancy and Legal Studies

Junior/Senior Initiatives 2008-09

1. Hosted Annual Recruiters' Picnic                  

2. Funds for Student Travel, Leadership Conferences Memberships, including:

• Beta Alpha Psi, International Meeting, Anaheim, CA (6 students, 1 advisor)                  
• Beta Alpha Psi, Regional Meeting and Leadership Conference, Nashville, TN (7 students, 1 advisor)
• Institute of Management Accountants, National Student Leadership Conference, Jacksonville, FL (7 students, 1 advisor)                
• South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants’ Student Day (25 students)
• Professional (student) memberships for students participating in our programs

Past Enhancements

1. Create a Jr./Sr. Accounting Career Advisor:                                                                      

Mary Ann Prater – Continued to use Mary Ann Prater as the school's career advisor and advisor to the student Accounting and Financial Professionals organization.

Career advisor responsibilities include:

• Helping each student identify his/her career and certification goals and what level of education is needed to obtain those goals (BS or MPAcc).
• Emphasizing the benefits of meeting professionals and networking through Beta Alpha Psi and the Accounting and Financial Management Professionals organization.
• Emphasizing the benefits of interning and help the individual student find the internship that is right for that student.
• Identifying new internship opportunities, as demand requires.
• Emphasize the opportunities available through the Michelin Career Center, e.g., one-on-one interview coaching, resume critique, job and internship fairs, and workshops.
• Overseeing the activities and scheduling of the Accounting and Financial Management Professionals organization. Take students to the national IMA leadership conference.

2.   Recruiters' Picnic:                                                                                                                         

Pre-recruiting event with accounting firms and companies’ recruiters and students. Allows for conversation in a relaxed environment prior to the start of on-campus interviews.

3.   Student Travel to Professional Meetings and Dues:                                               

Continued to fund travel for outstanding students to professional meetings:

• Beta Alpha Psi International Meeting, Chicago, IL.
        8 students and 1 advisor. Our chapter co-hosted and worked registration at the 2008 meeting.
• Beta Alpha Psi Regional Meeting, Charlotte, NC
        13 students and 1 advisor. We hosted and ran the regional meeting in 2008.
• Lean Accounting Summit, Orlando, FL
        1 student.
• Institute of Management Accountants National Student Leadership Conference, Louisville, Ky.
        8 students  and 1 advisor.
• Professional (student) memberships for students participating in our programs' 26 students.
• Mileage for local travel for student field trips to firms and companies.