A delegation of University of Kentucky administrators and deans visited Beijing Institute of Technology at Zhuhai (BITZH) in early September. On Saturday, Sept. 9, a convocation took place to signify the UK-BITZH partnership and provide an opportunity for the College of Arts and Sciences and Gatton College of Business and Economics representatives to meet with BITZH second-year students who were interested in attending UK.
Monika Causholli recently presented her paper "Ties that bind: Knowledge networks and auditor performance" co-authored with Theresa Floyd, Nicole Jenkins and Scott Soltis, at Maastricht University and Vrije University, in the Netherlands.
Congratulations to Professor Jennifer Siebenthaler (Faculty Advisor) and the Alpha Mu Chapter on their outstanding efforts during the 2016-2017 academic year. The Beta Alpha Psi Board of Directors October 9th announced that the chapter has received international recognition as a Superior Chapter and will receive an award of $500. The financial support for this award is graciously sponsored by KPMG and the KPMG Foundation. Recognition as a Superior Chapter is a significant accomplishment.
Michael Chuancai Zhang (PhD student), Dan Stone, and Hong Xie’s paper entitled, "Text Data Sources in Archival Accounting Research: Insights and Strategies for Accounting Systems' Scholars" has been accepted for publication in the American Accounting Association’s Journal of Information Systems.
Dr. Arundathi Reddy is currently a Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at University of Kentucky Healthcare and is current student in the Professional MBA program at the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics.
Monika Causholli was an invited faculty at the PhD symposium associated with the European Auditing Research Network conference held in Leuven, Belgium.
Darby Brown was announced as the new President of the MBA Student Association (MBASA) for the 2017-2018 MBA class at the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics.