{"id":3805,"date":"2007-09-01T14:55:52","date_gmt":"2007-09-01T18:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=3805"},"modified":"2017-12-18T10:57:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T15:57:11","slug":"accounting-sector-sees-future-leaders-within-the-college-of-business-administrations-ranks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2007\/09\/accounting-sector-sees-future-leaders-within-the-college-of-business-administrations-ranks\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounting sector sees future leaders within the College of Business Administration\u2019s ranks."},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left to right: Florida International University students Gabriela Manrique, Catalina Zorrilla, Krystel Ramos, and Nuria Huillca, and Robert Garcia from University of Texas-Austin at the Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While many people kick back in the summer, an elite group of students from the College of Business Administration stayed busy attending special events designed to prepare them for careers in accounting. Grant Thornton (GT) LLP, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), and KPMG ran programs this summer targeting those from diverse backgrounds, helping groom them specifically for their firms and\/or for success in the field in general.<\/p>\n

Grant Thornton offers Footsteps program to put students on a solid career path.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Gabriela Manrique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe use our Footsteps program to identify internship candidates a year earlier than our customary recruitment period and give them a chance to learn more about what a profession in public accounting is like,\u201d said Michelle McNulty<\/strong>, GT\u2019s South Florida university recruiter. \u201cThis early identification program enables us, in general, to zero in on students whom we feel will be good candidates for our internship program.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to McNulty, GT \u201crecruits heavily from Florida International University, where we continue to see really bright students,\u201d among them Gabriela Manrique<\/strong> and Yanisledy Delgado<\/strong>\u2014the first students from the college to participate in the newly launched local version of the national GT Footsteps program. Held at the GT\u2019s Miami office May 22-23, 2007, the event included a tour, presentations on GT\u2019s service lines and career options, lectures from company principals, team-building activities, and a Marlins game.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a great opportunity to interact with GT employees and to obtain information about the company, its people, and its culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Gabriela Manrique<\/strong>, Footsteps participant<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Nuria Huillca, Martha Murillo, Elizabeth DeBragga, Carlos Canasi, Catalina Zorrilla, and Gabriela Manrique at the Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt was a great opportunity to interact with GT employees and to obtain information about the company, its people, and its culture,\u201d said Manrique, a junior who started the accounting program in the college in January, 2007. \u201cIt also was an opportunity for people at the firm to get to know us.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about Grant Thornton, visit www.grantthornton.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

AICPA holds Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop with international flair.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Attendees at the AICPA Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From May 31-June 2, 2007, seven students from the college\u2014Carlos Canasi<\/strong>, Nuria<\/strong> Huillca<\/strong>, Gabriela Manrique<\/strong>, Martha Murillo<\/strong>, Krystel Ramos<\/strong>, Daniel Toribio<\/strong>, and Catalina Zorrilla<\/strong>\u2014met 81 undergraduates and graduates from across the country, Canada, and Puerto Rico; formed ad-hoc teams to develop presentations on financial literacy; learned networking techniques; and got valuable insights from academics and practitioners. AICPA sponsored the all-expenses-paid program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe event focused on diversity, providing an environment for a unique interaction among students from different backgrounds and cultures,\u201d said Elizabeth R. DeBragga<\/strong>, coordinator of diversity, work\/life, and women\u2019s initiatives, AICPA academic and career development team.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was struck by the number of minority students whose parents don\u2019t have a college education and who are striving to attain that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Carlos Canasi<\/strong>, Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop attendee<\/p>\n

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Florida International University\u2019s Daniel Toribio flanked by Maria Fernandez (University of California) and Yuvia Maldonado (University of Texas) at the AICPA at the Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI was struck by the number of minority students whose parents don\u2019t have a college education and who are striving to attain that. I am one of them, but I had no idea there were so many more.\u201d said Canasi, who expects to graduate with a Bachelor of Accounting (BACC) degree in December, 2008, who interned with Johnson & Johnson this summer and will intern with Ernst & Young next summer in the firm\u2019s fraud investigation and dispute services.<\/p>\n

For Toribo, (BACC \u201907), whose current schedule involves working part time while preparing for the CPA Exam and studying for the GMAT in anticipation of entering the college\u2019s Master of Accounting (MACC) program in January, 2008, career development guidance and preparing the presentation stood out.<\/p>\n

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Florida International University\u2019s Daniel Toribio flanked by Na\u2019Shon Mitchell (Webster University) and Amber White (University of South Carolina) at the AICPA at the Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe speakers conveyed to us the importance of pursuing our CPA licenses so we can help companies make business decisions,\u201d he said. \u201cPreparing the presentation helped me understand the need to be flexible and to team up with people in different environments.\u201d<\/p>\n

KPMG\u2019s new Future Diversity Leaders program taps sophomore. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause the competition for talent is so tight, KPMG established the Future Diversity Leaders (FDL) program to enable us to identify top students very early\u2014in their freshmen or sophomore years\u2014and to keep these students in our pipeline,\u201d said Sholon Rucker<\/strong>, KPMG\u2019s southeast area diversity recruiter.<\/p>\n

KPMG chose Jaleesa Lynch<\/strong>, a sophomore accounting major with a 3.6 GPA, for the program, which can translate into $6,000 in scholarships, an internship with the firm, and possible full-time employment upon completion of her degree.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI learned more about KPMG, met students from across the United States and other countries, and got a perspective on how to apply my skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Jaleesa Lynch<\/strong>, KPMG Future Diversity Leaders participant<\/p>\n

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\"Jaleesa
Jaleesa and Antoinette Lynch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very grateful to have been one of fifty students to attend a leadership program in Hollywood, California, from July 9-11, 2007,\u201d she said. \u201cI learned more about KPMG, met students from across the United States and other countries, got a perspective on how to apply my skills, and realized that I want to focus on IT audit, something that I didn\u2019t know prior to the event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lynch will have the chance to interact with Fern Munk<\/strong>, KPMG Florida International University campus recruiter and also to benefit from having a mentor, Antoinette Lynch<\/strong>, assistant professor, School of Accounting, and FDL faculty sponsor, who will ensure that she uses her leadership skills and who will field questions during the internship at KPMG.<\/p>\n

For more information about the workshop at KPMG, visit www.kpmgcareers.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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