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Barry University Receives Premier Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter Award |
The Barry University collegiate chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma has been recognized as a Premier Chapter for its superior level of membership acceptance and promotional activities in the 2003-2004 academic year.
By receiving the Premier Chapter award, the Barry University Beta Gamma Sigma chapter is being recognized for its high level of success in recruiting top business students into the Society. Each year, collegiate Beta Gamma Sigma chapters extend invitations to the 7% of business juniors, the upper 10% of business seniors, and the highest 20% of business graduate students. Chapters granted Premier status have had at least 85% of their invitations accepted by their top undergraduate and graduate level students. Acceptance rates are taken from the 2003-2004 school year, from which collegiate chapters were required to submit information before being considered a Premier Chapter. According to information submitted by the Barry University chapter, 96% of invited students chose to join Beta Gamma Sigma in 2003-2004.
With Premier Chapter status, the Barry University BGS collegiate chapter will now be eligible to award a $1,000 Beta Gamma Sigma scholarship in the 2005-2006 academic year. The chapter is also pre-qualified for consideration as an Outstanding Chapter, the highest honor attainable by a collegiate chapter. Barry University’s Beta Gamma Sigma chapter will also receive a certificate recognizing its Premier accomplishments.
Of the 417 Beta Gamma Sigma chapters currently established on college and university campuses, only 62 were recognized as a Premier Chapter in 2004.
About Beta Gamma Sigma:
Founded in 1913, Beta Gamma Sigma is the honor society for AACSB International – The Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business. The Mission of Beta Gamma Sigma is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business and to foster personal and professional excellence among its members. In order to meet this goal, Beta Gamma Sigma annually extends Society membership to the best and brightest students from AACSB accredited business programs. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma provides students with lifelong recognition of their high scholarly achievement, a benefit they carry throughout the rest of their academic and professional careers.
Lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest achievement available to business students anywhere in the world, and is extended to the upper 7 percent of juniors, the top 10 percent of seniors, and the upper 20 percent of graduate students. Of the 300,000 students expected to graduate from business programs each year, only about 20,000 will be invited to join the Society. Beta Gamma Sigma collegiate chapters currently operate on 417 college and university campuses, and can be found in all 50 states and four continents.
For additional information please contact:
Dr. Michael Tyler, School of Business
305-899-3521 or 1-800-289-1111, x3521 or mtyler@mail.barry.edu
Career Services and Student Accounting Association host Careers in Accounting Night |
 Barry University’s Career Services and the Student Accounting Association partnered to host Careers in Accounting Night with 75 students in attendance. A panel discussion was moderated by John Moriarty, Assistant Director, Career Services, followed by an informal networking reception where students could mingle with the panelists. The panel highlighted 3 Barry University alumni working in different sectors of accounting: Ms. Dana Lance, ’06, Senior Associate with Grant Thornton in their State and Local Tax Practice, Ms. Dee Grohowski, ’95, Tax Specialist with KPMG, and Mr. Jonathan Brock, ’01, Manager at Sungard.
Accounting Night Panel
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Panelists shared their experience and advice with students throughout the night. When asked what advice each has for new graduates, Ms Grohowski told students to “network, network, network”. All 3 alumni stressed the importance of gaining experience and making the most of the college years. Mr. Brock’s advice included “get an internship, even if it’s unpaid”. Experience is crucial when applying for positions, Brock said, so even if it’s not ideal, if you can afford to, take an unpaid internship. Additional discussion included the role of technology in today’s accounting practices and the pros or cons of owning your own practice. |
| With the success of this event, Career Services plans to host additional industry specific career nights throughout the year” said Dr. Amy Diepenbrock, Director of Career Services. “It’s wonderful to partner with student organizations and receive the response we did”. Career Services sends a special thank you to Ramon Gunn and Kimberly Orlandi, Accounting Department students, for their help in planning this event. |
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