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.
Dan Halgin and Zhi Huang's research (with Ian Walsh, U. Mass), "Making Old Friends: Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Maintaining Former Coworker Relationships" has been accepted for publication at Academy of Management Discoveries.
This week’s guest on "Behind the Blue" is Ken Troske. Troske is the associate dean for graduate programs and outreach in the Gatton College of Business and Economics and the Richard W. and Janis H. Furst Endowed Chair of Economics at the University of Kentucky, as well as a research fellow with the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany.
Current seniors interested in obtaining the CFA certification:
The early registration deadline for the June 2018 exam has been extended to Wednesday, September 27.
The total fees for first time test takers are $1,100. This is composed of two parts: test fees of $650 (includes eBook, practice questions and mock exams) and a one-time registration fee of $450. A physical copy of the book is an additional $150 plus shipping and handling.
Ji Youn "Rose" Kim, Gatton assistant professor of management, joins faculty members from all 14 Southeastern Conference universities taking part in the 2017-18 SEC Faculty Travel Program.
Kim will travel to the Department of Management in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University to work with Dr. Mike Howard and Dr. Michael Withers on research introducing analytical tools (Exponential Random Graph Models) to management strategy research.
“Although only a small fraction of financial advisors ever commit fraud, many of the advisors who do are linked through their career paths. We ask why this pattern occurs — does misconduct spread like a disease?”
