The Accounting Alumni E-Newsletter
Winter 2011
POLLING QUESTIONS
The results are in! Last newsletter, we asked two polling questions and here are the results:
- Q: How far do you think Syracuse Basketball will go in the NCAA tournament?
- A: The average answer was the elite eight. Unfortunately, SU fell short and lost in the second round.
- Q: Do you think Syracuse Lacrosse will be National Champions this year?
- A: SU was beaten in the quarterfinals by Maryland. 50% of the respondents thought they’d win the championship. Congrats to those that got it right! See the “SU Athletics” section below for more information on the SU Lacrosse team.
Polling question for the next newsletter:
- Q: School is out for SU students! If you could go back and relive one year on campus, which would it be and why? Some of your responses will appear in the next edition of the newsletter.
Please send your responses to SU_ACCOUNTING_ALUM@yahoo.com. Keep an eye out of the poll results in the upcoming e-newsletter.
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ALUMNI NETWORKING & WEBSITE
To better help us keep in contact with you, please provide us with a personal email just in case you switch jobs. Also, if you know any Whitman Accounting Alumni who would be interested in receiving these e-mail newsletters, please contact Marc Ben-Ami at marc.ben-ami@us.pwc.com with the name and e-mail information.
Please view the Accounting Alumni Council website at:
http://whitman.syr.edu/Academics/Accounting/AAC/
Please view the alumni website at:
http://whitman.syr.edu/Alumni/
The Whitman School of Management has a career services page, which includes both career counseling and networking/job postings. If you would like to find out more, visit the Whitman School of Management website at http://whitman.syr.edu/Career/Alumni/. This is a great way to post job openings at your company and find job openings where some of your fellow Whitman Alumni work.
In addition to the above Whitman Alumni website through Syracuse here are some additional networking websites:
LinkedIn
SU Accounting Alumni Group - http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/94224/3F4AE764F16E
Whitman Alumni Group - http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/95205/62C3F409DE2E
Facebook
Alumni Facebook Group - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24735904800
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EVENTS
There will be an upcoming Lubin House event on Thursday June 23, 2011. It will be held at the Lubin House from 6pm-8pm at 11 East 61St Street , New York , NY 10021.
If interested in attending, please RSVP to Georgiana Nertea at georgiana.nertea@eisneramper.com.
The Alumni Council is always looking to organize events. Past events have included football viewing parties, attending NCAA Men’s Basketball games at Madison Square Garden, and other happy hours. If you have interest in helping to organize or suggestions for an event, please contact Amy Marcello at amy.marcello@us.pwc.com
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY CLUBS
The New York City Whitman Alumni Club is rebuilding, and eager to promote social and networking opportunities for alumni in the tri-state area. Cheryl Curri '04 BS, '05 MS, an Accounting Alumni Council member, is actively involved in that organization. If you're interested in being involved, contact them at whitmannyc@gmail.com.
If you know of other clubs or chapters please let us know so that we can spread the word to others who are looking for an Alumni group in their area.
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WHITMAN UPDATE
Whitman recognized in 2011 Bloomberg Businessweek undergraduate specialty rankings
Bloomberg Businessweek recently released a ranking of specialty undergraduate business programs as a follow-up to its March 2011 undergraduate business program ranking, in which the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University held on to the 47th spot for the second year in a row. Each year, as part of its ranking of the nation’s top undergraduate business programs, Bloomberg Businessweek surveys more than 85,000 students at more than 100 top business schools and asks them to rate their program's performance in 14 academic disciplines, ranging from accounting and entrepreneurship to marketing and sustainability.
The Whitman School ranked in each specialty category. Entrepreneurship, which was not part of specialty ranking disciplines in 2010, is ranked third nationwide. The school’s program in Corporate Strategy is ranked 22nd in the country and Operations Management is ranked 26th. The Accounting program moved up six spots from 2010, to 30th in the nation. Whitman also improved seven spots and ranks 41st in Sustainability, reflecting the school’s unique Sustainable Enterprise Partnership, a collaboration between Whitman, SUNY-ESF and the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems.
Whitman also ranked in the specialty areas of International Business, Quantitative Methods, Ethics, Business Law, Financial Management and Marketing Management.
Whitman recognized in 2011 Bloomberg Businessweek undergraduate specialty rankings
The Whitman School of Management chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP), a service fraternity that includes accounting, finance and information studies majors, has been selected as one of five chapters in the nation to receive the Ernst & Young LLP Diversity Award. The recognition includes a $1,000 grant.
The Ernst & Young Diversity Award reflects the impact of the Whitman chapter on diversity and inclusiveness within BAP, the school and its community. Mitchell Franklin, assistant professor of accounting practice, advises Whitman’s BAP chapter.
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iMS IN ACCOUNTING
The iMS in Accounting is the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s limited-residency distance learning program for accounting professionals. The iMS program features the same curriculum and faculty as the full-time MS in Accounting program at Whitman and the degree awarded is the same. Prospective students must possess a qualified undergraduate degree in accounting.
The accounting profession offers tremendous career opportunities today—in public, corporate, and not-for-profit sectors. In most states, becoming a CPA involves earning a total of 150 credit hours of collegiate training–30 hours beyond the typical undergraduate program.
For more information about the iMS in accounting curriculum:
http://whitman.syr.edu/MS/Accounting/
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SU ATHLETICS
2011 NBA Draft
The 2011 NBA Draft will take place Thursday June 23, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey at 7pm. It’s a two-round draft where Syracuse University’s own Rick Jackson is projected to go in the second round. Good luck Rick!
Men’s Lacrosse
Galloway A Lowe's Senior All-American
Orange senior goalie John Galloway was named to the Lowe's Senior All-America First Team during the 2011 NCAA Lacrosse Championships. Galloway was one of 10 senior lacrosse players from around the country to be chosen as finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, and the All-America teams were based on the voting results of the finalists.
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MENTORING PROGRAM
This program was created in order to provide current Whitman students with a contact in the accounting industry, who can be used as a mentor for career preparation in the accounting industry. Examples of discussion topics include: advice on different careers in accounting, tips on obtaining internships/jobs, or general advice on working after college. This relationship should not be used by the student (mentee) to solicit employment from the mentor, unless the mentor initiates the discussion. There are approximately 150 Whitman students within the mentor program, with more signing up each semester.
The Accounting Alumni Council is in need of Alumni to mentor current SU students majoring, or interested in majoring in Accounting. Please contact us if you are interested.
For more information about the mentoring program, contact Cheryl Curri (cheryl.curri@gmail.com) or Cindy Hand (chand@syr.edu).
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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
The Accounting Alumni Council would like to encourage you to share any experiences you’ve had with getting your CPE credits. Examples include what classes you have taken or any fun or unique courses attended.
In addition, if anyone has any thoughts about how to improve future newsletters, ideas for presentations, or suggestions on events you would like to attend with fellow alumni, please email us at SU_ACCOUNTING_ALUM@yahoo.com.
Any feedback we get we will feature in our next edition of the newsletter.
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TRACY HALPIN MEMORIAL FUND
Tracy Halpin was an honor student in the Whitman School who died unexpectedly in January 2006. She had just finished her tenure as president of Beta Alpha Psi and had plans to accept a job offer from PricewaterhouseCoopers in Rochester after she graduated with honors in May 2006. Beta Alpha Psi has set up a memorial fund in memory of Tracy Haplin. Below is the contact information for contributions:
Contributions in Tracy’s name are being accepted by the
Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society
c/o Mitch Franklin,
Whitman School of Management,
721 University Ave.
Suite 617
Syracuse, N.Y. 13244-2450
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CURRENT WHITMAN ACCOUNTING ALUMNI COUNCIL MEMBERS
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