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Employee Spotlight Student Experiences Accounting 2018 2015
Stan Wilson never expected to return to BYU after graduating in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in accounting, but life has taught him to embrace the unexpected.
Monte Swain feels a rush when standing at the front of a classroom. That rush has energized him for nearly 30 years of teaching at BYU Marriott.
The stress of preparing a case study while still completing junior core accounting assignments was not a deterrent for five BYU Marriott students, who won the 2018 EY Beam Abroad Case Competition and a free trip to Iceland.
A new internship program through Cardinal Health provides pre-accounting students with hands-on experience before they start the program.
In April 2017, United Airlines faced a public relations crisis when a passenger was forcibly removed from a flight. To mitigate public outrage, the company made changes to its policies surrounding overbooked flights. However, some customers remained skeptical that the changes would actually be carried out.
Eighteen weeks of training, 26.2 miles, an average heart rate of 136–there are many ways to measure a marathon.
It started out as a nutty idea, says Jeff Wilks, director of the School of Accountancy. How could students really dive into the topics that current accounting professionals are dealing with?
Before departing for the Romney Institute's annual study abroad in Ghana this April, Marriott School students were given a challenge: see with African eyes and hear with African ears.
Five SOA students will be traveling to the Land of the Rising Sun after winning the EY Beam Abroad Case Competition.
A team of BYU accounting students took home first place and $20,000 at the national Deloitte FanTAXtic Competition.
Another year led to another win for a team from Brigham Young University at the national PwC Challenge Tax Competition.
If you're worried about the cost of hiring an accountant this tax season, BYU accounting students can help.