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Elizabeth Moehlenbrock (MBA Class of '15) and Liyuan Su (MSF Class of '15) of the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB) recently took home top honors at the Initiative on Rethinking Financial Disclosure - a partnership of the GWSB's Institute for Corporate Responsibility (ICR) and the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ).

The second public meeting of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans (“the Council”) will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2014, from 9:00am - 11:30am EDT, on site at the US Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C.

Expanding businesses into new markets brings with it a slew of new factors to consider: globalization, digitization, and company culture, to name a few. Recognizing these obstacles, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) have released Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) reports entitled Rethinking the Value Chain, a series designed to help businesses reevaluate opportunities in emerging markets and strengthen their value chains.

Syracuse University's Martin J. Whitman School of Management, in conjunction with 2U, Inc, has announced the Accounting@Syracuse program - an online Master of Science in Professional Accounting course, that acts as an offshoot of the existing MBA@Syracuse program.

This experience truly exemplifies how social media impacts our work today. How we can all be global firms – no matter what size we actually are!

The KPMG Higher Education Outlook Survey, which polls 120 senior officers in college and universities, found that 85% of officials are either "very" or "somewhat" concerned about maintaining their current enrollment levels - up 14% from last year.

If you think you've seen every collegiate ice-breaker before, think again: Temple University's Ambler Campus Accounting Professional Society will host the first ever "CPA Dash" next Sunday, September 28th, at 11 a.m. As the name suggests, four-person teams are invited to participate in a relay race of sorts, showcasing their accounting skills on the fly.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been questioning some of the Big Four accounting firms about their policy of requiring their partners to agree to retire at a specific age.

For students and young professionals looking to gain a competitive edge in landing their dream job, the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) is here to help. Registration is now open for IMA’s 15th Annual Student Leadership Conference, to be held Nov. 6-8, 2014 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown in Indianapolis. Leading experts will be on hand to discuss career opportunities, business ethics, the value of CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) certification, and more.

Maintaining healthy client relationships is important for CPAs, particularly when their tax clients need some help with their tax planning that may require outside expertise.