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    Accountancy and Supply Chain Student Teams Collaborate in Terillium Case Competition

    Seven teams of students, comprised by primarily by accountancy and supply chain and operations management majors, presented their cases on March 13 to a panel of judges in a case competition sponsored by Terillium.

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    Why Accounting at Miami? Student Leaders, Alumni Provide Answers at Career Day Event

    Miami Accounting Career Day, an event organized by The Ohio Society of CPAs (OSCPA) in collaboration with the Department of Accountancy, was held March 5 at Miami University’s Voice of America Learning Center. The event featured approximately 70 high school students, mainly from Bishop Fenwick, Lebanon, La Salle, and Badin High Schools. During the event,…

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    Accountancy Senior and Redhawks Hockey Forward Blake Mesenburg a Finalist for Team Impact Award — Vote Now!

    Blake Mesenburg ’26 and his teammate Liam Jergenson are finalists for Team Impact’s 2026 Teammate of the Year award. Blake is an accountancy and finance major at the Farmer School of Business.

  • Accountancy Students Strategize AI Implementation in Chicago Business Leadership Workshop

    A group of 22 Farmer School of Business students participated in the 8th Annual Isaac & Oxley Center for Business Leadership (CBL) Shade Family Emerging Leaders Consulting Experience in Chicago during the winter term.

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    Congratulations to our 2025 Beta Gamma Sigma Inductees

    Congratulations to the following Accountancy majors and minors who will be inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma at a ceremony held Monday, April 28. The organization was founded in 1913 to recognize and reward high levels of achievement in the study of business. Today, its members include numerous leaders in both business and higher education. Audrey…

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    Terillium Case Competition Challenges Students to Tackle Real-World Business Problems

    On March 7, 2025, the Terillium Case Competition was held at the Farmer School of Business, bringing together students in Accountancy and in Supply Chain Management to solve a complex business challenge.

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    Students Visit New York and DC during 2024 Winter Term Trip

    Over the Winter Term, students in Accounting 490D/590D, Accounting and Tax Policy, had the opportunity to visit New York City and Washington DC, led by Professor Tim Eaton. There were 20 students on the trip, ranging from sophomores to graduate students. 

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    Students Go on an “Accounting Quest” to Discover its Role in Business

    More than 500 students in ACC 221 (Introduction to Financial Accounting), taught by Katie Tew, were given the opportunity to earn extra credit and have one-on-one conversations with accounting faculty to discover how accountancy plays a role in different industries. ACC 221 is part of the business core curriculum required for all business majors at…

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    Master of Accountancy Students Kick Off the Year with Professional Skills Development Sessions

    Fifty-six Master of Accountancy (MAcc) students hit the first week of school running with an engaging two-part orientation program held Monday and Wednesday. Faculty members discussed course expectations, and guest speakers led activities designed to help students understand how to leverage their strengths and weaknesses and successfully work on collaborative projects. “While the MAcc program…

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    Accountancy Student Riya Porwal on the Importance of Investing

    Riya Porwal Members of the student organization Women Who Invest, which is led by Accountancy and Business Analytics student Riya Porwal ’26, gave a presentation during the Miami Women Leadership Symposium held May 3 at the Donald W. Fritz Pavilion, Armstrong Student Center. Topics covered in the symposium included driving change in global communities, leading with artificial intelligence,…

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    Accountancy Junior Alexa Leach Awarded the FEI Scholarship

    On April 23, accountancy junior Alexa Leach was recognized as one of the recipients of the Cincinnati Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) scholarships. Awarded to the top finance and accounting majors in the Cincinnati area, the scholarship award includes a $1,500 scholarship, a subscription to the Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) Research Reports, and…

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    Asset Relifing: Increasing Operating Margins in the Healthcare Industry

    On April 19, students in ACC 321 (Intermediate Financial Accounting) were treated to a talk by Miami alum Paul Shade ‘03, founder and managing partner of Principle Valuation LLC. The company primarily works with hospitals and health systems to accurately estimate the life of their fixed assets (i.e., “asset relifing”), ultimately improving their operating margins. The talk…