The Ledger

Volunteer effort assists underprivileged, allows workers to build skills
As a volunteer with Community Tax Centers earlier this year, finance junior Stratton Borchers guided one of his first customers to her seat at a tax center.
The woman was elderly and legally blind, and came to the center every year to get her taxes done.
As Borchers [...]

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By Amber Walkowiak
From McCombs TODAY
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 [...]

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Florence Atiase, a lecturer in the Department of Accounting, has received the Texas Society of CPAs’ (TSCPA) Outstanding Accounting Educator Award for 2009. The award honors those who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and have distinguished themselves through active service to the accounting profession.
Atiase fits the profile perfectly. Since joining the McCombs faculty in 1993, [...]

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BP has awarded Nathan Rice, MPA ‘10, a BP fellowship in the amount of $10,000. The competitive award is specifically for MPA students with an interest in exploring a career in the energy industry.
 
A Lake Charles, LA native, Nathan was a full-time tax intern at McElroy, Quirk & Burch CPAs in spring 2009. He graduated with [...]

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The McCombs Center for International Business Education and Research and the Department of Accounting co-sponsor three summer study abroad programs–Paris, Prague and Hong Kong. This year, students on their international accounting adventure blogged about their experiences. By all accounts, it looks like they had an incredible time.
For example, read Alonzo Guzman’s post, below, where he reflects on [...]

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