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MPA student Emily Anderson, a member of the Longhorn soccer team, team was named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women’s Soccer First Team. Anderson is the first Longhorn in program history to earn Academic All-America honors twice in a career and the second to be tabbed as a First Team honoree. The defender earned [...]
McCombs Student, Soccer Player Anderson Named Academic All-America by ESPN
November 19th, 2009 · Filed under: Honors & Awards · MPA · Student News · Top Stories
Posted by Rob Meyer
Tags: · Academic All-American, Emily Anderson, ESPN, Longhorn soccer, MPA
Stanford’s Barth: Accountants Must Understand “the Why” Behind Reporting Standards
November 2nd, 2009 · Filed under: Events · MPA
Posted by Gayle Hight
Mary Barth, professor of accounting at Stanford University, spoke recently at McCombs’ MPA Distinguished Speaker Lyceum. A former member of the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB), she explained how the board evolved, its structure and goals and progress in adopting the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) around the world.
“We live in a global economy and need a [...]
Tags: · Accounting, finance, GAAP, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, global economy, IASB, IFRS, International Accounting Standards Board, International Financial Reporting Standards, Mary Barth, MPA, Stanford
Eric Israel, KPMG Managing Director: Sustainability Efforts Create Real Value for Business
October 7th, 2009 · Filed under: Events · MPA
Posted by Amber Walkowiak
Eric Israel, managing director of forensic and global sustainability services for KPMG, gave a presentation Oct. 6 on how sustainability relates to business value. His talk was part of the MPA Distinguished Speaker Lyceum.
According to Israel, sustainability plays a large role in a company’s value and its outlook for the future.
Israel listed the Carbon Disclosure [...]
Tags: · Carbon Disclosure Project, climate change, corporate social responsiblity, CSR, Distinguished Speaker Lyceum, eric israel, ethics, KPMG, McCombs, MPA, sustainability, Wal-Mart Sustainability Product Index
Deloitte Deputy CEO Kueppers Offers Insight on Future of Auditing
September 17th, 2009 · Filed under: Events · MPA
Posted by Amber Walkowiak
Robert Kueppers, deputy CEO of Deloitte LLP, talked about the future of auditing at the Sept. 16 meeting of the MPA Distinguished Speaker Lyceum.
In a speech titled “Accounting and Auditing: Implications of the Current Environment,” Kueppers told students “You’ll never learn anything from an audit that goes perfectly.” He added that he’s seen his fair [...]
Tags: · Accounting, accounting career, accounting standards, auditing, Deloitte, Distinguished Speaker Lyceum, Enron, future of accounting, future of auditing, IFRS, McCombs MPA, MPA, Robert Kueppers, Texas MPA, Worldcom
Class of 2009 Commencement Profile: Thomas Garza, BBA, MPA
May 18th, 2009 · Filed under: BBA · MPA · Student News
Posted by Tracy Mueller
You’d think someone accepted into Harvard Law School would be eager to begin that chapter of his academic career. But for Thomas Garza, BBA ’09, MPA ’09, Harvard will have to wait.
Instead, he has volunteered for a two-year stint with Teach for America, a program that partners outstanding college graduates with schools that serve disadvantaged [...]
Tags: · BBA, class of 2009, commencement, Harvard Law, MPA, Teach for America, Thomas Garza
Texas MPAs Dominate AICPA Scholarship Competition
November 25th, 2008 · Filed under: Honors & Awards · MPA · Student News
Posted by Tracy Mueller
Six Texas MPA students have received American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) John L. Carey Scholarships for 2008-09. The program provides financial assistance to liberal arts degree holders pursuing graduate studies in accounting and a CPA designation.
Of the 12 scholarships awarded nationwide, half were awarded to Texas MPA students. Each will receive $5,000 from [...]
Tags: · Accounting, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, MPA, scholarships, Texas MPA
