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In fall 2014, the School of Business and Eco-nomics launched its newly approved MBA program, and the de-partment is pleased to sponsor accounting as one of three concentra-tions in that program. The MBA – Account-ing concentration pro-vides strong develop-ment in broad business disciplines while em-phasizing advanced ac-counting knowledge. We are pleased to say
that our first class of stu-dents is praising the pro-gram for its high quality courses and helpfulness in working toward the CPA exam. They have also expressed apprecia-tion for the openness of faculty to mentoring and the experience they bring to the classroom. We ex-pect the new MBA to en-hance the attractiveness of our graduate program and increase the depart-ment’s ability to provide opportunities to prepare
for the CPA exam and for professional ca-reers. Our first MBA graduate, Edberg Del-va, was hired by Grant Thornton LLP.
New MBA—Accounting Concentration
Zeta Sigma Chapter at the Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia
Five representatives from
North Carolina A&T at-
tended the Annual meet-
ing. Over 500 students
attended the conference
from all over the US and
around the world. We felt
really special when Michi-
gan State University hon-
ored us with a reception
for A&T students and
MSU alumni. I had the
pleasure of presenting at
the Annual meeting with
Ryan Taylor on “Keeping
Alumni Members Involved
in the Chapter Activities.”
The meeting was not all
work. We had dinner
with a former Chapter
President, Ronnie Mel-
vin, who showed us
around his new city. I
want to thank the Depart-
ment of Accounting and
Finance for affording me
this opportunity.
Project Run With It 2
Doris Henderson Newcomers School 2
Best Practice Competition at Regional Meeting 3
Graduate School Panel 3
Member Spotlight 4
Honorary Initiate 4
Inside this issue:
Beta Alpha Psi
ZETA SIGMA CHAPTER
March 24, 2015
“Attending the 2013 Beta
Alpha Psi National Meeting
was a great experience, that
I tried to repeat at the Re-
gional Meeting.” -Jessica
Professional Attire Competition 5
Alternative Career Paths 5
A&T Graduate Excels at Wake 6
Dean Craig BAP / BGS Scholarship Fund 6
Tutoring SOBE Students 5
Kevin James
Jessica Reid
While we were helping the teachers in the classrooms, creating bulletin boards in the halls, working in the technology center, and eating lunch in the cafeteria, we were able to learn about the students and their home-lands. Some of the locations that the students came from included Iraq, Ne-pal, Korea, and numerous African countries. Some of the students we assisted came from refugee camps, and some had been displaced from their homes by wars. As we interacted with the students, it was obvious that they were very interested in learning more about our culture. The students pos-
sessed a zeal for learning. Working with them and spending time with them was a humbling experience. It made each of us feel fortunate to have access to free public education and
basic public services.
It was enlightening to work with the
students of the Newcomers School
and it proved that you can develop a
global mindset without ever leaving
Greensboro. Consequently, we are all
determined to engage in international
experiences and to become more cul-
turally diverse. We are trying to be
more open minded and accepting in
our thinking
and behavior.
“Kaifa Halukum?” This Arabic expres-sion, which means, “How are you (all),” was one of the many things that I learned and witnessed at the Doris Hen-derson Newcomers School. This year, we had the pleasure of working with students from over 40 countries across
the globe. We assisted the stu-dents with Math, English, Art, and other subject are-as. We taught the students how to count US curren-cy and found ways to provide needed resources.
On February 6th, Kim Bullard of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP and several Chapter members delivered enough school supplies and winter clothing for 35 students. In April, we will partner with KPMG LLP to deliver books to the students in grades 3 to 5. For many this will be the first book they will ever
own.
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The Doris Henderson Newcomers School
BETA ALPHA PSI
In August 2014, Omozokpia Ol-umese had the pleasure of attending the Beta Alpha Psi National Confer-ence in Atlanta, Georgia where he
participated in the Project Run With It Case Competition. This competi-tion was designed to get Beta Alpha Psi student members from all across the country to provide solutions to actual business issues faced by not-for-profit organizations.
During this year’s competition, Zokpia and his team members as-sisted the Georgia Center for Non-Profits to overcome challenges that have hindered their expansion and to research solutions in response to their financial barriers. Project Run With It provided Zokpia with a great opportunity to meet and work with other remarkable students
from all over the country and to improve upon his analytical and presentation skills.
After two days of working with the team around the clock, Zo com-mented, “Everyone here is so smart. They are exceptional in fact. And, I feel like I am prepared to contribute and to compete with these students. Thanks to A&T I am able to hold my own with them.”
Project Run With It
Kurt Outerkamp, Rose Ward, Zokpia Olumese, and Julie Parsons
Gregory Smith, Zokpia Olumese, Eric Ce-ville, Stanley Mitchell, and Stacy Bonds
MARCH 24, 2015
Forest in Fall 2015. In addition, Eric Ceville, Stanley Mitchell Jr., Omo-zokpia Olumese, and Gregory Smith Jr. will brave the cold and attend Michigan State University on full scholarships. Several other SOBE students have been admitted to Wake Forest University and North Carolina State University.
As a result of the program, Adam Capozzi of Syracuse University is working with Joshua Hill, a former Zeta Sigma Chapter President, to at-tract A&T alumni in the New York
area to Syracuse University’s MBA and MACC programs. In a program modeled after this one, representa-tives from Michigan State Universi-ty, Syracuse University, and UNC –Charlotte hosted a Graduate School Panel for several HBCU’s in the At-lanta area in October. Our hope is that this and other programs like it will lead to greater diversity in MACC and MBA programs across the country.
On October 16, 2014 in Craig Hall, the Zeta Sigma chapter of Beta Alpha Psi hosted a Graduate School Panel for both the Master’s in Accountancy and MBA programs. Eleven schools and universities participated includ-ing Michigan State University, North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, The Ohio State University, Syracuse Uni-versity, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Wilmington, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and Wake Forest Univer-sity. There were two first time at-tendees, Georgia State University and Virginia Tech University.
The schools representatives partici-pated in a questions and answer ses-sion for the first hour. During the next two hours, the schools distribut-ed applications and discussed schol-arship opportunities with School of Business and Economics students. The program was a success for the chapter and its members. Seven members will be attending graduate school in 2015. Stacy Bonds will start the MACC program at Wake
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Graduate School Panel
Best Practice categories, Financial Literacy and International Impact.
The Zeta Sigma chapter collaborated with Financial Fit Aggies all year to enhance the financial literacy of North Carolina A&T State University’s stu-dents. Eric Ceville and Omozokpia Olumese assisted Financially Fit Ag-gies at all their events and presented the project at the regional meeting.
Payton Sartin and Ashley Patterson, pictured here, presented our work with the Doris Henderson Newcomers
School in the International Impact category. They discussed how we developed the relationship with the school over several months. They also discussed how the project has helped the international students and the members of the Zeta Sigma Chapter broaden their global mind-sets. Payton and Ashley placed first at the regional meeting and will rep-resent the Southeast Regional at the Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, WI.
At this year’s Southeast Regional Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, the Zeta Sigma Chapter presented in two
Best Practice Competition at Regional Meeting
Congratulations to the International Impact Team! Payton Sartin, Raymond Elson (Southeast
Region CA), and Ashley Patterson
tion, Ryan successfully served in a
number of campus recruiting roles at
EY. Most recently, Ryan was the lead
campus recruiter for the Carolinas mar-
ket and the Southeastern United States
Tax recruiting leader. In this role,
Ryan was responsible for leading the
firm’s relationship with key universi-
ties, development and execution of
recruiting strategy, and providing re-
cruiting guidance to firm executives.
Ryan graduated with honors from
Saint Vincent College, having double
majored in Pre-Law and Economics.
Ryan is actively involved in the com-
munity. He sits on the Board of Direc-
tors for WEBD, a consortium of For-
tune 1000 companies that are investing
in Historically Black Colleges and Uni-
versities students. He is also very in-
volved with the United Way, and rais-
ing money for cancer research. Ryan
was also selected by the INROADS
organization as their Business Advisor
of the Year and has been a speaker at
the national NABA, ALPFA, and IN-
ROADS conferences.
Ryan Kist is an Americas Inclusive-
ness Campus Consultant with Ernst &
Young LLP in Charlotte, NC. Ryan
has over 10 years of recruiting and
management experience. In his current
role, Ryan provides consulting on di-
versity and inclusiveness to universities
across the country; working with EY
professionals, students, faculty and
administration. Additionally, Ryan co-
develops and assists with the execution
of EY’s strategies related to confer-
ences and external clients.
Prior to accepting the Americas In-
clusiveness Campus Consultant posi-
Ashley Breanna McCullough is a senior accounting student from Charlotte, NC. She cur-rently serves as the Vice President of Beta Alpha
Psi. In addition, she is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta, and Alpha Kappa Mu honor so-cieties.
In fall 2012, Ashley was a member of the Deloitte Southeastern Case Study Competition. This lead to a
summer internship with Deloitte LLP, in Atlanta GA. In the summer of 2014, Ashley had the opportunity to intern with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, in Bentonville, AR. She worked within the Global Shared Services under Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). Ashley will return to Wal-Mart this summer interning in the Corporate Finance and Strategy divi-sion. She is a member of Delta Sig-ma Theta Sorority Inc., Alpha Mu Chapter. Ashley is the recipient of many scholarships such as Anheuser-Busch: Legends of Crown, Thur-good Marshall funded by Wells Far-go, and Erica James Endowed from Beta Alpha Psi which all have con-tributed to her graduating debt-free.
After graduation in May 2015, Ashley plans to pursue a Master’s of Science in Account-ing at a prestigious graduate pro-gram, while working towards be-coming a Certified Public Ac-countant (CPA) and opening her own entertainment accounting firm.
of potential securities violations. Prior
to working in Enforcement, Mr.
Veasley worked for a regional broker/
dealer, Ferris Baker Watts, which is
now part of RBC Wealth Manage-
ment’s US Division.
Mr. Veasley serves as a Co-chair of
FINRA’s Diversity Leadership Coun-
cil. In that role, he is responsible for
leading FINRA’s efforts to provide
Tirone Veasley is an Associate Au-
dit Director at the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Mr.
Veasley is responsible for leading fi-
nancial and operational audits and con-
sulting activities designed to add value
and improve operations. Before work-
ing in Internal Audit, he was a Special
Investigator in FINRA’s Enforcement
department where he led investigations
diverse and inclusive employee pro-
grams. Mr. Veasley is also a mentor to
FINRA’s summer interns.
Mr. Veasley has a Master’s degree in
Financial Management from the Uni-
versity of Maryland University-College
and a Bachelor’s degree in Business
Administration (Finance Concentra-
tion) from Towson University.
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Member Spotlight
BETA ALPHA PSI
Honorary Initiates
Member Spotlight
Ashley McCullough
Ashley McCullough receiving the Eric James Endowed Scholarship from Rana Riddick
MARCH 24, 2015
For the third year, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP sponsored the Pro-fessional Attire Training and Com-petition. On February 4th, Kimberly Bullard made a presentation on pro-fessional attire. She discussed busi-ness casual and business profession-al attire. She had the Beta Alpha Psi members to act as models and pro-vide examples of appropriate and not-so-appropriate business attire. On February 25th, Kim and Wayne Martin returned to judge the professional attire competition. All of the students were required to model their best business attire for a three-judge panel. Dr. Highsmith-Quick and Dr. Owens-Jackson helped to judge the female students; while, Dr. Reid and Dr. Phillips
helped judge the males. Each stu-dent was given immediate feedback on their attire along with advice to improve their image.
Johnathan McPhaul and Monique Leathers, both sophomore account-ing students and veterans were awarded first place. Each first
place recipient won $150; second place won $100; and third place won $50. In addition, DHG LLP paid a profes-sional photogra-pher to take head shots of each stu-dent for their
linked-in pages. This program has
been a tremendous suc-cess and has allowed North Carolina A&T students to actively and effectively learn how to dress to impress po-tential employers.
a career with the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation (FBI). She hopes this choice
will allow her to pursue her passion for
forensic accounting. Next year, the chap-
ter plans to add more representatives to
the program to give students a wider va-
riety of alternative career options.
Giving Back to the A&T Community
For more than fifteen years, the Zeta
Sigma Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi has
tutored in three accounting courses; Prin-
ciples of Accounting I, Principles of Ac-
counting II, and Intermediate Accounting
I. Two years ago, the members expand-
ed the list of courses to include Cost Ac-
counting, Managerial Accounting, and
Finance. This semester, three new in-
ductees, Khadijah Thomas, Ciara Wade,
and Riyadh White (all MIS majors), de-
cided to tutor in three additional courses;
Management Information Systems 241,
352, and 447.
The members of Beta Alpha Psi are
donating 51 hours of free tutoring ser-
Alternative Career Paths
The Zeta Sigma Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi hosted an Alternative Career Paths program for the students in the accounting colloquium class during the spring semester. Three panelists de-scribed their career paths and the unique environments of their organiza-tions before addressing questions from the audience. The panelists were Ral-leisha Dean of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Phillip Mark from the Internal Revenue Ser-vice (IRS), and Robert Pompey from the Finance office at North Carolina A&T State University. The panelists were all Aggie alumni. The audience was composed principally of Sopho-
more accounting and finance students.
Students are constantly presented
with career options in public account-
ing and corporate American . This
program was a success for the chapter
and helped to give students other possi-
ble career options. The program also
had a strong impact on one of our
members, Jessica Reid. She is seeking
vices each week. The tutoring
rooms are regularly filled to capaci-
ty. National statistics show that the
DFW rate for entry level account-
ing course is usually above 40%.
Our results indicate that when a
student visits tutoring three or more
times in a semester the DFW rate
drops to 25%. By the end of the
year, the members will have provid-
ed over 1,000 hours of tutoring ser-
vices to the SOBE students. This is
a great example of what Aggies Do!
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Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP Sponsors the Professional Attire Competition
2014 Graduate Excels at Wake Forest Univesity
Munachimso
Nnebe-
Agumadu
graduated
from North
Carolina
A&T’s un-
dergraduate
Accounting
program in May, 2014. He is now a
student in Wake Forest’s Master of
Science in Accountancy Program
(MSA), where he is attending on a
full tuition scholarship. During his
serves as a treasurer in the Gradu-
ate Accounting Club, and as a
representative for his program on
the WFU School of Business Stu-
dent Government Association. He
is in the top 10% of the MSA
Program at Wake Forest and will
be inducted into their Beta Gam-
ma Sigma chapter later this
spring. He plans to complete all
four parts of the CPA exam be-
fore he begins his full time job
with KPMG in Fall, 2015.
tenure at North Carolina A&T,
he served as the Vice President
of the Zeta Sigma Chapter of Be-
ta Alpha Psi and was a part of
several other honors organiza-
tions. He was also a recipient of
the NCACPA Outstanding Mi-
nority Accounting Student Schol-
arship, the AICPA Scholarship
for Minority Accounting Stu-
dents, the Michael Conway En-
dowed Scholarship and the Re-
ginald Enoch Accounting Schol-
arship. At Wake Forest, Muna