Accounting Advancement booklet 2017

PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS

CONNECT ∙ ENGAGE ∙ INVEST

STUDENT SUCCESS

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Volunteer as tutors and in VITA tax program.

Organize Meet the Accountants Night, site visits, civic roundtables and host speakers

ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS

70+ Undergraduate Accounting Majors per year

70+

600+ STUDENTS

UNDERGRAD GRADUATES

OUR GRADUATES

OUR STUDENTS

90+

90+ Masters of Accountancy Graduate Students per year

250+ INTERNS

MASTERS GRADUATES

SUPERIOR

STATUS

80%

of alumni choose to stay and work in Cleveland after graduation

OUR COMMUNITY

600+ Enrolled each year (undergraduate and graduate)

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Received “Superior Status” for professional engagement activities

250+ Interns placed and received academic credit in the last 5 years

65%

Over of graduates receive job offers prior to graduation

OUR ACTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT is prolific across various events and activities.

Inclusivity and Diversity Forums Beta Alpha Psi Community Speaker Series Civic Roundtables Site Visits Meet the Accountants Night

OUR FACULTY

LEADERS in state and national organizations PUBLISHED in top scholarly journals SERVE on journal editorial boards RECOGNIZED for excellence in teaching and curriculum development locally and nationally CONSULT with local businesses and regional organizations

OUR CURRICULUM

ONE OF ONLY 186 PROGRAMS worldwide with Accounting accreditation by AACSB

(The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)

UPDATED AND COMPETITIVE MASTERS OF ACCOUNTANCY with separate Audit and Tax tracks CPA, CFA, CMA CERTIFICATIONS are earned by many graduates ADVISORY BOARDS comprised of industry executives

OUR SUCCESS

OUR SUCCESS IS TIED TO YOUR SUPPORT. Invest in the future of Accounting.

The Department’s progress, student success and growth are dependent upon private support for additional resources to continue to offer a high-quality, affordable and accessible accounting education. Those initiatives include: Accounting scholarships ($40,000+ each year is gifted to Accounting students) Graduate assistantships to support teaching and research

Tutoring services for accounting courses Student organization support

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Technology packages, software and databases

Faculty training in the latest statistical software tools

Support of faculty research and development

HEIDI MEIER CH A I R & P RO F E S S O R, A C C O U N T I N G D E PA R T M E N T

h.meier@csuohio.edu · 216-687-3671

OUR VISION

THE CSU ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT To be the partner of choice for students and organizations in Northeast Ohio and beyond To be a point of pride for faculty, alumni and Cleveland State University

1860 E. 18th St · Room 512- · Cleveland, OH 44115

www.csuohio.edu/business/accounting P 216-687-4720