Jenkins MAC Program News

Master of Accounting Program News

Oct 5, 2021

Data Analytics Bootcamp: Tableau and Football Stats

The Jenkins MAC data analytics bootcamp strives to have students hone their analytical skills, using tools to support those findings, and develop communication skills to convey that information. This year they learned how to analyze football statistics in Tableau, giving them a newfound appreciation of the countless ways to shape data.

Sep 13, 2021

From the Field to the Firm

Former Shaw University football teammates, now Jenkins MAC students, Jaleel Scroggins and Asaad Shaw, are ready to take on graduate school.

Sep 10, 2021

Jenkins Online MAC Student Selected to Attend AICPA Leadership Workshop

Monica Warner has been selected to attend the AICPA Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop, aimed at strengthening students' professional skills and understanding the limitless possibilities and benefits of earning a CPA.

Aug 25, 2021

Jenkins MAC Welcomes Academic and Firm-Sponsored Fellows

Meet the Jenkins MAC Program academic and firm-sponsored fellows for the 2021-22 academic year.

Aug 23, 2021

Counting the Cost – Jenkins Graduate Programs Stack Up Well in Wall Street Journal Report

A recent Wall Street Journal article confirms that the Jenkins MAC and MBA programs provide a ROI that sees our graduates recouping the cost of their degree sooner than those in other programs.

Aug 18, 2021

MAC Alumnus Carves Tech Industry Career Path with Accounting and Communication Skills

Davion Cooper (MAC '12) has learned throughout his successful career that technical accounting expertise is critical but communication skills, teamwork and understanding people is invaluable.

Aug 9, 2021

‘I Can Do This’: Accounting Provides Surprising and Rewarding Career Path

Jennie Dirienzo had an unconventional path into the accounting industry but now uses her 30 years of experience to help students find the fun side of tax accounting as a professor of practice in the Jenkins MAC Program.

Aug 3, 2021

How Ice Cream ‘Found’ Poole Alumnus Jared Plummer

From a bean counter in public accounting to counting vanilla beans as the owner of Two Roosters Ice Cream, Jared Plummer (MAC '07) credits his NC State business education as a critical ingredient in his success.

Jul 29, 2021

Jenkins MAC Student Awarded PCAOB Scholarship

Jenkins MAC student, Nicholas Oberle, is a 2021 recipient of the PCAOB scholars award.

Jul 27, 2021

Consultant Turned Accounting Professor Teaches Students How to Succeed

Professor of practice, James Scalise, uses his professional work experience to help students understand how to apply accounting skills to solve business problems with the goal of giving them a "leg up" on their journey through their first years of work.