APLG/FSA 2008 Annual SeminarFebruary 10–12, 2008
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| Barry Salzberg: | CEO, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP |
| Dr. Lowell Catlett: | Works with many Fortune 500 companies doing futuristic planning to prepare them for emerging new markets, structures, and changes. |
| Dr. Jon Wergin: | Has consulted with dozens of national associations, accrediting bodies, and colleges and universities, on issues related to evaluation and change in higher education. |
Other sessions will focus on fundraising strategies, the Ph.D. faculty shortage, perspectives on teaching "boomers" and "millennials," and a panel discussion that will focus on the most common challenges that schools have recently encountered with AACSB maintenance and accreditation.
| Sunday, February 10, 2008 — New Chairpersons' Program (pre-registration required) | |
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am | Breakfast Buffet |
| 8:00 am - 8:15 am | Welcome Ananth Seetharaman (Saint Louis University) |
| 8:15 am – 9:00 am | Practical Tips for Working with Advisory Boards and the Professional Community Dan Hollingsworth, Carson Newman University Ross Jennings, University of Texas Ronald Kucic, University of Denver Moderated by: David Donnelly, University of Missouri – Kansas City |
| 9:00 am – 9:45 am | Successfully Transitioning into the Department Chair’s Role: Avoiding the Hidden Landmines Charles Davis, Baylor University Frank Messina, University of Alabama at Birmingham Mark Nixon, Bentley College Marc Rubin, Miami University (Moderator) |
| 9:45 am - 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:15 am - 11:00 am | Interacting with the Dean and Other Administrators Jim Benjamin, Texas A&M University Bud Fennema, Florida State University Finley Graves, University of North Texas Tommy Phillips, Louisiana Tech University Mary Stone, University of Alabama (Moderator) |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Managing Change: Balancing the Tactical Work with the Strategic Responsibilities of Your Position Jane Mutchler, Georgia State University Dan Deines, Kansas State University Morris Stocks, University of Mississippi Tom Howard, University of Missouri (Moderator) |
| Sunday, February 10, 2008 — APLG/FSA Program | |
| 11:45 am - 1:00 pm | Welcome Lunch Bruce Behn, FSA President (University of Tennessee) Greg Carnes, APLG President (University of North Alabama) |
| 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm | The Future of the Academy – Societal Changes, Accreditation, and Accountability Jon Wergin (College of Leadership and Change; Antioch University) |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | A Conversation with Barry Salzberg (CEO, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP) |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Break |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | International Accounting Education Standards: On the Horizon Denny Reigle (AICPA) |
| 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Reception |
| Monday, February 11, 2008 — APLG/FSA Program | |
| 7:00 am - 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am | Accounting Education – A Dean’s Perspective Mark Higgins (University of Rhode Island) Gail Naughton (San Diego State University) Eileen Peacock (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) Lynne Richardson (Mississippi State University) Moderated by: Greg Carnes (University of North Alabama) |
| 9:30 am - 10:30 am | Fundraising Strategies David Ross, President and CEO, Ross, Johnston & Kersting, Inc. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | The Current State of Accounting Academics David Leslie (TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow; The College of William and Mary) |
| 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch Speaker: Gary Previts, AAA President (Case Western Reserve University) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | New Frontiers That Change Everything Dr. Lowell Catlett (Dean of College of Agriculture and Regent’s Professor, New Mexico State University) |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Responses to the Ph.D. Shortage Kevin Stocks (Brigham Young University) Bea Sanders (KPMG) |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Break |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | New Perspectives on Boomers and Millennials Jean Wyer and Reggie Butler (PricewaterhouseCoopers) |
| 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Reception |
| Tuesday, February 12, 2008 — APLG/FSA Program | |
| 7:00 am - 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | Concurrent Sessions Session 1: Current AACSB Accreditation Update and AACSB’s "The Impact of Research" Whitepaper Jerry Trapnell (Executive Vice-President and Chief Accreditation Officer) Session 2: Current ACBSP Accreditation Issues Doug Viehland (Executive Director) Session 3: "Practice What You Teach": Accounting Program, Firm and Faculty Benefits from a Scholar-In-Residence Program Frank Messina and Steve Grice (University of Alabama – Birmingham) |
| 9:45 am - 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | Accounting Curricula for a Complex World Tom Linsmeier (FASB) Phil Reckers (Arizona State University) Mary Stone (University of Alabama) Moderated by: Bruce Behn (University of Tennessee) |
| 11:30 am | Adjourn |