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Deloitte hosted a dinner in New York on Wednesday to discuss its recently launched Deloitte University and how it is training its accountants and consultants.

The Chicago office of global consulting firm Protiviti awarded two local students with renewable $5,000 college scholarships, funded through employee contributions to the firm’s CommUnity Scholarship Program.

The Ohio Society of CPAs has introduced a new community college-targeted program titled ASPIRE!, which joins the OSCPA’s annual Accounting Careers Awareness Program in the society’s mission to fill the business need for future CPAs.

The Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs has begun publishing a mobile version of its venerable magazine, the Pennsylvania CPA Journal.

Kathy Parker, partner at Massachusetts accounting and tax firm Rodman & Rodman, has been named to the board of directors for Invest in Girls, a Boston-based program that provides young women with financial knowledge, services and female mentors.

CPAs from Melville, N.Y.-based accounting firm Nussbaum Yates Berg Klein & Wolpow recently spruced up their weekly visits to scoop out ice cream for patients of the Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center on Long Island with a brand-new ice cream cart.

SocialCPAs is asking accountants to participate in its third annual social media survey.

Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, is quoted as saying, “Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.” Color can have a powerful effect on people’s feelings and mood, trigger scientifically noted physiological reactions, and leave a lasting impression.

Executives at mid-market companies remain guarded about their long-term prospects, but are nonetheless seeing their cash flow and revenue grow, allowing them to finally free up cash and hire more employees.

Nearly 40 percent of teenagers and young adults, aged 13 to 22 don’t believe they need to save for retirement, according to new studies from TD Ameritrade and PNC.