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Gain the Latest News in
Accounting Education at Spring Conference
Discover the latest developments and trends in
accounting education, interact with textbook authors, network with Michigan
educators and earn one ethics CPE credit at the 2004 Spring Accounting
Educators Conference on Thursday and Friday, June 3-4, at Northwestern
Michigan College in Traverse City. Presented by the MACPA Educators Task
Force and Northwestern Michigan College, the conference will cover
assessment tools, the challenges of today’s students, implications of
principles-based accounting standards and more. Access a
detailed agenda by visiting the MACPA web site and
register today! For more information or to register over the phone,
contact Marianne Gamboa
at 248.267.3700.
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Computerized CPA Exam
Affects Your Classroom
The computerized CPA exam launched Monday,
April 5 – leaving behind the paper and pencil and introducing a new era of
technology-based testing for future CPAs. Associate accounting professor
Nicholoas Mastracchio Jr, CPA, PhD of the Albany School of Business in New
York recently published an article noting the affects the new format will
have on your classroom. Mastracchio encourages you to look at the content of
the new exam when developing the structure of your courses, stating the new
format is a different type of assessment of students’ skills. Access
Mastracchio’s article to view new ways to reconstruct your auditing
courses, a specific break-down of the auditing portion of the new exam, and
more. Also, to help your students become more familiar with the new
logistics of the exam, encourage them to take
practice test modules to get accustomed to the computer program’s
features. For additional information about the new computerized exam, visit
the
MACPA web site or
www.cpa-exam.org.
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Spark a Child’s Interest in
Accounting this Spring
Make a difference this spring doing what you
do best – teaching! That’s right, volunteers are needed to make a positive
impact on elementary school students by participating in the MACPA and
Junior Achievement partnership program, the “MACPA Accounting Blitz,” on May
4, 7 and 21. It’s easy to participate – volunteer to spend one day teaching
Junior Achievement’s business basics using materials that have been
pre-tested to ensure success. Bring your students along for a fun day for
everyone! To volunteer, contact
Michelle Mohan.
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Save the Date – Gain the
Latest Accounting Updates at Fall MAF Symposium
Stay up to speed with the hottest news in the
accounting profession by attending at this year’s Michigan Accountancy
Foundation (MAF) Symposium, slated for November 5 at VisTa Tech in Livonia.
Mark your calendar for a day of networking with peers, gaining crucial
knowledge on changes within the profession and earning CPE credit. An agenda
with additional details will be available shortly. Special thanks to
Schoolcraft College for being this year’s facility host and sponsor. Please
contact the MACPA with
questions.
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Network with Your
Peers – Join the MACPA Educators Task Force
Looking for an opportunity to connect with
other accounting educators about teaching trends, current educational
challenges and the latest accounting news? Look no further than the MACPA
Educators Task Force. The task force, currently comprised of more than 30
members, meets approximately four times a year to achieve goals such as:
creating and promoting High School Leaders Conferences across the state,
reaching undecided students, attracting the best and brightest in high
school and college, and much more. Visit the
MACPA web site for more information, and contact
Sara Ward today to
join this task force.
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Lead Your Students
to a Summer Internship
The MACPA offers many member benefits for your
students. You can play an integral role in their career by telling them
about the MACPA and encouraging them to join the association. Among many
other benefits, student members can access a listing of current internships
available to accounting students on the MACPA web site. Internships are a
key step in your students’ careers, and you can make a difference in their
lives by sharing this information. For more information about other valuable
benefits available to your students, visit the
MACPA web site today.
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AICPA Calls for
Applications for Minority Scholarship
Encourage your students to apply for
scholarships that can help pay for their college tuition. The American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) recently called for
applications for their 2004-2005 AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting
Students. To apply for the AICPA scholarship, students must download and
submit a
completed application to the AICPA by June 1, 2004.
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