{"id":3173,"date":"2009-08-06T12:46:57","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T16:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:00:47","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T21:00:47","slug":"camp-provides-invaluable-experiences-for-promising-accounting-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2009\/08\/camp-provides-invaluable-experiences-for-promising-accounting-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp provides invaluable experiences for promising accounting students."},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer means camp to many young people. Instead of horseback riding, crafts or swimming, 21 high school students from the area recently got to participate in a very different kind of day camp: the Accounting Careers and Money Program (A.C.A.M.P.), held at Florida International University (FIU) July 8-9, 2009.<\/p>\n

The two-day event, offered in conjunction with the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants\u00a0 (FICPA), drew students recommended by their teachers, school counselors or a FICPA member. They got insights into the life of a college accounting student; learned job search-related skills; and even played at being traders thanks to student interns in the College of Business Administration\u2019s Capital Markets Lab.<\/p>\n

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High school students participating in the Accounting Careers and Money Program (A.C.A.M.P.) were able to experience life as a trader in the business school\u2019s Capital Markets Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not only the students but also the School of Accounting—and the entire profession—benefit from the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want the brightest students to come into the career and to recognize what FIU has to offer . . . and we want that to occur as early as possible in a student\u2019s life,\u201d said Tessie Brunken<\/strong> (EMST \u201986, BBA \u201981), assistant director of student services, School of Accounting, who planned and executed ACAMP.<\/p>\n

Beta Alpha Psi members make major contributions.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Laura Sotomayor, secretary of Beta Alpha Psi, was one of eight student volunteers during the A.C.A.M.P., held at FIU for high school students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eight students from Beta Alpha Psi worked with Brunken on presentations and activities, with their presence also putting the younger students at ease.<\/p>\n

Current secretary Laura Sotomayor<\/strong> helped participants understand the techniques of job interviewing by doing it badly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe took questions we\u2019ve been asked in mock interviews and presented a skit, showing everything from shaking hands, to being attentive to posture,\u201d she said. \u201cAfter so many times doing it the right way, it was a blast to do it wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the wrong way, other Beta members presented the right way, while Albert Tamayo<\/strong>, Beta president, explained each step and action.<\/p>\n

Although he had not had a similar experience in high school, he described it as \u201cpriceless—as a first look at college, and a way to learn about finance.\u201d<\/p>\n


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