/news-archive/tag/beta-alpha-psi/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:23:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/03/06/southwest-bap-winners/ Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:23:42 +0000 /news/?p=73636 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students place second in Southwest BAP conference competition]]> Three University of Arkansas at Little Rock students took second place at the annual Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) regional meeting in Dallas on Feb. 23. Senior accounting major James Hubbard from Wabbaseka, junior business major Shibani Lal from Little Rock, and senior accounting major Joseph Griffith from Benton competed in the conference鈥檚 鈥淏est Practices鈥� competition, during which they presented about 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 鈥淩eality Fair鈥� financial literacy workshop. 鈥淔or the Reality Fair workshop, we let participants choose their career and family goals, and make housing, transportation, communication, entertainment, giving, and saving decisions.鈥� explained Cynthia Johnson, accounting instructor and Beta Alpha Psi faculty co-advisor. 鈥淭hey then spin the 鈥榳heel of life鈥� to see what random event, representing real life happens to them. If they are not living within their budget, they must go back and change earlier decisions until they can live within their means. It鈥檚 quite an eye-opener!鈥� Nine students in total attended the conference, hosted jointly in Dallas by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and the University of Central Arkansas. Christina Gu, Jessalyn Jackson, Sean Corrothers, Daniel Nwachuku, Hitaxiben Patel, and Jay Patel, along with the winners of the competition, met with Beta Alpha Psi members from colleges and universities across the region to discuss the latest topics in accounting, finance, and information systems. Gu, Jackson, and Patel also took part in a non-judged discussion with other Beta Alpha Psi chapters where they discussed workforce readiness among their members. Johnson could not be more proud of how her students fared. 鈥淭hey all stepped up and were ready and able to do above what was required of them. Their attitude was amazing and they helped give our school a great reputation,鈥� said Johnson. 鈥淲e hope to take the Reality Fair workshop on the road to area high schools and youth events.鈥�]]> /news-archive/2019/02/05/vita-program-free-tax-assistance/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:13:33 +0000 /news/?p=73269 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock hosts VITA program to help people file taxes for free]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will run a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for the second year in a row to assist members of the public and the campus community file their taxes free of charge.聽 The offers free tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, people with disabilities, non-residents, and limited English-speaking taxpayers who need help preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. However, they are unable to prepare tax returns for individuals who are self employed or contribute to a health savings account. Tax preparation and filing assistance will be available on a walk-in basis every Wednesday through April 3 from 1-6:30 p.m. in Reynolds Business Center Room 104. The center will be closed on March 20 due to spring break. Taxpayers have an option to prepare their own free simple federal and state tax return using web-based tax preparation software using an onsite computer. To have a return prepared by a volunteer, members of the public should bring a valid photo identification, Social Security card, W-2s, 1099 forms, a copy of last year鈥檚 tax return, and any other information and forms concerning income and expenses for 2018. Faculty members from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Accounting and students from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi have been training for months to provide tax help for the public. 鈥淲e believe this service to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students, staff, faculty, and the general public will fill the needs of taxpayers who do not have the funds to pay for-profit tax preparers for simple returns,鈥� said Cynthia Johnson, an accounting instructor in the College of Business and faculty advisor of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock VITA program. Members of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Beta Alpha Psi started the VITA program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock last year after learning about it at a conference in 2016. Students who are participating as volunteer tax preparers, led by Student Coordinator James Hubbard III, a senior accounting major from Wabbaseka, include Mikayla Corbitt, Joe Griffith, Christina Gu, Jessalyn Jackson, Daniel Nwachuku, Simranjit Kaur, Taylor Lemus, Hitaxiben Patel, and Katie You, as well as alumnus Dave鈥檆ia Randall. For more information, contact the VITA program at ualittlerockvita@gmail.com or 870-575-3638.]]> /news-archive/2018/12/04/gu-finds-second-home-a-world-away/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:34:56 +0000 /news/?p=72879 ... Gu finds second home a world away]]> Gu has been a student at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock since August of 2016 and is pursuing a bachelor鈥檚 degree in accounting and is set to graduate in May of 2020. Originally from Jiaxing, China, a large city with a population of over 4 million, Gu enrolled in a foreign exchange program when she was in high school and soon left for the United States. The host family that chose her lived in Prattsville, a small town in Grant County with a population of about 300. They had a daughter the same age as Gu, and both girls attended high school in nearby Poyen. 鈥淢y host family is my second family. My host sister is my sister,鈥� said Gu. 鈥淚 still go home to China for holidays, but while I鈥檓 here they are my home.鈥� In her first year in Arkansas, Gu developed an interest in accounting from her host mom, a CPA, who introduced her both to what she does in her career as well as how taxes and other financial systems operate in the United States. At Poyen High School, Gu also was mentored by her guidance counselor, who happens to be the mother of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps Program Coordinator Amber Wolf. Gu soon decided that 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock was where she wanted to go. 鈥淪he told me about 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and CLC, and about what her daughter did. When I got here they made everything so easy. Amber, in particular, has made everything less stressful for me, and I鈥檓 really lucky to have her here,鈥� said Gu. 鈥淚 got in touch with International Student Services next. They鈥檙e really sweet and they know what they鈥檙e doing, and Miss Chloe is my fave!鈥� At 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Gu has found a place where she can develop academically, professionally, and personally. Aside from CLC, she also joined Chi Omega, which she describes as 鈥渢he best sisterhood I could ask for.鈥� She has served as president of the Chinese Student and Scholars Association and is currently working toward membership in Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honor society. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock is a small campus, but everyone is very kind and welcoming,鈥� Gu said. 鈥淚 also enjoy the multiculturalism and how everyone here is from a different background. I think it鈥檚 great how not everyone here is a traditional student. I鈥檝e gotten to meet so many kinds of people because of that.鈥� Although her major is in accounting and finance, Gu says that her true passion lies in fashion, in which she hopes to build a career. 鈥淭his may sound weird, but I just love fashion,鈥� Gu said. 鈥淚 love everything from streetwear to high-end things. I鈥檓 hoping that one day I can use my business background that I鈥檓 getting here to work in marketing or something similar in the fashion industry.鈥� In her relatively short time here, Gu says that above all else the state of Arkansas continues to impress her, and she plans on staying as long as she can. 鈥淕rowing up in a big, crowded city in China I had never seen nature like we have in Arkansas,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 still seeing things every day that really put things into perspective. Little Rock is such a great city, and I鈥檓 thankful that I get to study here. I plan on staying involved for as long as and in any way that I can.鈥漖]> /news-archive/2018/02/23/accounting-society-raises-22k/ Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:28:46 +0000 /news/?p=69529 ... Accounting Society raises 22k in CPA educational event]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Accounting Society raised $22,000 through its annual continuing professional education event.聽 The proceeds will support Accounting Society programming, including service projects and travel grants for students to attend and present at professional conferences. Nineteen Accounting Society students hosted nearly 175 certified professional accountants for a full day of programming on Dec. 13, which included topics like fraud, cyber security, forensic accounting, networking, tax, state board ethics, and the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock accounting faculty members Dr. Cynthia Johnson and Dr. Cynthia Taylor and Accounting Society president Lukas Steed organized the event where professionals earned up to eight hours of continuing professional education: four hours in accounting, one in tax, one in state board ethics, as well as two in general continuing education. A team from the Association for Information Systems Student Chapter provided invaluable assistance in organizing the event by automating several of the event鈥檚 manual processes. The team consisted of graduate students Hemant Kumar and Moyosooreoluwa Kemi-Rotimi and undergraduate students Jazzy James and Gene Johnson. Speakers included T.J. Boyle, Frost, PLLC; Roger Dorsey and Joshua Kerr, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Accounting; Bruce Engstrom and Holly Fish, EGP, PLLC; John Fiebig, senior deputy director of PCAOB; Dan Harpool, owner of Complete Computing; Mark Ohrenberger, Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy; and James White, Arkansas Department of Health.]]> /news-archive/2018/02/16/volunteer-income-tax-assistance-program-campus/ Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:10:39 +0000 /news/?p=69447 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock opens Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program on campus]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has opened a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program to help members of the campus community and the public file their taxes free of charge.聽 The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, people with disabilities, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need help preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. Tax preparation and filing assistance will be available on a walk-in basis every Wednesday through April 4 (except during Spring Break on March 21) from 2-4:30 p.m. in Reynolds Business Center Room 104. Taxpayers have an option to prepare their own free simple federal and state tax return using web-based tax preparation software using an onsite computer. To have a return prepared by a volunteer, participants should bring a valid photo identification, Social Security card, W-2s, 1099 forms, a copy of last year鈥檚 tax return, and any other information and forms concerning income and expenses for 2017.聽 Faculty members from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Accounting and students from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi have been training for months to provide tax help for the public. 鈥淲e believe this service to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students, staff, faculty, and the general public will fill the needs of taxpayers who do not have the funds to pay for-profit tax preparers for simple returns,鈥� said Cynthia Johnson, an accounting instructor in the College of Business and faculty advisor of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock VITA program. Beta Alpha Psi members discovered the VITA program while attending a conference in 2016. 鈥淎 couple of the students trained and volunteered at a VITA center in downtown Little Rock during last year鈥檚 tax season to see how it works,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淓nough students were interested in training and volunteering this year that we decided we would be able to handle opening a center on campus. The students are getting really great experience dealing with real clients, and the taxpayers are receiving a very valuable service.鈥� For more information, contact Johnson at cljohnson1@ualr.edu. ]]> /news-archive/2017/11/28/continuing-professional-education-cpa/ Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:08:37 +0000 /news/?p=68602 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host continuing professional education event for CPAs]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a continuing professional education event for certified public accountants on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Professionals can earn up to eight hours of continuing professional education: four hours in accounting, one in tax, one in state board ethics, as well as two in general continuing education. The continuing education event will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 13 in Dickinson Hall on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus. The cost to attend is $125 for those who register by Dec. 1, and $150 after. Continuing education topics include fraud, cyber security, forensic accounting, networking, tax, state board ethics, and an update from Other speakers include: T.J. Boyle, Frost, PLLC; Roger Dorsey and Joshua Kerr, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Accounting; Bruce Engstrom and Holly Fish, EGP, PLLC; John Fiebig, senior deputy director of PCAOB; Dan Harpool, owner of Complete Computing; Mark Ohrenberger, Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy; and James White, Arkansas Department of Health. The event is hosted by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi, an honor society for accounting, finance, and business information systems students. Funds raised will be used for service projects and student attendance at conferences. Fill out the to register for the event.]]> /news-archive/2017/11/24/beta-alpha-psi/ Fri, 24 Nov 2017 15:00:07 +0000 /news/?p=68532 ... College of Business international honors society receives Distinguished Chapter of the Year award]]> The Epsilon Pi chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was awarded the Distinguished Chapter of the Year award from the organization鈥檚 national office. Beta Alpha Psi, an international honors society in the College of Business, focuses on the recognition and success of financial information students and professionals. The organization is open to students majoring in accounting, finance, and business information systems who have a minimum 3.0 GPA. This year, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock chapter of Beta Alpha Psi has nine members and 11 candidates seeking membership. Since August, these students have worked diligently to complete the one service, six professional, and five reaching out activities required to obtain the distinguished chapter honor. 鈥淭hese students are the reason this chapter is successful,鈥� said Cynthia Johnson, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Beta Alpha Psi advisor. 鈥淲hat amazes me is that the students who wanted to restore the chapter back in 2014 knew that they would graduate before the organization was up and running, but their momentum and attitude has continued on with these students.鈥� According to Johnson, Beta Alpha Psi was disbanded from the university in 2007 as a result of low student interest and a lack of desire by faculty members to run the organization. In 2014, however, students saw the need for the honors society and worked toward renewing the organization. 鈥淎 lot of the reason our students wanted Beta Alpha Psi was because recruiters and people in the accounting profession look for the top students who are active on campus and complete service and professional projects,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what this organization is all about.鈥� This year alone, the students in the organization have completed 12 projects including speaking with at-risk youth, hosting a financial literacy workshop, and hosting a continuing professional education event. 鈥淭he students enjoy participating in these events because they get to actually be around professionals and get to see what professionals do in their fields,鈥� Johnson said. The organization is now looking to recruit online-only students through the use of Blackboard, which will give non-traditional students the opportunity to be involved with the on-campus organization. For more information about Beta Alpha Psi, contact Johnson at cljohnson1@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2017/07/03/accounting-scholarship-nathan-nalley/ Mon, 03 Jul 2017 13:03:54 +0000 /news/?p=67400 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student earns prestigious accounting scholarship]]> Nathan Nalley, a senior accounting major, received a $1,100 scholarship from the . 鈥淭he scholarship was a tremendous help for me,鈥� Nalley said. 鈥淚 am glad of the help to get me through my last semester of college.鈥� Nalley, 33, of Benton, is an accounting clerk at Windstream. Once he graduates in December, he plans to work at an accounting firm and eventually open up his own tax and bookkeeping business. Since its inception in 1969, the National Society of Accountants鈥� scholarship foundation has provided more than $1 million to students pursuing an accounting career. Undergraduate and graduate students were selected based on academic achievements, leadership, activities, career goals, and financial need. 鈥淭hese students are the best and brightest candidates working to earn accounting degrees,鈥� Scholarship Foundation President Sharon Cook said in a news release. 鈥淲e are pleased to support them and look forward to having them join the accounting profession.鈥� Nalley served as pastor of Gravel Hill Baptist Church in Benton for three years but left in 2016 to pursue a career to provide better for his growing family. Nalley and his wife, Carly, are the proud parents of four sons ages, 3, 5, 6, and 7. He鈥檚 grateful to Shannon Gwinn, director of the Center for Student and Career Services in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business, for helping him find a job as an administrative assistant at Frazier & Rickels, P.A., less than a month after he enrolled at the university. Since becoming a student at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in January 2016, Nalley has been active on campus, joining Beta Gamma Sigma, Beta Alpha Psi and the Accounting Society. He also received the 2017 Beta Alpha Psi and Accounting Society Scholarship. As a member of Beta Alpha Psi, for which he will serve as president in the fall, Nalley has given back by participating in service activities. The group hosts a Reality Fair in the College of Business that has students explore a career to find out what they can and cannot afford with the anticipated salary. Twice a year, the group gives speeches on careers in accounting to students enrolled in the Arkansas National Guard, a residential program for at-risk boys. ]]>