2024 Leadership in Accounting Education Section Seminar

February 9-10, 2024

St. Petersburg, FL

Program

Thursday, February 8, 2024

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Registration

Friday, February 9, 2024

7:00 am - 4:45 pm

Registration

7:30 am - 4:45 pm

Tabletop Exhibits: AICPA & CIMA, Becker, Beta Alpha Psi, Gleim, Miles Education, UWorld

7:30 am–8:30 am

Breakfast

8:30 am–9:45 am

 

Keynote Speaker and Plenary Opening

Business Management & Organization - 1.2 CH

Welcome: Andee Hodo, Auburn University and Gary McGill, University of Florida

Speaker: Tim Ryan, PwC US Senior Partner

Title: Update On Our Continuously Evolving Profession

10:00 am - 11:00 am
CPA Evolution

Regulatory Ethics - 1.2 CH


Moderator: Larry Stephens, Austin Community College

Panelists: Jan Taylor, Senior Director and Academic in Residence, AICPA & CIMA
Mike Decker, VP - Exams, AICPA & CIMA
11:00 am - 11:20 am

Break

11:20 am - 12:20 pm

1.01: Student Organizations

Personnel/Human Resources - 1.2 CH

Moderator: Mark Myring, Florida International University

Panelists: Teleakah Brooks, Chief Impact & Strategic Partnership Officer, NABA Inc.
Margaret Fiorentino, Executive Director, Beta Alpha Psi
Stanislav Jansta, ALPFA Faculty Advisor, Florida International University

11:20 am - 12:20 pm

1.02: The "New" MAcc Student

Personnel/Human Resources - 1.2 CH

Moderator: Emily O'Dell, Director of Master of Accountancy Program, Vanderbilt University

Panelists: Casey Kyllonen, Director of PPA & MS Accounting Proram, Texas A&M University
Ben Lansford, Director of Master of Accounting Program and Professor in the Practive, Rice University
Katharine Widlak, Director of Professional Programs in Accounting, University of Wisconsin - Madison

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Lunch, Awards and Keynote Speaker

Personnel/Human Resources - 1.2 CH

The Human Resource Challenge in Auditing
Speaker: W. Robert Knechel, University of Florida

Awards, Leadership
Speaker: Gary McGill, University of Florida, President, Leadership in Accounting Education Section 
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Classrooms of Tomorrow: Integrating VR, AI, and Tech Innovations in Accounting Education

Information Technology - 1.2 CH

Moderator: Renee Olvera, Faculty Director - MAc and MSBA, Texas Christian University

Panelists: Patrick Holton, Executive Director of Graduate Business Relations, Hofstra University 
Joe Harrington, Partner, PwC
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
2.01: Accounting Education and Recruiting at Small- and Medium-Sized Institutions

Personnel/Human Resources - 1.2 CH

Moderator: Afshad Irani, Department Head - Accounting and Finance, Washington and Lee University


Panelists: Mark Evans, Area Chair and Dale K. Cline Associate Dean for Accountancy, Wake Forest University
Stacy Mastrolia, Department Chair - Accounting & Financial Management, Bucknell University
Joseph Maturando, Director of Campus Recruiting - Northeast Region, EY
Julie Persellin, Department Chair - Department of Accounting, Trinity University
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
2.02: M.Acc. Trends

Personnel/Human Resources - 1.2 CH

Moderator: Andee Hodo, Auburn University 

Panelists: Shannon Mulally, Michigan State University
Troy Lewis, Brigham Young University
Greg Sommers, Southern Methodist University
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Reception

Saturday, February 10, 2024

7:30 am - 11:30 am

Registration

7:30 am - 11:30 am

Tabletop Exhibits: AICPA & CIMA, Becker, Beta Alpha Psi, Gleim, Miles Education, UWorld

8:00 am -9:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:00 am

3.01: CAQ – How to Succeed in Building Awareness of Accounting

Information Technology - 1.2 CH

Speaker: Liz Barentzen, CAQ

9:00 am - 10:00 am

 

3.02: AAA – New Inclusive Classroom Series

Personnel/Human Resources - 1.2 CH

Moderator: Karen Osterheld, American Accounting Association

Panelists: Mark Dawkins, University of North Florida
Yvonne Hinson, American Accounting Association
Cathy Scott, University of North Texas- Dallas
Joanna Garcia, John Carroll University

10:15 am - 11:15 am

4.01: STEM Designation

Communications & Marketing - 1.2 CH

Moderator: Kimberly Church, Missouri State University

Panelists: Gary Previts, Case Western Reserve University
Shannon Ferguson, University of Missouri-Columbia
George Krull, Grant Thornton LLP, Retired
Angela Spencer, Oklahoma State University
Julie Peters, US University Relations Leader, PwC

10:15 am - 11:15 am

4.02: Certification Spectrum: Navigating Certificates and Badging in the Accounting Profession

Personal Development- 1.2 CH

Moderator: Renee Olvera, Faculty Director - MAc and MSBA, Texas Christian University

Panelists: Kristine Del Vecchio, University of South Florida
Brianne C. Smith, Auburn University at Montgomery

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Closing Lunch with Panel: AAA Results of Future Accountant Stakeholder Symposium

Moderator: Karen Osterheld, American Accounting Association

Panelists: Larry Stephens, Austin Community College
Gary McGill, University of Florida
Mark Taylor, University of South Florida
Ken Bouyer, Ernst & Young

Note: The CPE Fields of Study curriculum is divided into twenty 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. Each Credit Hour is based on 50 minutes. The Program Level for each of these sessions is Basic, unless otherwise stated. Delivery Method: Group Live

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 submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org

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