Wife, mother of two balanced unique challenges as she earned Penn State degrees
5/11/18
Casey Staley-Bingaman, a mother of two whose husband is a Marine, fulfilled a promise she made to herself when she graduated from Penn State on May 5.
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Accounting leaders to discuss diversity in the profession at Smeal roundtable
2/20/18
A trio of accounting experts, each of whom has served in a national leadership position within the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) or the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), will participate in a roundtable discussion about increasing diversity in the profession, at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 in the Business Building Atrium.
Penn State Beaver hires new accounting faculty member
6/19/17
Baizhou Chen, a certified public account with extensive professional and teaching experience, will join the Penn State Beaver faculty as an instructor in accounting this fall.
Online certificate can help accounting professionals prepare for CPA exam
3/23/17
A new online graduate certificate in accounting from Penn State can help accountants work toward acquiring the credits they need to be licensed as a CPA.
Penn State Harrisburg now offering graduate certificate in accounting
9/1/16
Penn State Harrisburg now offers a graduate certificate in accounting. The program is coordinated by Thomas Amlie, associate professor of accounting in the School of Business Administration.
Penn College to offer QuickBooks accounting software classes
8/8/16
Pennsylvania College of Technology will offer two levels of QuickBooks accounting software classes this fall designed to help participants better run their businesses.
Berks' Yaya Barry takes road less traveled
5/4/16
When Penn State Berks' Yaya Barry graduated on May 7, it was the realization of his dream and the culmination of a long journey for him and his family, having moved from Guinea to the United States in 2004. When they arrived in Philadelphia, Barry did not know any English. In just 12 years, he has been able to not only learn the language, but also earn a bachelor of science in accounting and a full-time internship at Ernst & Young as an auditor.
Smeal mourns death of longtime accounting faculty member Charles Enis
12/14/15
Professor Charles R. Enis, a 34-year member of the Department of Accounting in the Penn State Smeal College of Business, died of cancer at his home on Nov. 25. He was 69.
Penn State to host Enterprise Integration Consortium advisory meeting
10/15/15
The Enterprise Integration Consortium (EIC) at Penn State will hold an Industry Advisory Board meeting Oct. 28-29 at the Ramada State College Hotel and Conference Center. The EIC is a multidisciplinary education and research group that focuses on issues related to enterprise integration technologies and applications, supply chain management, and enterprise resource planning systems.
Penn State launches new online bachelor’s, master’s degrees in accounting
6/18/15
The demand for accountants and auditors is forecast to increase the number of jobs by 13 percent through 2022. Penn State World Campus is launching a new bachelor’s degree and a new master’s degree in accounting that can help train people for jobs in this growing field.
Former SEC chief accountant to speak at Penn State Behrend
4/7/15
A former chief accountant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will discuss the new revenue recognition accounting standard Monday, April 13, at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
Far from Home: Yara Elsaied transitions from New York to Penn State Behrend
10/21/14
Yara Elsaied is in her first year as a student at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. While Erie, Pennsylvania, and Behrend are entirely new for Elsaied, the United States is not. The Cairo native has grown quite fond of the country over the past couple years.
Ethical behavior can be contagious, study says
9/30/14
A new study from Penn State Smeal College of Business faculty members Steven Huddart and Hong Qu examines the power of social influence on managers’ ethical behavior. The Department of Accounting researchers find that managers tend to become more honest after observing honest peers and more dishonest after observing dishonest peers.
Penn State Behrend graduate and award winner lands job with Big Four firm
5/22/14
Meilyng Gonzalez-Adams was ready to present her personal sales pitch at the spring Career and Internship Fair at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Her plans quickly changed after she was invited to an impromptu interview.
EisnerAmper's Richard Fisher recognized as distinguished alumnus in accounting
4/30/14
Richard Fisher, Class of 1975, accounting, was recognized at this month’s banquet for Beta Alpha Psi — an international honors organization for accounting students and professionals — as the Penn State Smeal College of Business Accounting Department Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.