Ownership with all the fixings Nov 3, 2009
But little, other than his accounting courses, prepared Schaaf for the work environment he entered back in September 2007. Nothing in college can prepare you for this, he said. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Bogus student checks 'don't work' Nov 1, 2009
" ProofUnder the new system, colleges which offer courses to students from outside the European Economic Area must be accredited by the Home Office. LISTEN TO THE FULL REPORT Donal MacIntyre, Sunday, 1 November at 1930 GMT Subscribe to the or listen via the Email: donal@bbc.co.uk But the Heathrow immigration officer alleges that the list of approved institutions contains colleges which he and his colleagues know to have a history of awarding fake qualifications: "It beggars belief that these... (BBC News -- UK)
Young Women Also At Risk For Breast Cancer Oct 23, 2009
Before she got sick, she was working 40 hours a week in for a company that sells auto parts and had taken some college-level accounting courses. But the illness has led her to think more about going to school with a particular goal in mind. (Click2Houston, TX)
Author Malcolm Gladwell Oct 20, 2009
If I was studying today, I would go get a master's in statistics, and maybe do a bunch of accounting courses and then write from that perspective. I think that's the way to survive. (Time.com)
Neil Chin, at 90; cofounded, led Chinatown community organizations Oct 18, 2009
He took accounting courses at what was then Bentley College and got a job in Boston with China Products, which imported items from China. When Communists took over the country, Edward Chin said, the company changed its name. (Boston Globe)
10 minutes with ... Marilyn Pendergast Oct 13, 2009
Between my two degrees I had enough accounting courses to qualify. I wrote letters to every firm in the phone book and got two responses. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Digital learning tools drive student success Aug 2, 2009
Artificial intelligence now provides the power behind new tutoring software for accounting courses that is proven to increase test scores by at least a full letter grade. Then there's , an online note-sharing Web site for students, which operates as an online study group to help students engage in their coursework. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
EnCana gives $1M to UCD Business School Jun 25, 2009
EnCana helped the school to develop an energy accounting course in 2006, and to develop and start the GEM degree, which enrolled its first students last January. GEM is designed to equip future leaders and managers of the energy industry with the tools needed to find creative solutions to the issues faced by conventional (oil, gas, coal), nonconventional (oil sands, shale), alternative (nuclear, coal gasification) and renewable (solar, wind, biofuels, etc. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Great Work-from-Home Careers Jun 18, 2009
It may also be beneficial for an aspiring tax preparer to take two or three college level accounting courses. Tax preparers and accountants have demonstrated for years that it is possible to successfully work from home. (Suite101.com)
Big firms see a need, fill a need Jun 6, 2009
One example was Kemayan Corp Bhds purchase of a 51% stake in Advanced Tutorial Centre (ATC), then a well-known college that offered law and accounting courses, for almost RM10mil in 1995. Kemayan talked about plans to eventually list its education arm on the second board. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
U.S. marathoner breaks free from troubled past May 25, 2009
Then she had to rely on welfare as she took the accounting courses that eventually led to a job as an office manager. No matter how hectic her schedule, she never missed one of Cabada's meets, taking a bus across town just to scream, "Go, Cheeks" her nickname for him as he crossed the finish line. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Ghana needs 3,000 more accountants May 24, 2009
The CEO appealed to school authorities and parents to encourage the youth to take up accounting courses to benefit the nation in the long term in view of the crucial role accountants play in the socio-economic development. He cautioned accounting students to endeavour to join recognised accountancy bodies to help advance their course, skills, expertise and knowledge for the challenges ahead. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
NewAmericans struggle through a day in the recession May 2, 2009
"I'm just hoping things will turn around," he says later, adding that he plans to return to school to take more accounting courses. A Vietnamese couple who owned a hair and tanning salon explain, through a translator, they have a staggering $600,000 credit card debt. (Florida Times-Union)
Larry Glick, Hub radio voice long a beacon for nightowls Mar 28, 2009
He studied at Burdett College, a business school in Boston, but said that "those accounting courses were so boring!". Instead, he decided to try broadcasting. (Boston Globe)
Brenda Kay Allen Mar 18, 2009
Later in life, she took accounting courses at Linn-Benton Community College and obtained her tax preparation certificate while employed with Hk. She lived in Blythe, Calif. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Practitioner's Diary: Take no notice! Mar 4, 2009
If you're interested in updating your technical knowledge, visit for a list of finance and accounting courses from the likes of PTP and Redcliffe Training. Last month our West Country general practitioner emerged from tax return filing and contemplated CPD and the recession in his. (Accounting Web, UK)
Learning the value of value investing Feb 28, 2009
Join a good personal finance club, take a basic accounting course read Benjamin Graham's classic book The Intelligent Investor and David Dreman's Contrarian Investment Strategies. Special to The Globe and Mail. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Once she made the teas now new boss Kath is serving up an ... Feb 21, 2009
A native of Orkney, whose qualifications include a post-graduate accounting course, Ms Mainland is currently administrative director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She spoke of her passion for the Fringe yesterday, saying she was no "after-dinner speaker" artistic visionary, but knew how to manage people and budgets. (Scotsman)
Finance class readies teens for real world Feb 20, 2009
In addition to two accounting courses that cover things such as banking, credit and related topics, the school has a personal finance/career explorations course in partnership with Cape Cod Community College ... The high school s two accounting courses, Turner said, build on those same principles of getting students ready for the real world. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Editorial: Paying retirees twice over costs too much for UConn Feb 17, 2009
Accounting Professor Richard Kochanek, for example, receives an annual pension of more than $174,000, and makes an additional $81,650 per year teaching two introductory level accounting courses per semester. Another professor, Joseph Renzulli, made a whopping $138,000 as a 120-day professor here in 2008, in addition to his state pension of $162,000 per year. (The Daily Campus, CT)
UW-Eau Claire fires professor who didn't show Feb 11, 2009
After a search, UW-Eau Claire in 2007 hired Siegel as an assistant professor to begin teaching financial accounting courses last fall. D Arcy Becker, chair of the accounting and finance department, said Siegel never showed up two weeks before classes for meetings as required in his contract and never explained why. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
