Fall 2015
In This Issue
Semester in Review
Faculty Spotlight
Student Spotlight
Firm Spotlight
Officers
President: Dakota Whaley
Vice President: Kalen Hess
Secretary: Laina Alleyne
Treasurer: Shaahil Patel
Promotional Director: Amanda Lobaina
Historian: Aysel Guveloglu
Newsletter Committee
Dakota Whaley
Aysel Guveloglu
Emmanuel Garnier
Thanh Dang
Fall 2015
10/5/15- Tribridge
Professionals from Tribridge spoke about private accounting and the importance of AIS
in an accounting career. Students took part in a fun and interactive ice breaker hosted
by the professionals and learned more about the culture of Tribridge as well as the opportunities that are available within the firm.
11/2/15- EY
Professionals from EY spoke about a branch of accounting that is different from the typical Audit
and Tax branches that we always hear of. They introduced us to their Advisory service and
talked about the opportunities that are available there. We also got to learn more about the culture of the firm and participated in an interactive case study.
Faculty Spotlight
Kelsey Syvrud
Doctor Syvrud is a teacher here at USF for the Finance department. She graduated with all
three degrees From FSU with her most recent being earlier this year and was immediately
offered a teaching position in our College of Business department of finance. She fell in love
with teaching during her doctorate program where she says she had the opportunity to teach
her students while using her research on international studies of finance. That passion led
her to continuously try her best to find better ways to teach. When asked what was the best
advice she thought would benefit her students whether pursuing a finance degree or any other degree, she said that establishing a good relationship with your instructors, staying current
on ongoing issues or changes and be able to apply the concepts learned in lecture to what is
going on around us was the best course of action, because paying it forward and being practical are the best ways to stand out from our peers, which will ultimately help us start a ca-
reer.
Luke Richardson
Professor Richardson is a teacher here at USF in the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy. Professor Richardson graduated from both the undergraduate and MAcc program here at
USF before going the public accounting route, spending two years as a Tax associate with
Deloitte. He then came back to our Tampa Campus this August to teach Tax courses and
principles of financial accounting. Professor Richardson stated that teaching was his first
choice but was advised to earn some experience in the field before coming back to teach, an
advice which he took and says was beneficial to him. To professor Richardson, helping and
guiding students is the best aspect of his work, because he says that he like our School of
Accountancy have the same objective which is to give the students the best options for their
success no matter what they want to pursue, and the best moments for him are when the
students have the look of enlightenment when they understand the concepts. Professor Richardson would like for students to know that one of the best ways to get motivated and to
stand out from our peers is to get to know our teachers the first week of classes, because
getting to know ones instructor as a person will prompt that student to make greater efforts
in their classes.
Student Spotlight
Ashley White, Accounting
Ashley White is a sophomore with a major in Accounting and a minor in Leadership Studies.
She has always wanted to become an accountant since 6 th grade to follow her family traditions. During her 2 years at USF, Ashley has gained lots of achievements in the academic
perspective. With a GPA of 3.5, she is currently a student in the selective Business Honors
Program, a mentor in the invited-only Bulls Business Community, and an active member of
the Accounting Society. In addition to excelling at schoolwork, she is also committed to extracurricular activities. She serves as an alumnae relations chair for Chi Omega, joins the
organization Make-a-wish America, and collaborates with other members in the Business
Honors Service Association to hold charity events like Casino Night. Ashley used to work as
a fiscal services intern for the Pasco County Government and the fiscal assistant for the
Housing and Residential Education Department at USF. She will graduate in 2017 and work
Firm Spotlight
EY (Ernst & Young)
EY historically has had a strong presence on USFs campus.
EY representatives consistently visit USF and build relationships with students. Some of their visits this semester include a
drop-by meeting early in September, a meeting with the student
organization ALPFA, and a meeting with the Accounting Society. The representatives most often recruit for their local EY office located in the Tampa downtown district. This office prides
itself in being the office of the future, with it being recently renovated with updated technologies, furniture, and an open layout
that promotes teamwork and creativity. EY offers careers in
their tax, assurance, advisory, and transition advisory service
Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton has been one of the highly sought after
accounting firms by students, but that did not stop Grant