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A Note from our Department Chair Razorback Accounting News Department of Accounting University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Summer 2003 Fall 2003 will be a particularly exciting semester because it marks the start of the new Walton College undergraduate business core curriculum. The new core curriculum is focused on business processes. It will integrate the material covered in the introductory sequences in accounting, finance, management, marketing and systems to make their interaction in business clear and provide the opportunity for increased experiential learning. Freshmen this year will begin the new core, starting with freshman year courses in business law, economics, business foundations, and data analysis. Our three sophomore-level pre-business courses–ACCT 2013, 2023 and BLAW 2013–are among those business core courses being redesigned. Most of the material covered in ACCT 2013 and 2023 will be distributed throughout the new core; some of the material in BLAW 2013 will be distributed in other core courses and the remaining material will be in the new 2 credit-hour WCOB 1012 course, Legal Environment. For returning students, the transition to the new core will take place as follows: ACCT 2013 is being offered for the last time in Fall 2003. If a student has not successfully completed ACCT 2013 by the end of the Fall semester, they will be under the new curriculum and will take Business Foundations and other new business core courses as appropriate. ACCT 2023 will be offered for the last time in Spring 2004 and Summer 2004. Students who have not successfully completed the ACCT 2013/2023 sequence prior to Fall 2004, will take Business Foundations and other new business core courses as appropriate. BLAW 2013 was offered for the last time during Session 2 this summer. Students who did not complete the 3-credit course BLAW 2013 by the end of the summer will substitute the new curriculum 2- credit course WCOB 1012, Legal Environment, starting in the Fall. If you have questions about the curricu- lum changes, see the Undergraduate Studies Office, your advisor or Susan Schroeder, Accounting Assistant Department Chair. All the faculty hope you have had a great summer and look forward to seeing you on campus again soon! Karen Pincus MAcc Program Report A report from Associate Professor Deborah Thomas, Director of the Master of Accountancy Program The economy may be in a slump (hopefully not for much longer), but the MAcc program is alive and well!! The Class of 2003 is now joining the accounting profession and we are preparing to welcome another outstand- ing group of students for the Class of 2004. Here is some information that may be of interest to various readers: To our Employers: We thank you for your support of our MAcc program . Over 85% of our students had jobs by graduation. Look for another great group during recruiting season this Fall. The average GMAT score for the incoming class is about 580 with an average undergraduate GPA of 3.7. To our MAcc Graduates: Your MAcc degree will continue to earn respect. The caliber of the students remains high and the reputation of the program continues to grow. The Federation of Schools of Accountancy has invited our GSB recruiting director, Emily McClain, to share the practices from our program at its upcoming meeting in Denver. The University of Arkansas is a benchmark school for a growing number of other Masters of Accountancy programs. To our Incoming MAcc Students: We are glad you are joining the MAcc program – we will challenge you in the next year, so enjoy the rest of your summer! Your hard work will pay off with job opportunities (see the employ- ers’ message above). Watch your mail box for information about the Graduate School of Business orientation program on August 21 st and your assignments for the first day of classes, August 25 th . To Undergraduate Accounting Majors: See the above messages for reasons to consider our MAcc program. Seniors should plan to take the GMAT soon – applications will be reviewed beginning March 2004; assistantship awards will be made at that time. Even if you don’t qualify for assistantships or scholarships, don’t let money keep you from getting your graduate degree. Higher education is recognized as one of only a few good reasons to incur reasonable debt. (money.cnn.com/pf/101/lessons/9/page2.html) According to Liz Pullium Weston, you can safely borrow for education if you can pay off your loans within 10 years limit-ing payments to 10% of gross income. (“How much college debt is too m u c h ? ” moneycentral.msn.com/content/Collegeand Family/cutcollegecosts/P36836.asp) With low interest rates and an average starting salary of $42,000 for MAcc graduates, student loans become very smart debt. You do the math.
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A Note from our
DepartmentChair
Razorback Accounting News Department of Accounting University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Summer 2003
Fall 2003 will be a particularly excitingsemester because it marks the start of thenew Walton College undergraduatebusiness core curriculum. The new corecurriculum is focused on businessprocesses. It will integrate the materialcovered in the introductory sequences inaccounting, finance, management,marketing and systems to make theirinteraction in business clear and providethe opportunity for increased experientiallearning. Freshmen this year will beginthe new core, starting with freshman yearcourses in business law, economics,business foundations, and data analysis.
Our three sophomore-level pre-businesscourses–ACCT 2013, 2023 and BLAW2013–are among those business corecourses being redesigned. Most of thematerial covered in ACCT 2013 and 2023will be distributed throughout the newcore; some of the material in BLAW2013 will be distributed in other corecourses and the remaining material willbe in the new 2 credit-hour WCOB 1012course, Legal Environment. For returningstudents, the transition to the new corewill take place as follows:
ACCT 2013 is being offered for the lasttime in Fall 2003. If a student has notsuccessfully completed ACCT 2013 bythe end of the Fall semester, they will beunder the new curriculum and will takeBusiness Foundations and other newbusiness core courses as appropriate.
ACCT 2023 will be offered for the lasttime in Spring 2004 and Summer 2004.Students who have not successfullycompleted the ACCT 2013/2023sequence prior to Fall 2004, will take
Business Foundations and other newbusiness core courses as appropriate.
BLAW 2013 was offered for the last timeduring Session 2 this summer. Studentswho did not complete the 3-credit courseBLAW 2013 by the end of the summerwill substitute the new curriculum 2-credit course WCOB 1012, LegalEnvironment, starting in the Fall.
If you have questions about the curricu-lum changes, see the UndergraduateStudies Office, your advisor or SusanSchroeder, Accounting AssistantDepartment Chair.
All the faculty hope you have had a greatsummer and look forward to seeing youon campus again soon! Karen Pincus
MAccProgramReport
A report from Associate ProfessorDeborah Thomas, Director of theMaster of Accountancy Program
The economy may be in a slump(hopefully not for much longer), but theMAcc program is alive and well!! TheClass of 2003 is now joining theaccounting profession and we arepreparing to welcome another outstand-ing group of students for the Class of2004. Here is some information that maybe of interest to various readers:
To our Employers: We thank you foryour support of our MAcc program .Over 85% of our students had jobs bygraduation. Look for another great groupduring recruiting season this Fall. Theaverage GMAT score for the incomingclass is about 580 with an averageundergraduate GPA of 3.7.
To our MAcc Graduates: Your MAccdegree will continue to earn respect. Thecaliber of the students remains high andthe reputation of the program continuesto grow. The Federation of Schools ofAccountancy has invited our GSBrecruiting director, Emily McClain, toshare the practices from our program atits upcoming meeting in Denver. TheUniversity of Arkansas is a benchmarkschool for a growing number of otherMasters of Accountancy programs. To our Incoming MAcc Students: Weare glad you are joining the MAccprogram – we will challenge you in thenext year, so enjoy the rest of yoursummer! Your hard work will pay offwith job opportunities (see the employ-ers’ message above). Watch your mailbox for information about the GraduateSchool of Business orientation programon August 21st and your assignments forthe first day of classes, August 25 th. To Undergraduate Accounting Majors:See the above messages for reasons toconsider our MAcc program. Seniorsshould plan to take the GMAT soon –applications will be reviewed beginningMarch 2004; assistantship awards will bemade at that time. Even if you don’tqualify for assistantships or scholarships,don’t let money keep you from gettingyour graduate degree. Higher educationis recognized as one of only a few goodreasons to incur reasonable debt.(money.cnn.com/pf/101/lessons/9/page2.html)According to Liz Pullium Weston, youcan safely borrow for education if youcan pay off your loans within 10 yearslimit-ing payments to 10% of grossincome. (“How much college debt is toom u c h ? ”moneycentral.msn.com/content/CollegeandFamily/cutcollegecosts/P36836.asp) Withlow interest rates and an average startingsalary of $42,000 for MAcc graduates,student loans become very smart debt.You do the math.
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Spring 2004Course
Schedule
To Everyone – Employers, Graduates,Students, and Prospective Students: Iwelcome questions, suggestions, or newsat [email protected] or 479-575-6132.
Honors Program
A report byAssociate Professor
John Norwood,Director of the Walton College Honors
Program
The Honors Program in the WaltonCollege just completed its fourth year,graduating 50 students from the program– including 15 accounting majors, morethan any other major.
To be eligible for the Honors Programcoming out of high school, a studentmust have a high school GPA of 3.75 orhigher and an ACT composite of 28 ormore. Current students with a cumulativeGPA of 3.5 or better may apply foradmission by contacting the director.Honors Program students must maintaina cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better toremain in good standing in the program.
Students in the Honors Program areautomatically also part of the newlycreated Honors College, established as aresult of a $300 million gift from theWalton Family Charitable Support Foun-dation. Students in the Walton CollegeHonors Program take honors classesboth within and outside of the college. Inaddition, they are eligible for manybenefits, including graduation “withhonors,” priority registration, exclusiveuse of a computer lab/study area, priorityfor participation in the ArkansasCooperative Education Program, SAKE,SIFE, and Portfolio Management, andfinancial support for study abroad.Interested students should contact:Professor John Norwood at (479) 575-6353, or [email protected].
Beta AlphaPsi News
A report byfaculty advisor
Dr. Charles LeflarBeta Alpha Psi (BAP) is the nationalhonor society for informationprofessionals. Our award-winning chap-ter is open to accounting majors whomeet certain criteria. BAP holds meetingsduring the school year every Thursdayevening. These are opportunities to net-work with employers, faculty and otheraccounting students to participate insocial events and community projects.
Students may pledge BAP during theirsophomore year after completing ACCT2013 or Business Foundations if theyhave a 3.0 GPA both overall and inaccounting. A pledge may become a fullmember upon completion of any 3000level accounting course while main-taining the GPA requirements. If some-one had a bad freshman year, other GPArequirements for the most recent 30 or50 semester hours may make admissionpossible. Contact the U of A BAP chapterfor details. Announcements will bemade during the first week of classesabout meeting times and locations.
BAP is planning the annual Meet theEmployers night to begin at 5:30 p.m. onThursday, September 25 in theReynolds Center. All accounting majors,or those thinking of majoring inaccounting, are invited to attend to meetprospective employers for bothinternships and careers. It is a lot lessstressful to go to a job interviewplanning to talk to some-one you havemet before, so don't wait until close tograduation to make progress on your jobsearch!
Allen Pierce is our incoming BAPPresident for the 2003-2004 academicyear. Other officers are Jill Allison, MaxBachman, Jeremy Bruner, Lauren McGoo-gan, and Signa Smith. We are lookingforward to another active and fun year.
Do you like to plan ahead? Here's apreview of the courses planned (somechange is still possible) to be offeredthrough the Accounting Department nextSpring.
Sophomore-level course: ACCT 2023 - Introduction to AccountingInformation II: 16 sections
Junior-level courses:ACCT 3533 - Accounting TechnologyACCT 3613 - Managerial Uses ofAccounting InformationACCT 3721L - Financial AccountingComputer Lab NOTE: This class is aprerequisite for ACCT 3723.ACCT 3723 - Financial Reporting &Analysis ACCT 3843 - Fundamentals of TaxationBLAW 3033 - Commercial Law
Senior-level courses:ACCT 4673 - Product, Project & ServiceCostingACCT 4753 - Generally AcceptedAccounting Principles (GAAP)ACCT 4963 - Operational AuditingPlease note that all junior level (3xxx)business core courses and all junior level(3xxx) accounting courses are pre-requisites for Operational Auditing. Besure to complete these prerequisites.
Master-level courses:ACCT 5443 - Asset ManagementACCT 5463 - Contemporary AccountingIssuesACCT 5883 - Individual Tax Planning
HOMEWORK . . . .already?
For all 4000 and 5000 level courses,be sure to check the Blackboardcourse pages on the department’swebsite for first day of class materialsand assignments.
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Get Your FootIn The Door -- Get Ready For
Your Future
Advice from Emeritus Professor G. William Glezen
Students at all levels in undergraduateand master’s programs should beworking on getting ready for jobinterviews. Although this aspect of youracademic experience may seem far, faraway, it is something that should bedeveloped throughout your academiccareer. You cannot significantlyimprove your resume the year you enterthe job market. The timing of recruitervisits (early Fall) results in recruitersnot considering your accomplishmentsin your last academic year. Therefore, itis important that you not procrastinatein preparing for interviews.
Juniors & Sophomores For returning juniors and sophomores,you only have a few precious years tobuild your resume. Here are somethings you should be working on in thecoming year to make yourself moremarketable.
* Grades - Grades are the first thingemployers examine and something youcan influence by the amount of time andeffort you devote to your classes. Manyemployers set minimum GPAs of 3.00or better to interview.
* Evidence of leadership - You candemonstrate leadership with activeinvolvement in an organization of yourchoosing. You will also haveopportunities to lead team projects inmany of your classes. Take advantageof these opportunities.
* Ability to communicate - Take everyavailable opportunity to participate inclass and other settings.
* Ability to interact with others - Learnto deal with people in your summer andpart-time jobs and team projects inclass.
* Internships - Aggressively seekopportunities to participate in aninternship next summer.
* Faculty reference - Get to know atleast two faculty who may serve asreferences. Junior and sophomore students can usethe graduating students’ resume form(see page 11) to find out where thereare holes in their resumes while there isstill time (although not much) to fillthem. Make a commitment to work onbuilding your resume this coming year!
MAcc and Seniors
Most accounting employers come to thecampus in the early Fall to interviewstudents who will be graduating inDecember and the next Spring andSummer (see preliminary interviewschedule on page 10). This raisesimportant issues for master’s studentsand returning seniors who are planningto enter the job market with abachelor’s degree. While interviewsoccur all year, don’t miss the Fallinterviews because most accountingemployers fill their quotas then anddo not return in the Spring. It isimportant that you come to campus inthe Fall ready to interview. Here aresome things you need to do now:
* Prepare your resume - The first fewweeks of school are very hectic andresume preparation may be given a lowpriority (even though it is one of themost important things you do in yourcareer). Prepare your resume thissummer when you can give it all theconsideration it deserves.
* Learn something about the companiesyou may want to interview with - If youaccess the accounting department’shome page, http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/ACCT, you will find links to manyof the employers who interview oncampus.
* Think about how you will sell yourselfduring the interview - Although therewill be interviewing workshops thatyou can attend in the Fall, you will alsohave to consider your particularsituation. Think about how you wouldrespond to questions like the following:
U Tell me about a time whenyou helped to resolve a groupproblem. What caused theproblem? What did you do?How was it resolved?
U Tell me about a time whenyou were in charge of someproject and had to let othershelp you. What were thecircumstances? How did youassign the work? What was theoutcome? What would you dodifferently?
U Tell me about a time whenyou had to deal with the public.Who was involved? What didyou do? How did theyrespond?
U Tell me about the mostdifficult work or schoolproblem you have ever faced.What steps did you take tosolve it?
The key to successful interviewing ispreparation! The faculty and personnelin the Career Development Center willassist you in many ways, but you willincrease your chances of getting the jobyou want if you come back in the Fallready to interview.
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Need Answers? One Stop Will
Do It!!
You’ve Got Mail...And More
How do you get your news about yourclasses and other department events?Three times a year, the RazorbackAccounting News will update you onmajor department events. But, on a day today basis, most of your information aboutclasses, job opportunities, and departmentevents will come to you from twosources: the department webpages andyour e-mail.
The department website includes generalinformation (such as the department’smission, its history, and back issues of the newsletter), information about thebachelor’s, master’s and doctoralprograms, faculty profiles, career andemployer information, information aboutstudent organizations, and informationabout alumni. It also includes a veryimportant class resource: a Blackboardwebpage for each accounting course. Thisis where you go to find the syllabus foryour course, copies of handouts (such aslecture notes), exam information, andother crucial information.
Before the first day of classes, you shouldcheck the web for each of your courses.The department website is at
http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/ACCT
Once there, choose Course Materials,then your particular courses. Senior andgraduate level courses usually have anassignment to prepare for the first day ofclass–so it is particularly important tocheck the syllabus early for 4000-leveland 5000-level courses.
E-mail is another essential. Here’s athought to ponder: in a typical month, theUA e-mail system generates messagesequivalent to 48 square miles of paper!Our assistant department chair, SusanSchroeder, uses e-mail to communicatewith students to let them know whencourses are canceled, let students whoqualify know about overrides, and othermatters. Many accounting and businesslaw teachers also use e-mail to com-
municate with students on a regular basis.If you aren’t checking your e-mailregularly (once a day wouldn’t hurt); youare missing a lot!
Do you have questions about the under-graduate or graduate accounting pro-gram? Or a question about accountingprofessional exams? Or a question aboutcourse offerings in accounting andbusiness law? Whatever your questionsare, we can help you find an answer!
One good place to start is at theDepartment’s information table at theBeta Alpha Psi Meet the Employers nighton Thursday, September 25 at 5:30p.m. in Seminar Room A at the ReynoldsCenter. We will have handouts onundergraduate curriculum, the MAccProgram and certification exams (CPA,CMA, CIA). We hope to see you there!
For information about graduate programs,see MAcc Program Director DeborahThomas or Doctoral Program DirectorCarolyn Callahan. For any other question,contact your faculty advisor or theAssistant Department Chair, SusanSchroeder, or Chair, Karen Pincus. If youdon’t know who to see, stop at thereception desk in Room 401 and just ask.
New Ethics & GovernanceSeminar
This Fall, a newcourse on ethics andc o r p o r a t egovernance will be
offered as a senior honors seminar(ACCT 4003H) and as a MAcc elective(ACCT 5493). The course, taught byProfessor Don Finn, will include a basicintroduction of business ethics issues anda particular emphasis on corporategovernance issues to establish the linkbetween leadership, especially tone-at-the-top, and the re-sponsibilities ofbusiness and accounting executives. The
course will also cover judicial issues ofthe Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Securitiesand Exchange Commission directives.
Professor Finn notes that the behavior ofbusiness leaders has been the cause ofmuch concern due to a recent wave ofcorporate scandals. He hopes the classwill help students think deeply about theissues involved. The class will usereadings, discussions, cases and pre-paration of position papers to bring theissues into focus. Look Ahead:CPA Exam
Beginning in April2004, the UniformCPA Examinationwill use a new
format and be delivered by computer. InSpring 2003, Walton College seniors andMAcc students participated in a pretest ofthe exam that helped students becomefamiliar with the exam’s content andformat. These students also found thatknowing more about the exam helpedthem to appreciate some of the technicaltopics studied in their accounting classes.So, it is a great idea for students at alllevels to look ahead to the CPA exam orother professional exams like the CMA(Certified Management Accountant) andCIA (Certified Internal Auditor). Thedepartment website has basic informationabout professional exams and links toexam websites.
A wealth of information about the CPAExam may be found at the website:www.cpa-exam.org. There are twoitems in particular that can help you asyou look forward to the day you sit forthe exam. First, on the Reports andResearch section of the website’sLearning Resource Center, you can viewor download the Uniform CPAExamination Content SpecificationsUpdate Study: General BusinessKnowledge Required by CPAs in PublicAccounting. This document provides acontent outline for all the topics coveredon the exam. Second, check out thetutorial that covers the examination’sformat and navigation functions. Lookahead!
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Razorback Accounting News Page 62003-2004 Faculty Directory
Main Office Ph: (479)575-4051 Fax: (479) 575-2863Dr. Marinus (Rien) Bouwman
ProfessorPhone Number: 575-6117Room Number: 450Email: [email protected]: Product, Project & ServiceCosting; Asset Management; BusinessFoundations
Ms. Mary Beth Caldwell
InstructorPhone Number: 575-6617Room Number: 466Email: [email protected]: Introduction to AccountingInformation I & II
Dr. Carolyn M. CallahanProfessorDoctoral Program DirectorPhone Number: 575-6126Room Number: 454Email: [email protected]: Restructurings; Ph.D.seminars
Dr. Don Finn
ProfessorPhone Number: 575-6157Room Number: 461Email: [email protected]: Ethics and CorporateGovernance; Ph.D. seminar; Product,Service & Project Costing
If you think education isexpensive, try ignorance.
- Derek Bok
Mr. William Greenhaw
BLAW InstructorPhone Number: 575-6083
Room Number: 474Email: [email protected]: Legal Environment
Mr. Don Harrison
InstructorPhone Number: 575-6803
Room Number: 455Email: [email protected]: Introduction to AccountingInformation I and II
Mr. Matthew Lawrence
BLAW InstructorPhone Number: 575-6083Room Number: 474Email: [email protected]: Legal Environment
Dr. Charles Leflar
Clinical Associate ProfessorPhone Number: 575-6616
Room Number: 467Email: [email protected]: Introduction to AccountingInformation I & II; Operational Auditing
Dr. Michael Mosebach
Assistant ProfessorPhone Number: 575-6118
Room Number: 470Email: [email protected]
Courses: Financial Reporting andAnalysis; Generally AcceptedAccounting Principles
Professor John Norwood
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Associate ProfessorHonors Program DirectorPhone Number: 575-6353Room Number: 328DEmail: [email protected]: Legal Environment;Commercial Law; Freshman BusinessConnections; Honors Collegecolloquium
Dr. Gary Peters
Assistant ProfessorPhone Number: 575-4117Room Number: 453Email: [email protected]: Financial Reporting andAnalysis
Dr. Karen Pincus
ProfessorDepartment ChairPhone Number: 575-6119Room Number: 447Email: [email protected]: Fraud Prevention andDetection; Ph.D. colloquium
Ms. Susan Schroeder
InstructorAssistant Department ChairPhone Number: 575-6124Room Number: 449Email: [email protected]: Financial Accounting Lab
Ms. Carole Shook
InstructorPhone Number: 575-6096Room Number: 471Email: [email protected]: Introduction to AccountingInformation I & II
Dr. Rodney Smith
Assistant Professor
Phone Number: 575-6113Room Number: 456Email: [email protected]: Accounting Technology;Freshman Business Connections
Professor Deborah Thomas
Associate ProfessorMAcc Program Director
Phone Number: 575-6132Room Number: 448Email: [email protected]: Fundamentals of Taxation
Dr. Timothy West
Associate ProfessorPhone Number: 575-5227
Room Number: 458Email: [email protected]: Managerial Uses ofAccounting Information
Mr. Michael Whitmore
InstructorPhone Number: 575-6129Room Number: 469
Email: [email protected]: Introduction to AccountingInformation I and II
Dr. William Wright
ProfessorPhone Number: 575-6116
Room Number: 468Email: [email protected]
Courses: MBA accounting courses
Razorback Accounting News Page 82003-2004 Doctoral Student Directory
Meshari Al-HarshaniDoctoral Student Email: [email protected] Number: 460 Phone number: 575-7107
Kimberly ChurchDoctoral Student Email: [email protected] Number: 460 Phone number: 575-7107
Guy McClainDoctoral Student Email: [email protected] Number: 457 Phone number: 575-5420
Amanda McNeelyDoctoral Student Email: [email protected] Number: 457 Phone number: 575-5420
Ali SerhanDoctoral Student Email: [email protected] Number: 460 Phone number: 575-7107
Martin StuebsDoctoral Student Email: [email protected] Number: 451 Phone number: 575-6125
Maureen Butler Doctoral Student Email: [email protected] Number: 460 Phone number: 575-7107
Dennis López-AcevedoDoctoral Student Email: [email protected] Number: 460 Phone number: 575-7107
Marion McHughDoctoral Student Email: [email protected] Number: 464 Phone number: 575-6070
Janet MosebachDoctoral Student Email: [email protected] Number: 451 Phone number: 575-6125
Angela SpencerDoctoral Student Email: [email protected] Number: 460 Phone number: 575-7107
Jill ZuberDoctoral Student Email: [email protected] Number: 464 Phone number: 575-6070
IS GRADUATE SCHOOLIN YOUR FUTURE?
MAcc program: See Professor Thomas
Room 448, Phone: 575-6132 Ph.D. program:
See Professor Callahan Room 454,Phone: 575-6126
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NOW is theTime to Write
YourResume!
Fall 2003RecruitingSchedule
If you are in the MAcc class of 2004 or aBSBA graduating senior (in December,May or August) who is not planning toenter the MAcc program, your search foremployment will begin shortly afterclasses start. Here’s the schedule to dateof on-campus interviews for accountingmajors:
September 30Ernst & Young, LLPall officeswww.ey.com
October 9Wal-Mart Internal Auditwww.walmartstores.com
October 10Stephens, Inc.www.stephens.com
October 14ConocoPhillipswww.conocophillips.com
Dates will be announced for:
AccentureDallas and other officeswww.accenture.com
Alltel Corp.Little Rock, ARwww.alltel.com
Beall, Barclay & Company PLCwww.beall-cpa.com
Cargill (Honeysuckle White)AR, TX & MOwww.cargill.com Deloitte & Touche, LLPall officeswww.dttus.com
Erwin & Co., CPALittle Rock, AR
S.F. Fiser & CompanyNorthwest Arkansas
Jeffrey, Phillips, Mosley & Scott, P.A.
Little Rock, ARwww.jpmscpa.com
Moore Stephens Frost CPAsLittle Rock, ARwww.msfrost.com
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLPall officeswww.pwcglobal.com/ocp
Tyson FoodsNorthwest Arkansaswww.tyson.com
For information about recruiting, seewaltoncollege.uark.edu/careerdevelopmentand mark your calendar for the Fall 2003Career Fair Tuesday, September 17,10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the ArkansasUnion.
How do you find out about job oppor-tunities for internships or after graduationjobs? How do employers find out aboutyou? The Walton College CareerDevelopment Center is your connectionpoint – and it’s important to getconnected early.
If you are graduating in December 2003,May 2004 or August 2004, job interviewswill begin in late September and mostaccounting graduates have their jobdecision made before the end of Fallsemester! So, if you are in this group,you need to be thinking about writingyour resume now since you will need tohave one shortly after classes start inAugust. If you aren’t graduating, but areinterested in Cooperative Education orinternship jobs, then you, too, will need aresume.In 2002, the Career Development Centerintroduced a new online system calledeRecruiting that is accessible to both UAstudents and employers – and it has been
a big hit. Students will use eRecruiting tofind out which companies areinterviewing on-campus during the falland spring semesters; submit resumes tobe considered for interviews; chooseinterview times; view workshop andevents calendars; view companyinformation and much more. Employerswill use eRecruiting to pre-select studentsfor interviews and to get to know you alittle before the interview day.
Accounting majors must utilizeeRecruiting to interview for full-time,Cooperative Education and internshipopportunities on-campus. As soon as thesemester starts, training sessions forgraduate students will be held inconjunction with the Fraud Preventionand Detection class. Training sessions forseniors will be held in conjunction withthe Operational Auditing and Product,Project and Service Costing classes. Forother students, The Career DevelopmentCenter (479-575-6100) will be hostingeRecruiting training sessions throughoutthe fall semester.
Meanwhile, it will help a lot if you startdrafting your resume now. To help youget started, there’s a sample resume onpage 11. For our employers’convenience, we ask that you prepare oneresume following this exact format foreRecruiting. The system allows you tohave alternative versions of your resume,so if you also wish to have anotherversion in a different format that givesyou more freedom to market yourindividual accomplishments in your ownway, that is easy to do.
The Career Development Center andeRecruiting work with the faculty to helpyou find a great job that takes advantageof your accounting education. But youneed to get organized early and parti-cipate in the Fall on-campus interviews toincrease your chances of finding a jobbefore you graduate. So put writing aresume high on your To Do list–don’tdelay!
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Sample ResumeKarry Cash
1000 Main StreetFayetteville, AR 72701
(479) [email protected]
http://comp.uark.edu
Education University of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business, Fayetteville, ARCandidate for MAcc degree, May 2004Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, May 2003Major: Accounting• Walton College Honors Program, GPA 3.80
Honors Department of Accounting Scholarship, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003Walton College Graduate Assistantship, 2003-2004Dean’s List Fall 2000, Spring 2000Chancellor’s List Spring 2001, Fall 2002
Leadership Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, 1999 - presentExperience Member: Hog Wild Band, 1999 - present
President: Commuter Students Association, 2000 - 2001Member: Beta Gamma Sigma, 2001 - presentMember: Beta Alpha Psi, 2001 - present
WorkExperience Company XYZ, Springdale, AR, April 2000 - May 2001
Intern • Assisted with accounts payable and receivable. • Managed weekly payroll for five departments. • Developed new, efficient process to administer database system. • Trained new employees.
Firm ABC, Fayetteville, AR, June 1998 - April 2000Receptionist• Directed incoming calls throughout seven departments.• Administered data input, processing, and output procedures for customer database
system.• Recorded contracts for commercial and passenger units for inventory allocations
with Wal*Mart Stores, Inc.
Summary ofQualifications
T Proficient with Microsoft Office, SAP, HTML, JavaScript & website design.T Competent Spanish both written and verbal.T Confident public speaker.T Willingness to relocate.
Interests Hiking, international travel and cooking.
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Things To Do Before Classes Start . . .
All students:
â Check out the Blackboard course page and read the syllabus for each Fall Class. Students taking 4000 and 5000-level courses should also complete assignments DUE on first day. See box on page 2 and Mail and More story onpage 4.
ã Mark your calendar to attend the Meet the Employers social on Thursday, September 25. See BAP story on page2 and Answers story on page 4.
ä Check your e-mail before returning for classes and once you begin classes... keep checking your e-mail. See Mailand More story on page 4.
Students graduating in December 2003, May 2004 or August 2004:
å Prepare resume. See Resume story on page 10.
æ Register for eRecruiting by the end of the second week of classes. See Recruiting and Resume stories on page 10.
Check out the Accounting Department Website!
http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/ACCT
Razorback Accounting NewsDepartment of Accounting WCOB 401Sam M. Walton College of BusinessUniversity of ArkansasFayetteville, AR 72701-1201
