Tuesday March 24, 2015   Jeff Cooper served in the Marine Corps in WW II and Korea.  He founded the Gunsite Training Academy which is still doing a lively business today. Of interest to us in becoming better students is Jeff's creation of a Color Code Awareness System. See the first link for a detailed explanation.…

Tuesday March 17 2015 I just got this from Mark Goldman about the accounting job market in SA   http://www.mgrar.com/employers-with-candidates-no-news-is-bad-news/   I often hear from students who complain about the job they have.  have had a couple of jobs I did not care a lot for myself Did I ever tell you about getting called out…

Monday March 16, 2015 I ran across a copy of the 3e of Reading Financial Reports for Dummies. I suspect that the recent major changes in accounting like Revenue Recognition, Leasing, Audit Reports, will limit the usefulness of the Schaums review series. However the Dummies book above is quite handy addressing both accounting and finance…

Monday March 9, 2015 Email/Web Copy Link: http://www.elliottwave.com/r.asp?rcn=affem&acn=11tmp&url/club/pro-services-open-house/default.aspx?code=100083 Suggested Subject: EWI's Pro Services Open House: 7 days, 48 markets, 100s of opportunities — FREE!  Hello, Our friends at Elliott Wave International have only done this once before, and the response was overwhelming. From March 10-17, they are "opening the doors" to their entire line of Pro Services…

Weekend March 7, 2015 I see the University Library is open during spring break. If you cannot get by you can use their chat line to visit with a helpful librarian. This wold be a good time for our grad students to make sure they have retrieved all the relevant published papers on their topic. …

Thursday March 5, 2015 IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) has launched the IMA Accounting Honor Society (IAHS), designed to recognize and honor academic achievement in the study of accounting. Students can visit the brand new IAHS website to join. Visit www.IAHS.org to learn more.   Attached is the Word file for the IAHS press release (or you…

Tuesday March  3, 2015 Contact me for a copy of the scholarship form   Please share the attached scholarship application and upcoming events with your accounting students.    The San Antonio CPA Society is once again offering up to five scholarships to accounting majors at nine area universities.  The eligibility requirements are included on the application –…

Tuesday March 3, 2015 Toastmasters is scheduled for Thursday night Mach 5 at 7 30   6 30 – 7 30 Large Auditorium BCB 196

Thursday Feb 26, 2015 Brooks City Base Room 104 /This is located in the Education Area on the NW corner of Brooks Building Monday 2-8 PM Thursday  5 30 – 9 00 PM