Professor Elam

Seeking a Gleim Campus Rep

Wed May 29, 219

Good afternoon,

I hope all is well! Do you know of any students that might be interested in the Gleim Campus Rep Program? If so, complete information can be found here: https://www.gleim.com/students/campus-rep-program/

The last Gleim Campus Rep for your school completed the program and was unable to find a replacement.

The program is easy to complete and normally takes about 20hrs a semester. Students can do presentations, post on social media, and tell others about Gleim to gain points and earn free study materials.

Benefits:

• Earn a full GLEIM Review System of your choice (CPA, CIA, CMA, or EA).
• Great opportunity to network with professionals, teachers, and your peers.
• Learn about the exam process and content while educating your fellow students.
• Build your resumé.

Responsibilities:

• Tell all of your classmates about GLEIM.
• Distribute GLEIM promotional materials on our CPA, CIA, CMA, and EA Exam Review Systems.
• Make sure GLEIM is visible at club and campus events.
• Opportunity to work trade shows with GLEIM (not available in all areas).

Please feel free to distribute this information to anyone that might be interested or to other professors. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Thank you for your help!

Best,

Alexandra

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Alexandra Graham
Professor Relations Coordinator
IMA Chapter Coordinator
800-874-5346 ext. 658

Vacatoning in SA, the Japanese Garden and the Bombay Bicycle Club

Memorial Day Weekend May 27, 2019

Am I going anywhere in June?  Well not very far, we decided to vacation in San Antonio. People come from all over to be here and we already are. First stop, the Japanese Tea Garden.

Originally constructed in 1915 in a rock quarry, the Parks Foundation has re furbished this gem.

 

What is a Japanese Garden Pool without Koi (japanese carp) ?

We then retreated to the https://www.bombaybicycleclubsa.com/ just a block west on St Mary's.  A unique holdover from what used to be a nation wide franchise.

 

What could be more kitsch than an Alberto Vargas imitation?

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The place is packed with all sorts of collectible memorabilia, here is a sample.

I never have quite understood the murals of animals playing cards but here is one for the record books.See below.

Bombay is on St Mary's just west of US 281, the Garden is another block down the street. Bombay is very casual, burgers, beer, appetizers and such. She had a burger and I had the turkey avocado bacon, we had to split each and bring the other half home in a carry out. Cheap thrills, stay tuned for more vacation fun in SA.

Gringos Head South to Mexico

Weekend May 19 2019

Here is an interesting article about Americans immigrating to Mexico

 

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-little-noticed-surge-across-the-u-s-mexico-border-americans-heading-south/

 

Students Learn About CMA CPA Exams

Friday May 17 2019

 

Saturday April 27 2019 I invited three guest speakers to my  ACCT 5308 Ethics Class.

Jennifer Larson CPA is the current President of San Antonio Institute of Management Accountants. She brought along Russell who is a CMA.

Jennifer Dirks is a TAMUSA graduate. She has passed two now three parts of the CPA and the first part of CIA.

Michelle Willis is a TAMUSA graduate who has passed the second section of CIA.

We had a lively discussion about the different exams and test taking strategies.

Russell and Jennifer Larson at right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Dirks above.

Michelle visits with students in right photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students  engage all four speakers after class.

The students agreed this was a helpful session.

 

CPA Exam Update

Monday May 6, 2019

 

I recently discovered the site Going Concern. The author is rather dismissive of her readers and uses language that does not appear in Prof Elam.

 

 

Here is her update on the CPA exam

https://goingconcern.com/heres-what-you-missed-from-this-weeks-mega-cpa-exam-information-webcast/