This summer, 17 MPAcc students and 35 undergraduate accounting students participated in study abroad programs at Oxford University. Students lived and learned at Magdalen College, one of the 38 colleges that comprise Oxford University, while taking courses from Clemson University faculty (participating School of Accountancy faculty included emeritus professor Ralph Welton, associate professor Jeremy Vinson, […]
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Professor Babak Mammadov Receives the Charles D. and Katrina M. Way Faculty Fellowship
Assistant professor Babak Mammadov received the 2022-2023 Charles D. and Katrina M. Way Faculty Fellowship. This prestigious award provides financial support for research that has implications for practitioners and students. Assistant professor Mammadov plans to use the award funding for a research project that investigates the implications of auditor-client firm corporate culture similarity on financial […]
Clemson Students Participate in Deloitte Audit Innovation Campus Challenge
During the Fall 2021 semester, a team of six accounting majors participated in the Deloitte Audit Innovation Campus Challenge. The Challenge involved 70 of the top colleges and universities in the U.S. Prior Clemson teams twice proceeded through the competition to the “finals” at Deloitte University near Dallas. Clemson’s 2021 six-person team included Elizabeth Braunstein, Jennifer […]
Clemson Students Participate in Templeton Business Ethics Case Competition
In February 2022, Ashley McCord and Hannah Fugate, two senior accounting majors, competed in the Templeton Business Ethics Case competition. The duo was advised by School of Accountancy associate professor Robin Radtke. Clemson’s team was pitted against 15 other colleges and universities in the competition, which was sponsored by the Business Ethics and Corporate Social […]
Beta Alpha Psi Students Engage in Service Projects
Beta Alpha Psi, an honorary accounting and finance organization led by assistant clinical Professor Phebe Davis-Culler and senior lecturer Annieka Philo, has been hard at work this past year making a big impact on their members and their community. They held 16 professional meetings with firms and organizations where members received information on various topics […]
Accounting Networking Night Back In Person
In February 2022, Accounting Networking Night returned to an “in-person” format after being held virtually in the fall of 2020 and in the spring and fall of 2021. Accounting Networking Night is an opportunity for students and potential employers to meet informally to explore employment opportunities and get to know one another. Twelve employers sent […]
Student Spotlight: Lydia Terlizzi
Lydia Terlizzi joined Clemson University in the fall of 2022. Her path to Clemson was an unconventional one, but it is clear she has found a family at Clemson. Terlizzi, who is from Aiken, S.C., originally attended the University of South Carolina as an in international business and economics major. However, she fell in love […]
Student Spotlight: Jordan Black
Jordan Black, an accounting and finance double major who graduated in May 2022, placed 1st in the Fall 2021 ETF Portfolio Challenge with a portfolio returning 47.23 percent in 12 weeks. The ETF Portfolio Challenge is a simulated investment challenge designed to help educate college students about investing in Exchange-Traded-Products. Through ETF Global, students are to […]
Student Spotlight: Micah Aebischer
Micah Aebischer was born in Charleston, S.C. and grew up in West Columbia, S.C. Although initially interested in studying biology, a bad laboratory experience steered him to the College of Business and accounting. He decided to major in accounting after taking a principles of accounting class because the “numbers all made sense” and accounting seemed […]
Beta Alpha Psi – ’20-’21 Year in Review
BAP hosted 18 professional meetings, inviting local accounting firms or organizations to present virtually on topics that help the members grow and develop professionally and prepare for their careers after college. A select group of 10 members also attended the BAP Mid-year virtual meeting and heard presentations on a range of topics from setting career […]
