| Thursday, February 7, 2019 | |
| 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Registration |
| Friday, February 8, 2109 | |
| 6:30 am - 5:00 pm | Registration |
| 6:30 am – 7:55 am | Networking Breakfast |
| 7:55 am – 8:00 am | Meeting Welcome Uday Murthy, University of South Florida Jennifer Mueller-Phillips, Auburn University |
| 8:00 am – 8:50 am | Session 1: Industry Leadership Accounting - 1.0 CH Speaker: Mike McGuire, Grant Thornton, LLP |
| 8:55 am – 10:10 am | Session 2: Successes and Opportunities Accounting - 1.5 CH Evaluation of undergraduate and graduate programs by recent alumni based on their experiences and observations of peers from other schools Moderator: Uday Murthy, University of South Florida Speakers: Matthew Giovenco, KPMG Megan Maggi, Grant Thornton Analise Mann, EY Katie Maugel, PwC |
| 10:15 am – 10:45 am | Break Sponsored by Beta Alpha Psi |
| 10:45 am – 11:35 am | Session 3: Rapidly Changing Skill Sets Accounting - 1.0 CH The AICPA is on the leading edge of changes occurring the in the accounting profession. This session will focus on research addressing changing skill sets, how this impacts their professional certifications, designations and certificates and resources available to faculty and students to support this changing environment. Speaker: Yvonne Hinson, AICPA |
| 11:40 am – 12:30 pm | Session 4.01: Value Proposition of the Accounting Degree Specialized Knowledge - 1.0 CH Articulating the value of accounting as an undergraduate major and the fifth year Masters Moderator: Philip Drake, Arizona State University Panelists: Jack Cathey, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Mark Rubin, Miami University Lauren Scioletti, Deloitte Julie Peters, PwC Session 4.02: Strategies for Success in the Classroom Personnel/Human Resources - 1.0 CH Approaches to helping new Ph.D.s learn how to be excellent classroom teachers Speakers: Jay Thibodeau, Bentley University Karen Osterheld, Bentley University |
| 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm | Lunch and Award Presentations Accounting - 1.0 CH The Future of the Accountant in Business Speaker: Jeff Thomson, IMA APLG Award Presentations: Elizabeth Oliver, Washington & Lee University FSA Award Presentations: Craig White, The University of New Mexico |
| 1:50 pm – 2:40 pm | Session 5.01: AACSB Accounting Accreditation Standards Business Management & Organization - 1.0 CH Update and insights on standards and implementation Speaker: Robert Reid, AACSB Session 5.02: Building Flexible Curricula for a Rapidly Changing Profession Specialized Knowledge - 1.0 CH Reacting without overreacting, How to incorporate flexibility and change into our curricular model going forward recognizing student, firm, university, and accreditation constraints. Students start the accounting curriculum four years before they start with the firm. What tools and skills will still be relevant? Moderator: Gia Chevis, Baylor University Panelists: Andee Hodo, Auburn University Drew Reffett, Miami University Christopher L. Groves, KPMG |
| 2:45 pm – 3:35 pm | Session 6: Learning about Learning Personnel/Human Resources - 1.0 CH Firms are altering the content/delivery of continuing education. What have they learned? How can we learn from their experience to improve our methodology/delivery/product? Speaker: Tal Goldhamer, EY |
| 3:35 pm – 4:00 pm | Break Sponsored by IMA |
| 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm | Session 7.01: How to Say NO Personal Development - 1.5 CH A discussion of work life balance and how to plan for a dean/chair/leader’s schedule Moderator: Hughlene Burton, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Speakers: Jim Willis, Wake Forest University Shannon Mulalley, Michigan State University Anne Magro, George Mason University Session 7.02: Providing Insights into Careers in the Industry Personnel/Human Resources - 1.5 CH Are your accounting students aware of the many career opportunities available to them beyond public accounting? Hear from professors and professionals who have established successful partnerships and programs on campuses to ensure that students are aware of career options in the industry. Arranging industry tours, hosting professional meetings and events, and bringing accounting professionals on campus are just a few of the examples that will be shared in detail by the panelists. Providing this type of information and these experiences to students allows them to make informed career decisions. Panelists: Kim Church, University of Missouri–Kansas City Laurie Burney, Baylor University Kim O’Brien, Taylor White |
| 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Reception |
| Saturday, February 9, 2019 | |
| 7:00 am – 8:25 am | Breakfast with Topical Breakout Tables |
| 8:30 am - 9:20 am | Session 8: Students in Crisis Personnel/Human Resources - 1.0 CH Dealing with the seeming rise in academic, health, physical, etc. issues amongst today’s students Speakers: Greg Sommers, Southern Methodist University Steven Smith, The University of Texas at Austin Audrey Gramling, Oklahoma State University Chandra Subramaniam, California State University, Northridge |
| 9:25 am – 10:15 am | Session 9.01: Under Pressure Business Management & Organization - 1.0 CH Managing budgetary, staffing, and other demands of upper administration Moderator: Jennifer Mueller-Phillips, Auburn University Panelists: Chris Hogan, Michigan State University Jeff Wilks, Brigham Young University Sharon Lassar, University of Denver Session 9.02: Leveraging Student Organizations for Maximum Benefits Personnel/Human Resources - 1.0 CH Strategies for success Moderator: Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida Speakers: Margie Fiorentino, Beta Alpha Psi Randy Bradley, The University of Tennessee |
| 10:15 am – 10:45 am | Break Sponsored by The University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| 10:45 am – 11:35 am | Session 10.01: Motivating New Actions Personal Development - 1.0 CH How to motivate faculty to implement changes in their research, teaching, and service. Moderator: Jagadison K. Aier, George Mason University Speakers: Rebecca Shortridge, Northern Illinois University Jon Davis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Michael Peters, Villanova University Session 10.02: Creating Culture Personal Development - 1.0 CH Creating and maintaining a strong “culture” in our cohorts. Learning from MBA programs as well as orientation trends and best practices. Moderator: Gretchen Handlos, Indiana University Panelists: Len Pepe, Bentley University Lindsey Donald, Vanderbilt University Scott Collins, The Pennsylvania State University |
| 11:40 am - 12:30 pm | Session 11: Leveraging Advisory Boards and Alumni Communications and Marketing - 1.0 CH Recent efforts by BYU to connect with alumni for curriculum, recruitment, placement, and financial support Speakers: Jeff Wilks, Brigham Young University Jenn Maroney, Brigham Young University |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch: Future of APLG/FSA Business Management & Organization - 1.2 CH Discussion of potential/actual merger of the organizations Co-Moderators: Elizabeth Oliver, Washington & Lee University Craig White, The University of New Mexico Panelists: James Benjamin, Texas A&M University Fred Mittelstaedt, University of Notre Dame |
| 1:40 pm – 2:30 pm | Session 12: Solidify Your Success: Discover and Build Your Personal Brand Personal Development - 1.0 CH Whether it is deliberate or not, you have a brand. Your brand is how your coworkers perceive you. It is developed from how you look, talk, and act. Your brand affects everything from how people respond to you, whether people want to work with you, whether you get the plum assignments, and whether you get that desired promotion. Discover what your current brand message is and how you can deliberately change or strengthen your brand. Speaker: Jennifer Elder, The Sustainable CFO |
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. Sessions that offer CPE credit have the Field of Study and Credit Hours (CH) in red. 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.learningmarket.org.
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