Each year at the School of Accounting, our leadership and Advisory Board meet to review our accomplishments and chart a course for the future. Thanks to this input, we recently added a new graduate track in forensics. In the coming year we hope to implement a joint degree in assurance and business analytics.
Expanding our international reach also emerged as an important path to pursue. To facilitate this, we are proud to announce a new partnership with ACCA, the Association for Certified Chartered Accountants. This fall, we became the fourth U.S. university where completion of our programs will lead to examination exemptions in ACCA’s certification process. This is an important draw for international students and a new opportunity for those in the U.S. who seek an international career. We are proud of the work done by our faculty member Kenneth Henry, a long-time ACCA board member, and look forward to the wealth of opportunities this new partnership will bring.
Partnerships with our industry leaders and alumni continue to form the foundation of our success. From PwC’s sponsorship of Welcome to BizLife, to the EY Scholars program and Kaufman Rossin employee donations, our students benefit from the economic, academic and co-curricular support they provide. It was gratifying to see how alumni relationships have flourished at the 30th anniversary of Beta Alpha Psi, where some of South Florida’s accounting leaders gathered to reminisce and renew friendships.
We are also extremely proud of the recognition our faculty continue to receive from their peers and publications in premier journals. Jimmy Carmenate was selected from over 300 chapter leaders as Beta Alpha Psi’s 2016 Outstanding Faculty Advisor. In addition, Beta Alpha Psi’s Gold Chapter Status and ALPFA’s Southeast Region Chapter of the Year Award are testimony to the hard work and co-curricular success of our students. Year after year, with the support of our community, our faculty, staff and students bring new levels of excellence to our profession.
I hope you’ll join me in taking pride in our accomplishments, and exploring the many ways we welcome your engagement at FIU’s School of Accounting.
Ruth Ann McEwen
Senior Associate Dean,
College of Business
Director, School of Accounting
Florida International University
