“How do I file for graduation?”

Good question!  Just to be clear this is the form to tell the University that this is your last semester and you are finishing your BBA or Master's degree.

(If SUMMER 2008 will be your last semester you can fill out the form now too, just make sure you indicate Summer 2008 on the Application.)

The deadline to apply for graduation is FEBRUARY 8^TH.

Fill out the paper application that is here:  graduation_appl.pdf (91.82 kb)

print it out, fill in the blanks, and take it over to 128 Welcome Center. Be sure to ask for a copy as proof that you turned it in.

As for the BAUER COMMENCEMENT (i.e. walking the stage) information on that will be available in March on the Bauer Website. We will make a new blog entry when it is available. 

UPDATE: The reasoning for using the paper forms is that Graduate students are not able to go online to apply for graduation (even using the old system). Undergraduates may use the old system (Enrollment Services Online) to apply for graduation but may use the paper form as well.   

 

Karen Glover from Ernst & Young has sent a link to the January 2008 issue of BoardMatters Quarterly. This issue of BoardMatters Quarterly features articles on financial reporting that may be of interest to you.   Articles include:

• An Audit Committee Member’s Perspective on Financial Reporting and Year-End
• XBRL: Financial Reporting for the Future?
• The Continued Emergence of Fair Value: Are You Prepared?
• Forward View: Advice on IFRS from European Audit Committee Chairs

She has also sent links to two new publications designed to raise awareness around the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent actions and roundtables around International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), U.S. GAAP v. IFRS: The Basics and Hot Topic: IFRS in the U.S.

U.S. GAAP v. IFRS: The Basics is a high-level comparison guide to raise awareness about IFRS for our clients and friends. Hot Topic: IFRS in the U.S. highlights discussions held at recent SEC roundtables about the effect a single set of high quality global accounting standards would have in the U.S. We hope you find these publications to be of interest and helpful to prepare for the time when U.S. companies potentially will be given the option (or will be required) to convert their financial reporting from U.S. GAAP to IFRS.

In addition to these publications, there are a number of IFRS materials available at http://www.ey.com/ifrs

 

Best regards,

karen.glover@ey.com

 

For PPA students that need a Mock interview:

Check out the UH Career Services Calendar for chances to get involved with Mock Interviews at UH Career Services. If you need an interview as a new Colloquium student, or just need to brush up for your internship search, Career Services is a great place to start. 

http://career.uh.edu/Calendar/index.cfm 

Please join the Student Auxiliary

and Candidates for Membership

Friday, January 25, 2008 ~ 6 PM

for the first meeting of the spring semester

when our speaker for the night will be

 

Neil J. DePascal, Jr.

Deputy Director, Finance and Administration

Houston Fire Department

 

Presenting

 

The Basics of Business Networking

 

TO REGISTER, contact Sandy Gunn at the Society office

(713.622.7733; sgunn@houstoncpa.org)

with your credit card information

Rockwell Career Center

Accounting Career Panel

 

Wednesday, January 23rd

5:00-6:00pm, SEC 100

(Building 529)

 

Speakers from

PKF, Ernst & Young, and PWC will discuss their experiences in the accounting industry.

 

 

Rockwell Career Center

www.bauer.uh.edu/career

713-743-4590

New KPMG Go Channel Debuts on YouTube. 

 

Check it today at www.youtube.com/kpmggo

Ever watch a video on YouTube? – Sure! You and 55 million other unique visitors every month!

Are you a subscriber to a “YouTube Channel?”

YouTube “Channels” are sponsored areas on the YouTube site where companies or individuals can choose to post proprietary content. Well-known media organizations like NBC and CBS post episodes from popular shows and sometimes create specific material only for YouTube visitors. The National Basketball Association has a channel and regularly posts content such as “Top 10 Plays of the Day” from games played around the league. Even England’s Queen Elizabeth now has a YouTube Channel. Now, KPMG is the first of the Big 4 firms to create a branded YouTube Channel.

YouTube provides the 8th largest audience on the Internet and a prime location to help show why we believe KPMG is a Great Place to Build Your Career.

See for yourself. Check out the KPMG Go YouTube Channel, watch some videos, and subscribe! And help us make the KPMG Go channel a premier destination on YouTube.

Scholarships for Success

Becker CPA Review has created the Scholarships for Success program for deserving students in need of financial assistance in preparing for the CPA Exam.  We are asking professors across the U.S. to help us identify these deserving students.  50 Becker CPA Review scholarships will be awarded annually.  The Becker Scholarship Selection Committee will select the winners based on career goals, financial need, personal circumstances, and GPA.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR MAY GRADUATES: Monday, March 3, 2008

Criteria for Eligible Recipients

Two Day Mini-Mixer
Briggs & Veselka
Monday & Tuesday Feb. 18 & 19
10:00 – 3:00
Room 275 MH

Briggs & Veselka will be hosting a two day Mixer for Students in the PPA, MPA, and CAP.  Please come by, eat some pizza, and chat with representatives from Briggs & Veselka about exciting job opportunities with their firm. Briggs & Veselka Co. has provided reliable financial services to growth-oriented businesses and to individuals in the greater Houston area since 1973. As Houston’s largest independent CPA firm, they offer comprehensive services with their unique personal care approach.

Dear Students,

If you are enrolled in MARK 4397 / 7397 Selling Professional Services and / or MANA 4397 / 7397 Managerial Issues on-line courses, please read the following and mark your calendars. 

 
The Initial meeting is mandatory.

MARK 7397 Selling Professional Services     Dr. M. Ahearne

            Initial Meeting

Date                Saturday, January 19

Time               9-12

Location         Melcher Hall, Room 170

MANA 7397 Managerial Issues   Dr. A. Hubbard

            Initial Meeting

Date                Saturday, January 19^th

Time               12:00/ noon

Location         Melcher Hall, Room 128

For students registered in the Internship or Colloquium:  The WebCT course pages for the Colloquium and Internships are each housed under one course page, regardless of the level of course. This means that all students in either 4341 OR 7341 will be listed in the WebCT course page for 4341.

WebCT should be updated this week to reflect the proper course materials and students registered for the classes.  

Troy Hopkins coordinates both the Internships and the Colloquium course content. 

If you have any questions about this please email Troy at ppa@uh.edu.  

Need to Late Register?

You may late-register for any open seats after 5:00 PM January 9.

[Update] A $20 late registration fee will be assessed starting January 14th.

You will have until Friday, January 11, at 5:00 PM to do one of the following:

1. Enroll in a payment plan for the net balance due not covered by "pending financial aid."

OR

2. Pay in full the net balance due not covered by "pending financial aid."

How to Late Register

Go to http://my.uh.edu

Failure to fulfill your payment responsibility by 5:00 PM, Friday, January 11, will result in your being disenrolled from your classes. 

 
[Update] Graduate students were not dropped due to non-payment on January 8th as previously posted. Drops will go forward on graduate students that have not paid by 5:00 PM, Friday January 11th.