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Jan 19, 2021

Scholarships Open Opportunities for Jenkins MAC Students

As a first-generation college student, Ciante Smith wasn’t content to end her education after completing a bachelor’s degree in accounting from NC Central University. The next logical step was a master of accounting degree. But having already accumulated student loans as an undergrad, she didn’t want to increase that balance any more than was absolutely…

Jan 11, 2021

Advancing Accounting Expertise with Work and Family

Sam Aljure was finishing her undergraduate political science degree and had a few extra credits she needed to earn. So she decided to take an accounting class. “I was hooked,” she says. “I fell in love with accounting.” It was too late to change her major. After graduation, a series of accounting-related jobs allowed her…

Jared Korver sitting at a table at work.

Jan 5, 2021

Master of Accounting Alum Shines

With a desire to begin establishing himself and building his professional network, Jared Korver began the NC State Jenkins Master of Accounting (MAC) program where he received the foundational knowledge and encouragement from instructors to prepare for his future.

Dec 14, 2020

Jenkins MAC Enables Alumna to Turn Passion Into a Career

Gina Miani’s friends used to ask her why she was studying accounting. “You’re so passionate about the environment, shouldn’t you study something more closely related?,” they’d ask her. But Miani, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting at the NC State University’s Poole College of Management, always told them that perhaps one day she would…

Dec 7, 2020

Accounting for the Real World

Not many professors have to navigate teaching in the midst of a worldwide pandemic their first year on a new college campus, but like most things, Dr. Nathan Goldman tries to take it all in stride. Goldman, a tenure-track assistant professor of accounting, joined the Poole College of Management faculty in the summer of 2019…

Dec 2, 2020

Roby Sawyers Honored with the AICPA Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award

Roby Sawyers, professor of accounting, was recently honored with the Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award on Wednesday, November 18.

Nov 30, 2020

Poole College of Management Celebrates Summer and Fall 2020 Graduates

As 2020 comes to a close, Poole College of Management wants to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of our summer and fall graduates. Learn more about our graduates across our departments.

Nov 17, 2020

Mentoring Through a Pandemic

As the director of the Jenkins Master of Accounting (MAC) program at the Poole College of Management, Scott Showalter is keenly aware of the havoc the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked on the lives of the 140 students in the program. “Many students have had a difficult time adjusting,” he acknowledged. “As classes go virtual, they…

Nov 13, 2020

Jenkins MAC Program Honors Alumnus and Donors at 2nd Annual Celebration

On November 12, during its Celebration Reception, the Jenkins MAC Program at the Poole College of Management recognized three exceptional individuals who have made significant and ongoing contributions to the program . Typically held at Vaughn Towers in Carter Finley Stadium, the year’s event was held virtually. John McKeever CPA ‘05, corporate controller at Direct…

Nov 12, 2020

Kelly Hardy Takes the Reins to Produce the First Virtual Meet the Firms Event

Kelly Hardy, associate director of student programs and career services, took over the Meet the Firms event for the Jenkins MAC Program during the COVID pandemic.