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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/

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.

 

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.

CPA Exam review

Monday Feb 18 2019

 

If any of the senior and graduate level accounting professors are interested, this would be a good opportunity for some of our more promising accounting students to get a look at what to expect from the CPA exam.

 

 

Sign up for one of the Web Q&A Sessions by February 18, 2019. 

The deadline to submit the Event Details Form is March 15, 2019.

To participate in the field test, please complete the CPA Field Test Exam and Web Q&A Sign Up. Use the Field Test Event Details Form to provide us with additional information on when you want to hold the Field Test at your university campus.

 

Student SA CPA Recuritment Night

Weekend January 19 2019

We will have presentations at 5 30 in the Ceremony Room of Patriots Casa January 29 and  30  The plan is to let accounting classes out at that time so all can attend.

Tuesday January 29

Bob Herbst  with FHK CPAs will present. Hopefully Justin Mire a TAMUSA  graduate will join him.

https://www.fhkcpa.com/index

 

Wednesday January 30

A representative from Sol Schwartz CPA will present. Our own Cynthia Ruiz won a Schwartz  scholarship and is interning there now.  See my post about applying for the scholarship which is now  $5,000.

https://www.ssacpa.com/

 

Dvid Higginbotham will be speaking that evening.

I expect Amanda Talaat from SA CPA Society will also be present. Expect good information on the importance of obtaining a CPA designation for your career. In addition advantages of student membership  in SA CPA Society will be demonstrated.

Learn More about SA CPA Society

https://sacpasociety.com/

Texas Society of CPAs

https://www.tscpa.org/

 

 

2018 CPA Exam Pass Rates

Wed January 16, 2019

Meet Mark Goldman, Author of 49 Tips for a Sucessful Accounting Career

Thursday January 10, 2019

 

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In this interview we visit with Mark Goldman CEO of MGR Accounting Recruiters.  Mark began his podcast Where Accountants Go

two years ago. He is now on number 112. Yours truly was Number 2!

Don't miss this interview with as Mark put it, a true career expert, my friend Bruce Howard.

 

The podcast has featured dozens of Central Texas CPAs as well as national figures like Professor Farhat.

This led Mark to summarize what CPAs were telling him. That resulted in 49 Tips for a Successful Accounting Career.

 

I believe his ideas are applicable to any business career but especially so for CPAs. Take a listen to our interview.

Texas CPA History

Monday Jan 7, 2049

The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy was ccreated in 1915.

httpthe first CPA licenses were granted in 1896.