She said she posts weekly and keeps the social media accounts up-to-date on their latest guest Rebecca Becerra, sophomore accounting major and vice president of the Accounting Society, handles social media for the club. But in two weeks I’m going to bring people from a financial firm over because I am a current finance major with a minor in marketing, and I just wanted to bring that insight, especially to freshmen - they’re still deciding whether accounting is a good fit for them, so I want to bring in that insight.” “Almost every Monday, I bring in speakers mainly from public or private accounting firms. “In order to bring career experience, I bring guest speakers,” Morales said. The field has changed a lot in the last 10 years, but is increasing and what it can provide to businesses and what accountants can do for a business is not slowing down.”Īshley Morales, junior finance major and president of the Accounting Society, said she thinks an important resource the Accounting Society provides is the guest speakers they bring to the meetings and those networking opportunities. You might think you’d just sit in a cubicle by yourself, but you actually have to work well with others and that’s one of the skills that is in high demand in the field: emotional intelligence. It’s like solving a puzzle every day so it’s not very monotonous. “I think it has a reputation of being just a desk job, but it can take you a lot of different places,” Kaminski said. Ellen Kaminski, assistant professor of business, accounting program director and faculty adviser for the Accounting Society, said numbers are “the language of business” and accountants provide a useful part of the team for any business.
We offer study sessions and allow them to engage with other students and see a variety of accounting styles.”Īccounting can provide business students with a lot of opportunities, and with the increase in accessible communication technology, is becoming more flexible. “And for students that aren’t accounting majors, it’s to guide them to see opportunities in accounting, as well as if they’re in an accounting class (as business majors need), we also offer homework help. “The main goal is to show students a life in accounting, give them an opportunity to network, as well as introduce them to other internships,” Shearer said. Sarah Shearer, secretary, Christian studies and accounting double major and secretary of CBU’s Accounting Society talked about the main goals of the club. Finances are important for any business, and the CBU Accounting Society’s goal is to help students make connections with businesses and in the accounting field.
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