During the COVID-19 pandemic, Assistant Professor Nargess Golshan was listening to a podcast in which a researcher was explaining how they could detect the coronavirus based on the sound of coughs. Golshan looked into their research further and noted that they were citing previous studies that detected depression based on vocal features. “These models are… Read more »
In recent years the profession has seen a decline in the number of accounting majors. At the same time, we are seeing an increase in the demands of those entering the profession due to the introduction of new technologies, the ever-changing regulatory landscape, and complexities of global/national business. In response to the shortage of CPAs,… Read more »
Accounting and Assembly Hall. Aside from peanut butter and chocolate, can you conceive of a sweeter combination? This past spring, the Accounting Department hosted the first annual Kelley Accounting Student Recognition Dinner inside Assembly Hall. To be invited, a student had to have exhibited excellent performance in introductory accounting courses, including A306, A304, or the… Read more »
Data matters. That’s why Indiana University staff have always paid attention to an increase or decrease in enrollment and majors. Renee Rerko, Executive Director of Enrollment Management & Academic Planning, says that when data showed that accounting numbers were decreasing, people were concerned. Currently, however, concern is dissipating because the data now shows that there… Read more »
In August 2024, the Kelley School of Business created the Virtual Advanced Business Technologies (VBAT) Department as part of a schoolwide effort to infuse emerging technologies across the Kelley Curriculum. The Deans of the Kelley School developed VABT as a way to assist Kelley’s instructors in wisely adopting applications of advanced business technologies like generative… Read more »
Prior to the pandemic, the Accounting Department hosted two research conferences: the Accounting Leading Scholars Symposium series (sponsored by Crowe LLP) and the Hoosier Accounting Research Conference (HARC). With the Accounting Leading Scholars Symposium, the department would invite a prominent influential accounting scholar to address the faculty, work with Ph.D. students, and deliver presentations on… Read more »
The Accounting Alumni & Friends Recognition Banquet, sponsored in 2022 by Crowe, EY, Forvis, KPMG, and PwC, was created in 2016 as an opportunity to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of IU’s accounting alumni. “We have so many successful accounting alums,” says Professor Joe Schroeder. “Each year we look forward to celebrating the many alumni who… Read more »
When students apply to IU, they must declare a major. “That’s not really fair because we’re asking students to make a choice about something that they’re pretty much totally uninformed about,” says Bridget Stomberg, Professor of Accounting and Undergraduate Program Faculty Chair. In February 2023, the Accounting Department kicked off A Seat at the Table,… Read more »
Professor P.J. Hoffman is a faculty member in the Accounting Department at Kelley. What classes do you teach/have you taught at Kelley? I teach intermediate and advanced financial courses to accounting and finance majors. In the undergraduate program, I teach Intermediate Accounting I (BUS-A 311) to accounting majors, Management Decisions and Financial Reporting (BUS-A 310) to… Read more »
Professor Christina Paparcuri is a faculty member in the Accounting Department at Kelley. What classes do you teach/have you taught at Kelley? I teach BUS-A329 Taxes and Decision Making. What do you enjoy most about interacting with Kelley students? My students in A329 consistently impress me with their thoughtful questions about tax law in general… Read more »