Professor Elam

Brigham Young Professor Visits Campus

Weekend April 21 2019

TAMUSA Internship Expo

Weekend April 21, 2019

A poster presentation of our business student involvement in internship took place April 8.

TAMUSA Visits the SA CPA Financial Literacy Contest

Weekend April 21, 2019

Professors Richard Green and Dennis Elam attended the  2019 SA CPA Society High School Financial Literacy Contest.  Various high school teams presented a financial plan for a young couple.

The event  was held at the San Antonio Federal Reserve Building. TAMUSA alum Josh Wagner was one of the judges.  St. Mary's Hall, a private college prep school, was judged the winner of the contest.

 

Professor Elam Presents at SA IIA Conference

Weekend April 21, 2019

Professor Elam presented the Uresti Four Winds Logistics Fraud Case at the San Antonio Institute of Internal Auditors

Day Long I Love Audit Symposium. Over  100 crowded into the room for the presentation at the Marriott Resort.

IMA Presentation

Wed April 17 2019

am excited about the opportunity to present at the San Antonio Chapter of the IMA’s professional meeting next week, April 18^th.  My presentation covers all aspects of the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exams and how to prepare for them.

 

As a benefit, I will buy dinner for the first 10 students to sign in at the event as well as cover the cost for all professors who attend. 

 

Please RSVP to Mike@Aquillix.com

Dinner: Thursday, April 18th

Location: Old San Francisco Steakhouse - 10223 Sahara Dr., 78216

Time: 5:30-8pm Speakers: Richard Foo "Change Management = Business Readiness"

Melissa Cruz "CMA Exam Content, Tips & Tricks"

Costs: Chicken Dinner - Students ($17), Non Students ($27)

Steak Dinner - Students ($30), Non Students ($40)

 

Hope to see you there!

 

Thanks!

 

Melissa Cruz

Regional Director - Texas
Wiley Efficient Learning

Mobile: 281.906.4943

mcruz@wiley.com

https://www.efficientlearning.com 

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

 

Sol Schwartz Scholarship

Thursday April 4, 2019

Internship Expo

CPA Road Map this Friday

Tuesday March 192019

The San Antonio CPA Society is here as a resource for you and your accounting majors. Please share the following information with your students.   For a quick reference to current information of interest to students, go here.   P.S. please note our brand new logo - just revealed. You will see a lot more of it as we roll out the new look across all SACPAS platforms.

A Road Map to CPA for your Students   Encourage your students to attend SACPAS' "Pathway to CPA" this Friday, March 22, at lunchtime. Becker representative Meredith Harrigan will be in the SACPAS office between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm to discuss the CPA exam the TSBPA letter of intent answer students' questions and offer tips and advice to prepare to sit for the CPA exam Pizza will be served. All students planning to attend should RSVP here. There is no obligation to attend and no charge.

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Two Weeks until Scholarship Deadline   SACPAS is offering up to six scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic year. Deadline to apply is Monday, April 1, 2019 at 5 pm.   Encourage your students to apply now. Transcript not required; however, signature of the chairman of the department is required.

Sol Schwartz Scholarship

Weekend March 15 2019

 

In 2005, we established the Sol Schwartz & Associates, P.C. Accounting Scholarship Award to commemorate the 25th anniversary of our firm. Each year since then, we have been presenting an annual scholarship of $2,500 to an outstanding accounting student in San Antonio. In 2016, we increased our scholarship to $5,000.  We are constantly striving to make our scholarship program more accessible to students to use for their education, which is why we have changed the time frame of our scholarship for 2019. 

 

We would appreciate your assistance in promoting our scholarship.  I have attached an application form for you to distribute or you can download a copy of the application form by visiting our website under [../2018%20Scholarship/2019%20Accounting%20Scholarship%20–%20APPLY%20NOW]Careers/Scholarship/Download the 2019 Scholarship application.  The deadline for applying is Monday, April 15, 2019, finalist interviews will be conducted in late April 2019, the winner notified in May 2019 and the check presentation in early August 2019.  Students should mail the application and proof of current registration to:

 

                                                            Sol Schwartz & Associates, P.C.

                                                            Attn:  Tracey Cifone – Director of Marketing

                                                            8000 IH-10 West, Suite 1100

                                                            San Antonio, Texas  78230

 

Please feel free to contact me at 210.384.8000 Ext. 129 should you have any questions.

 

 

 

Tracey Cifone Director of Marketing
8000 IH-10 West, Suite 1100 | San Antonio, TX 78230 main 210.384.8000 | fax 210.384.8011 website | map | email | send me a file securely

8 Week SRI

Weekend March 2, 2019

 

Dear Faculty - Students who have not yet responded to the SRI online survey were sent a reminder email to the Jaguar email accounts (see below). Please encourage students in your class to check their Jaguar email accounts or look for the Course Evaluations link in Blackboard and complete the surveys. You can check your response rates by clicking on this link: Login (Note: This link should not be shared with others; it is unique to you.) .
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Dear Faculty,

The Student Rating of Instruction (SRI) emails were sent to students today to their Jaguar email accounts. An announcement was also posted to Blackboard. Students can also access their SRIs via a link in Blackboard after they login. The SRIs are open now and will close on 3/5/2019 at 5:00pm.

Students have two options to access their Course Evaluations (please feel free to copy and paste the information between the bars into a communication to your students):

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1.   Blackboard. https://tamusa.blackboard.com/webapps/login/ Once you login you will see the "My Institution" page. Look for the "Tools" module. The course evaluation link is at the bottom of the Tools module. Click on the link "Course Evaluations" and you will be taken to your course evaluation links for each class you are enrolled in.

2.   Student Jaguar Email accounts. Student Jaguar Email link. Once you login to your Jaguar account, you will see emails sent by A&M-San Antonio Admin. You should have received one email for each class you are enrolled in. Links to the course evaluations are contained in these emails.

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We are conducting a communication campaign to encourage your students to complete their SRIs. However, research indicates that the simplest and most effective way to improve your SRI response rate is to communicate with your students about why their feedback is important to you as an instructor, and to remind them about the SRIs at least twice.

Below is the announcement that was sent out to students. If you have any questions, please email Christina Cortinas at christina.cortinas@tamusa.edu. 
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Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Student Rating of Instruction Survey

Dear A&M-San Antonio Student,

Texas A&M University-San Antonio values the opinions and feedback of our students. With this in mind, we would like to encourage you to provide constructive feedback on the quality of instruction in your classes through the "Student Rating of Instruction" survey system, which is now open for evaluations. 

Click on the link below to respond to the brief survey. You will receive a separate email for each class you are enrolled in. You can also access your course evaluations via Blackboard after you login (look for the Course Evaluations link in the left-hand Tools menu on the My Institution landing page).

Please note:

-       Surveys must be completed by 3/5/2019 at 5:00pm.

-    You will only be allowed to complete one survey for each class.

-       Evaluations are confidential, and faculty and administrators are unable to link student information with completed evaluations.

-       If you have any difficulty completing your SRIs on or after 2/27/2019 at 6:00am but before 3/5/2019 at 5:00pm, please contact the Institutional Research office at IR@tamusa.edu.

Please complete your SRI by clicking on this link: [link removed]

Note: This link is specific to you and your class – please do not share this link or forward this email to another person.  

Thank you and best wishes to you for finals and the successful completion of your courses! 

The Office of Academic Affairs

Note: Please do not reply to this email as it is not a monitored email account.