Accounting Programs Leadership Group

APLG/FSA 2007 Annual Seminar

February 11–13, 2007
Marriott San Diego Mission Valley
San Diego, CA 92108


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Preliminary Program

Note: The CPE Fields of Study curriculum is divided into twenty three subject matter areas. These fields represent the primary knowledge and skill areas needed by accounting licensees to perform professional services in all fields of employment. Sessions that offer CPE credit have the Field of Study in red.

Ph.D. Shortage Breakfast Discussion

Sunday, February 11, 2007
Registration will take place all day
 
New Chairpersons’ Program
Personal Development
7:00-8:00 Breakfast Buffet
8:00-8:15 Welcome
Tom Howard, Program Chair (University of Missouri)
8:15-9:15 External Relations and Fund Raising
Finley Graves (University of North Texas)
9:15-10:00 Reflections of a (Relatively) New Chairperson
Skip Hughes (Louisiana State University)
Marc Rubin (Miami University)
Kay Tatum (University of Miami)
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:00 Managing the AACSB Process
Jerry Trapnell (AACSB)
11:00-12:00 Reflections of a (Relatively) Old Chairperson
Jack Ruhl (Western Michigan University)
12:00-1:00 Lunch for New Chairpersons
 
APLG/FSA Program
1:00-1:15 Welcome
Fran Ayres, APLG President (University of Oklahoma)
Dan Hollingsworth, FSA President (Mississippi State University)
1:15-1:30 Comments from the AICPA Faculty Shortage Advisory Group
Bill Ezzell (Deloitte)
1:30-3:15 Current Accreditation Issues (concurrent sessions)

Session 1. AACSB Accreditation
Business Management & Organization
Jerry Trapnell, Executive Vice-President and Chief Accreditation Officer

Session 2. ACBSP Accreditation
Business Management & Organization
Steve Parscale, Director of Accreditation
Doug Viehland, Executive Director.
3:15-3:45 Break
3:45-5:00 Big Four Panel on Recruiting Issues
Business Management & Organization
Larry Walther, Moderator (University of Texas at Arlington)
Amy Thompson (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Allen Boston (Ernst & Young)
Shaun Budnik (Deloitte)
Manny Fernandez (KPMG)
6:00-8:00 Reception
 
Monday, February 12, 2007
Registration will take place all day
7:00-8:30 Breakfast Buffet
8:30-9:30 Moving On: Transitioning Out of an Administrative Position
Personal Development
Karen Pincus (University of Arkansas)
Jack Ruhl (Western Michigan University)
Rob Hoskins (University of Connecticut)
9:30-10:30 Preparing our Students for Leadership Positions
Accounting
Dan Black (Ernst & Young)
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-Noon Conversation with Tim Flynn
Personal Development
Chair and Chief Executive, KPMG LLP
Noon-1:30 Lunch
Personnel/HR
Speaker: Shyam Sunder, AAA President (Yale University)
"Rethinking Evaluation of Accounting Faculty"
1:30-2:30 Accounting Education and Accounting Educators: Does It Matter; Do We Matter?
Personal Development
Mike Diamond (University of Southern California)
2:30-3:00 Break
3:00-4:00 Dealing with the Media
Personal Development
David Marguiles (Founder/Director Marguiles Communications)
4:00-5:00 What Makes a Good Department Head? Views from the Faculty and Deans
Personal Development
Ed Outslay (Michigan State University)
Julie Sullivan (San Diego University)
5:30-7:00 Reception and Awards
 
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Registration will take place all day
7:00-8:30 Breakfast Buffet
8:30-9:30 Concurrent Sessions

Development of an Advanced Placement Accounting Course
Business Management & Organization
AAA, AICPA, NBEA Panel

Mapping the Accounting Curriculum
Business Management & Organization
Martha Doran (San Diego State University)

One Size Doesn’t Fit: Why an Accounting Honors Program Worked for Us
Business Management & Organization
Sharon Green (Duquesne University)
Brian Nagle (Duquesne University)
9:30-10:00 Break
10:00-11:00 Concurrent Sessions

Master of Accounting Program Issues
Business Management & Organization
Alan Lord (Bowling Green University)
Marv Bouillon (Iowa State University)

Community Building Among Faculty and Practitioners
Business Management & Organization
Jerry Weinstein (John Carroll University)

Mapping the Accounting Curriculum
Business Management & Organization
Martha Doran (San Diego State University)
11:00-12:00 Concurrent Sessions

One Size Doesn’t Fit: Why an Accounting Honors Program Worked for Us
Business Management & Organization
Sharon Green (Duquesne University)
Brian Nagle (Duquesne University)

Master of Accounting Program Issues
Business Management & Organization
Alan Lord (Bowling Green University)
Marv Bouillon (Iowa State University)

Community Building Among Faculty and Practitioners
Business Management & Organization
Jerry Weinstein (John Carroll University)
12:00 Adjourn

American Accounting Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org

The American Accounting Association program levels offered during the meeting will include basic, intermediate, advanced, overview and update. A number of NASBA Fields of Study will be offered and provided on the CPE verification form, along with CPE credit hours earned.

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