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Audit Research Symposium
October 2-4, 2008

Lyceum Series

   Mr. Conrad Hewitt
   US Securities & Exchange
   October 10, 2008

   Mr. Dan Doyle
   Walgreens
   October 30, 2008

   Mr. Dennis Nally
   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
   November 6 , 2008

   Mr. Bryan Segedi
   Ernst & Young LLP
   November 13 , 2008

   Mr. James Turley
   Ernst & Young LLP
   November 19 , 2008


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Department of Accountancy
University of Illinois
360 Wohlers Hall
1206 South Sixth Street
Champaign, Illinois 61820
Phone: 217-333-0857
Fax: 217-244-0902
Email: accy@illinois.edu



Headlines


Lyceum: Importance of Professional Skepticism
Bruce Piller and Philip Bach of KPMG LLP spoke to students on September 11 about audit quality and professional skepticism.  (9/2008)

New Business Facility Blends Instruction, Sustainability
College of Business students will study this fall in a new, $60 million-plus building filled with high-tech classrooms, counseling and career services, and a state-of-the-art laboratory that simulates real-time market trading.  (8/2008)

New Business Course Seeks to Instill Professional Responsibility
Handshakes and other people skills, ethics training and social awareness are just a few aspects of a back-to-basics business course that will begin this fall in the College of Business, aimed at instilling professional responsibility to guide students through their careers.  (8/2008)

Professor: Nursing Home's Finances in Dire Straits
Rachel Schwartz, who edits a scholarly journal on accounting practices, is serving as an unpaid consultant to the Champaign county board. She said that data supplied on Champaign County Nursing Home finances paints a rosier portrait than documents filed with the state.  (6/2008)

College Honors Students at Annual Banquet
The College of Business at the University of Illinois honored its students in April at its annual awards banquet.  (6/2008)

Susan Krische Selected as an Academic Accounting Fellow for the SEC
Conrad W. Hewitt, the Commission’s Chief Accountant, announced the selection of Donal Byard, Susan Krische, and Roger Martin as Academic Accounting Fellows beginning this summer. Academic Accounting Fellows serve as research resources for Commission staff by interpreting and communicating research materials as they relate to the SEC.  (5/2008)

MAS Grad Awarded Position with FASB
Jessica Tarica, Master of Accounting Science graduate, was awarded a post-graduate assistant position with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Projects that she will be assigned to include conducting research on the Accounting Standards Codification and evaluating the US GAAP Taxonomy.  (5/2008)

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