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From the Chair
Dear Friends of the Accounting Department, I hope this newsletter finds you well and your life returning to normal, after enduring 14 months of a global pandemic. As I reflect on my first year as Chair of the Accounting Department at IU Bloomington, I am incredibly grateful for... Read more »
The Pandemic Perspective: What it Was Like to Teach & Learn During a Global Pandemic
by Christy Heitger-Ewing When the pandemic began, RJ Schuster was two weeks away from flying to Poland to study abroad through the 3/2 MBA Field Study Program. What followed in the subsequent weeks was a whirlwind of Zoom Meetings and moving home to quarantine with his parents and siblings after four and a half years... Read more »
Accounting workshops help students learn about career opportunities
by Christy Heitger-Ewing For some time now, other departments at Kelley have offered workshops that are designed to give students the opportunity to interact with professionals in the field they think they want to enter, including finance and marketing. Students earn college credit toward their undergraduate degree for taking these formal courses that not only... Read more »
Accounting Advisory Group reorganization
Coinciding with the introduction of the new Accounting Workshop courses in 2021–22, Department Chair Sonja Rego has initiated a reorganization of the Accounting Advisory Group (AAG). At the most recent AAG meeting in April 2021, Rego explained that the objectives of the group will remain the same: to enhance the effectiveness of the department in... Read more »