Please plan to join us tomorrow morning at the Coffee Popup for updates, conversation and of course Bingo.
Well-being
Monika Causholli has been invited to serve on the Editorial Board of The Accounting Review beginning June 1, 2020.
Congratulations to Jon Chait, Finance and Quantitative Methods; Olivia Davis, Accounting and Ram Pakath, Finance and Quantitative Methods for being selected to represent the Gatton College on the Faculty Senate. Thank you to everyone who participated in the process. Their terms will begin in August of 2020.
Jenny (Wang) Ulla, PhD candidate, and Ben Commerford, Assistant Professor in the Von Allmen School of Accountancy, have been awarded an Access to Audit Personnel research grant from the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) in Washington D. C. to study algorithms and their application in the auditing profession. The project is from Ms.
Virtual Haywood Awards. Please join us on Thursday April 30th at 9 a.m. to celebrate staff members who have reached milestone anniversaries and our two Haywood Award Recipients Michelle Baker (Finance/Management) and Meg Marquis (URC). Debbie O’Daniel is our keynote speaker.
General
Thanks to Adam and Aaron for hosting Wednesday Wine Down.
Today at Coffee Pop up there was a talent show. Sorry you missed it. One of the highlights included Alec as Sergio
Staff
Faculty
Many are grappling with a new reality as the impacts of COVID-19 continue to ripple across all facets of economic and social life. For Haoying Sun, the devastating effects hit close to home long before the global pandemic spread to the United States.
“I moved to the U.S. more than 20 years ago, but my parents still live in China,” she said. “When I read the news of Wuhan being locked down on Jan. 23, I couldn’t believe it.”
An increase in anti-Asian sentiment has been observed and encountered in the UK community and the city of Lexington. If you have experienced or are aware of incidents related to bias or hate crimes against any member of the UK community, please use the information at this link to report the occurrence. There are services on campus to support those who are targeted. I encourage you to speak up when and as you are able to ensure civility in our community.
Question: What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? –Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit and wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. Enjoy your evening!
