{"id":28300,"date":"2017-06-07T08:44:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T12:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=28300"},"modified":"2017-07-10T08:51:52","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T12:51:52","slug":"fiu-college-of-business-names-kpmg-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2017\/06\/fiu-college-of-business-names-kpmg-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"FIU College of Business names KPMG Classroom."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28303\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/FIU-College-of-Business-KPMG-Classroom.jpg\" alt=\"FIU College of Business names KPMG Classroom.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/FIU-College-of-Business-KPMG-Classroom.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/FIU-College-of-Business-KPMG-Classroom-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/FIU-College-of-Business-KPMG-Classroom-230x153.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Expanding a years-long partnership centered on mentoring and recruiting, KPMG has named a classroom in the <a href=\"https:\/\/business.fiu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">College of Business<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At a ceremony attended by FIU Business alumni who now serve as KPMG partners on May 26, 2017, MANGO 220 was officially named the KPMG Classroom in recognition of a multi-year financial contribution to the <a href=\"https:\/\/business.fiu.edu\/academic-departments\/accounting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">School of Accounting<\/a> and the College of Business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKPMG is very generous with the College of Business and the School of Accounting, dedicating their time and experience to us,\u201d said Joanne Li, dean of FIU\u2019s College of Business. \u201cYou keep coming back to hire our students and take them under your wing as mentors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FIU alumna and Dean\u2019s Council member Becky Sproul (BAcc \u201991, MBA \u201994), championed the classroom naming initiative internally with her fellow FIU Business alumni and KPMG partners Carolina Delgado (MAcc \u201998), Ezequiel Ladron de Guevara (MAcc \u201904), Victor Lorenzo (MAcc \u201904), Bill Schinas (BBA \u201991), and Jose Aldrich, vice dean of the College of Business.<\/p>\n<p>They noted that the College of Business and the School of Accounting are great places to recruit highly talented and motivated students.<\/p>\n<p>It was FIU, they agreed, that set them on the road to become successful professionals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking back at my career success, it reflects the opportunities I had at this university and the impact they had on my life,\u201d said Lorenzo, audit partner at KPMG.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" align=\"middle\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/slideShow\/index.gne?group_id=&amp;user_id=23794481@N04&amp;set_id=72157682099123581\/show\" width=\"100%\" ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>The mission: Support students\u2019 growth in accounting careers<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The funds allocated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/business.fiu.edu\/academic-departments\/accounting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">School of Accounting<\/a> will be used for direct support and increased exposure of students, explained Ruth Ann McEwen, senior associate dean and director of the School of Accounting.<\/p>\n<p>This includes travel and participation in intercollegiate competitions for Beta Alpha Psi, the National Honor Society for Accounting, Finance and MIS majors, the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance &amp; Accounting (ALPFA) and the FIU Accounting Association.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the kind of support we can\u2019t give without your help,\u201d McEwen said.<\/p>\n<p>Aldrich, a 35-year veteran of KPMG, highlighted the role that FIU plays in the local community. While at KPMG, Aldrich served as a member of the FIU Foundation as well as the College of Business\u2019 Dean\u2019s Council, and was Dean\u2019s Council chair for two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see the impact every day,\u201d said Aldrich. \u201cAt FIU we make education an opportunity for students that may not otherwise have it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expanding a years-long partnership centered on mentoring and recruiting, KPMG has named a classroom in the College of Business. 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