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Welcome to the Public Interest Section
Promotes academic and professional communities interested in the interface of accounting with social, economic, ethical and political consequences of corporate activity.
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Share the latest news!
You are invited to submit your ideas for the Public Interest Newsletter - columns ideas, article publications, recent member accomplishments, websites of interest, accounting puzzles, short articles, professional announcements about journals or conferences, anything you think members might find useful via email to Michael Kraten mkraten@providence.edu.
Objectives
- Promote interaction among members of the academic and professional communities interested in the interface of accounting with social, economic, ethical, and political consequences of corporate activity, and in exploring the social and ethical roles and responsibilities of the accounting profession.
- Encourage research in public interest accounting by identifying areas in need of research, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and findings, and providing opportunities for exposure of research results.
- Present programs that create and expand an awareness of the profession's responsibility to society.
- Develop and promote educational materials that foster an awareness of social and ethical issues in accounting students-
- Encourage interdisciplinary exchanges between accountants and members of other learned groups.
Officers
| Chair Patrick Kelly Providence College Phone: 860-464-1333 pkelly@providence.edu | Chair-Elect Amy Hageman Kansas State University Phone: 785-532-4484 HagemanA@ksu.edu |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Vice Chair of Research Charles Cullinan Bryant University Phone: 401 232-6421 cullinan@bryant.edu |
| Vice Chair of Education Brian Shapiro University of St. Thomas Phone: 651-962-5086 bpshapiro@stthomas.edu | Vice Chair of International Membership Michael Kraten Providence College Phone: 203-383-0900 kraten@aya.yale.edu |
| Council Representative Steven Mintz Cal Poly State University - San Luis Obispo Phone: 805-756-2003 smintz@calpoly.edu |
Editors
| Journal Editor | Journal Associate Editor Accounting and the Public Interest Charles Cullinan Bryant University Phone: 401 232-6421 cullinan@bryant.edu |
| Newsletter Editor/Webmaster Lawrence Chui University of St. Thomas Phone: 651 962-5442 lawrence.chui@stthomas.edu | Newsletter Assistant Editor/Webmaster Byron Pike Minnesota State University-Mankato Phone: 507 389-6909 byron.pike@mnsu.edu |
| AAACommons Editorial Board Member TBA |
Committee Chairpersons
| National Meeting Program Co-Coordinator TBA | National Meeting Program Co-Coordinator TBD |
| 2015 PIS Ethics Symposium Co-Coordinator TBA | |
| 2015 Midyear Meeting Co-Coordinator Matthew Keane Providence College Ph: 401-865-1275 mkeane@providence.edu | 2015 Midyear Meeting |
| Membership Committee TBA | Nominations Committee TBA |
| 2015 Ethics Symposium Co-Chair Amy Hageman Kansas State University Phone: 785-532-4484 HagemanA@ksu.edu | 2016 Ethics Symposium |
Regional Coordinators
| Coordinator of Regional Activities TBA | Mid-Atlantic TBA |
| Midwest TBA | Northeast TBA |
| Ohio TBA | Southeast TBA |
| Southwest TBA | Western TBA |
| International TBA |
Objectives
- Promote interaction among members of the academic and professional communities interested in the interface of accounting with social, economic, ethical, and political consequences of corporate activity, and in exploring the social and ethical roles and responsibilities of the accounting profession.
- Encourage research in public interest accounting by identifying areas in need of research, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and findings, and providing opportunities for exposure of research results.
- Present programs that create and expand an awareness of the profession's responsibility to society.
- Develop and promote educational materials that foster an awareness of social and ethical issues in accounting students-
- Encourage interdisciplinary exchanges between accountants and members of other learned groups.
Officers
| Chair Patrick Kelly Providence College Phone: 860-464-1333 pkelly@providence.edu | Chair-Elect Amy Hageman Kansas State University Phone: 785-532-4484 HagemanA@ksu.edu |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Vice Chair of Research Charles Cullinan Bryant University Phone: 401 232-6421 cullinan@bryant.edu |
| Vice Chair of Education Brian Shapiro University of St. Thomas Phone: 651-962-5086 bpshapiro@stthomas.edu | Vice Chair of International Membership Michael Kraten Providence College Phone: 203-383-0900 kraten@aya.yale.edu |
| Council Representative Steven Mintz Cal Poly State University - San Luis Obispo Phone: 805-756-2003 smintz@calpoly.edu |
Editors
| Journal Editor | Journal Associate Editor Accounting and the Public Interest Charles Cullinan Bryant University Phone: 401 232-6421 cullinan@bryant.edu |
| Newsletter Editor/Webmaster Lawrence Chui University of St. Thomas Phone: 651 962-5442 lawrence.chui@stthomas.edu | Newsletter Assistant Editor/Webmaster Byron Pike Minnesota State University-Mankato Phone: 507 389-6909 byron.pike@mnsu.edu |
| AAACommons Editorial Board Member TBA |
Committee Chairpersons
| National Meeting Program Co-Coordinator TBA | National Meeting Program Co-Coordinator TBD |
| 2015 PIS Ethics Symposium Co-Coordinator TBA | |
| 2015 Midyear Meeting Co-Coordinator Matthew Keane Providence College Ph: 401-865-1275 mkeane@providence.edu | 2015 Midyear Meeting |
| Membership Committee TBA | Nominations Committee TBA |
| 2015 Ethics Symposium Co-Chair Amy Hageman Kansas State University Phone: 785-532-4484 HagemanA@ksu.edu | 2016 Ethics Symposium |
Regional Coordinators
| Coordinator of Regional Activities TBA | Mid-Atlantic TBA |
| Midwest TBA | Northeast TBA |
| Ohio TBA | Southeast TBA |
| Southwest TBA | Western TBA |
| International TBA |