Published: March 05, 2015
University of Tampa Students Place in Regional Accounting Competition
A team of University of Tampa students took third place in a regional Beta Alpha Psi Best Practices Competition, which was held at the 2015 Beta Alpha Psi Southeast Regional meeting in Atlanta on Feb. 27-28.
Beta Alpha Psi is an honorary organization for financial information students and professionals. The six students competed in a section focused on International Impact by discussing what the chapter has done to bring a global perspective to its members.
The UT team, which met periodically over the last few months to prepare, included Maddie Box, Connor Byrne, Brent Caramanica, Brian Gehres, Melanie Humphreys and Patrik Kiljunen. The students were accompanied to the conference by their faculty advisor of seven years, Associate Professor of Accounting Mary Keener.
The primary objective of Beta Alpha Psi is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field. This includes promoting the study and practice of accounting, finance and information systems; providing opportunities for self-development, service and association among members and practicing professionals, and encouraging a sense of ethical, social, and public responsibility.
On Friday, April 17, a panel of four industry professionals will present the obstacles and challenges faced in today’s business environment related to whistleblowing.
The panel will be held at The University of Tampa Sykes College of Business, Room 234, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. This “Hot Seat Event” is sponsored by UT’s Center for Ethics. The public is invited, and there is no charge for the event.University of Tampa film students will screen their work at the first annual Moon Dance Film Festival at UT’s Reeves Theater on Tuesday, April 14, at 8:30 p.m.
Aaron Walker, assistant professor of communication, said the festival is an opportunity for UT students both to screen their work and to curate the best work of their peers.“It’s fully student-run, so it shows how deeply the students care about celebrating the strong work of their peers, but also shows how much desire there is for our FMA students to create venues of success for one another,” Walker said. “It’s a terrific collaboration, and will be a terrific party for film. Plus, the movies are great.”
The Sustainable Business Coalition of Tampa Bay Inc. and The University of Tampa Center for Ethics is calling for nominations for their annual Sustainable Business Awards, which will be held on Wednesday, June 10, at The University of Tampa’s Vaughn Center.
Now in its seventh year, the Sustainable Business Awards, sponsored by the Sustany Foundation, recognize and honor for-profit businesses in the Tampa Bay area that engage in practices that increase economic opportunities and improve the environment and community.