Program

New Chairpersons' Seminar

Sunday, February 3

7:15-8:00 am
Continental Breakfast

8:00-8:05 am
Welcome

8:05-9:30 am
Advice to New Chairs: Strategies for Success and Mistakes to Avoid
Helen Gernon, University of Oregon
Jane Mutchler, Georgia State University
Tom Schaefer, University of Notre Dame
Ken Winter, University of Wisconsin–LaCrosse

9:30-9:45 am
Break

9:45-10:30 am
Guiding Faculty through the Annual Merit Review and Promotion/Tenure Process: Two Perspectives
Dick Kochanek, University of Connecticut
Kate Mooney, St. Cloud State University

10:30-11:15 am
Technology/Distance Learning: Visions of the Future
Phil Reckers, Arizona State University

11:15 am – Noon
Effective Fund-Raising and Alumni Relationships
Steve Limberg, The University of Texas at Austin
Jamie Pratt, Indiana University

Sunday, February 3

7:00 am–5:00 pm
Registration

1:00–5:00 pm
Afternoon Workshops for All Attendees:

1:00–1:50 pm
ERP Systems and Their Place in the Accounting Curriculum
Julie David, Associate Professor, Arizona State University

2:00–2:50 pm
Database Applications and Data Driven Decision Making in the Accounting Curriculum
Faye Borthick, Professor, Georgia State University

3:00–3:50 pm
Data Mining Technology and Applications: What is it and should I care?
Ajay Vinze, Professor, Arizona State University

4:00–4:50 pm
The Evolving CPA Examination
Dick DeVore, Simulations and Development Leader: Examinations, AICPA
Julie David, Associate Professor, Arizona State University

Monday, February 4

7:00–8:00 am
Registration

7:00–8:00 am
Continental Breakfast

8:15–8:30 am
Welcome
Ken Merchant, APLG President

8:30–9:45 am
AACSB Pilot Project and Initial Experiences
Keith Stanga, University of Tennessee
(Experimental Project Participant)
Finley Graves, Kansas State University
(AACSB Review Team for Villanova)

9:45–10:45 am
Recruiting Undergraduate Accounting Students
Dick Kochanek, University of Connecticut
Ken Sinclair, Lehigh University

10:45–11:00 am Break

11:00 am–Noon
Enhancing the Undergraduate Experience
(a.k.a., Retaining Undergraduate Accounting Students)
Marty Louder, Texas A&M University
Bart Hartman, St. Joseph’s University

12:00–1:30 pm
Lunch

1:30–2:30 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. AACSB Standards for Professional Interaction: Operational Issues
Bob Keith, University of South Florida
Alan Attaway, University of Louisville

B. Developing Optimal Internship and Placement Programs
Austin Dailey, Texas A&M University
Cliff Skousen, Utah State University

C. Fund-Raising: Two Approaches Leveraging an Access® Database: Fund-Raising and Internship Placement
Howard Godfrey, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Raising Fund-Raising Activities to a Priority Endeavor
Ron Kucic, University of Denver

2:30–2:40 pm
Break

2:40–3:40 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. Using Benchmark Data for Strategic Planning
Linda Marquis, University of Northern Kentucky
Finley Graves, Kansas State University
Kent St. Pierre, University of Delaware

B. Adding a Consulting Course to the Accounting Curriculum
Ron Hueffner, University of Buffalo

C. Professional Advisory Board Do’s and Don’ts
Gerald Smith, University of Northern Iowa
Jane Mutchler, Georgia State University

3:40–3:50 pm Break

3:50–4:50 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. Graduate Program Options: AMBA
Bill Davidson, University of St. Thomas
Master’s Degrees with Technology Emphasis
Philip Reckers, Arizona State University

B. Using Benchmark Data for Strategic Planning
Linda Marquis, University of Northern Kentucky
Finley Graves, Kansas State University
Kent St. Pierre, University of Delaware

C. Fund-Raising: Two Approaches Leveraging an Access Database: Fund-Raising and Internship Placement
Howard Godfrey, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Raising Fund-Raising Activities to a Priority Endeavor
Ron Kucic, University of Denver

Dinner on your own

Tuesday, February 5

8:00–9:50 am
Professional Development I: Conflict Management and Negotiating
Arthur Andersen

9:50–10:00 am
Break

10:00–11:45 am
Professional Development II: Enhancing Self
Arthur Andersen

11:45 am–Noon
Final Comments
Ken Merchant, APLG President