Category: A & M San Antonio
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Tuesday Dec 3 2012 Wednesday before Black Friday, the big shopping day, as I have done the last few holiday seasons, I posted Emerson's wonderful essay, Gifts. It has not garnered a single comment. That's a pity. Many of you have first learned of Emerson in of all places, an accounting class. His wisdom spins on,…
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Monday Dec 3 2012 Dennis, please encourage your students who are TSCPA/SACPAS members to join us this Thursday evening for our Holiday Open House and Reception – see attached flyer for details. It’s honoring new CPAs and new members who are CPAs but student members are eligible to attend as well and could benefit from…
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Monday Dec 3 2012 This story caught my eye as it relates to the age group at TAMUSA. Student debt in the age 30-39 group is soaring. Do not get caught in this trap. Be cautious. My long term view is that the student debt bomb will derail the growth expectations of a lot of universities. Student…
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Weekend Dec 2 2012 A student asks my opinion of this article which quotes an A & M College Station 'political science' professor. My experience is that most of those types are much more political than scientific but…. The Poli Sci Professor scoffs at the idea of a $10,00 degree saying it rests on large classes and…
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Thursday Nov 29 2012 This morning's paper has an interesting story bout a couple on their honeymoon no less, crossing America in a unique fashion. Their site, breakfast with strangers invites folks to audition for a breakfast so that the couple and meet and learn more about them. The result is both a blog and a forthcoming…
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Wed Nov 21 2012 Most of my friends claim I was the model for Steve Martin in 1987's Planes Trains and Automobiles.. This was the movie that really made John Candy's career moving him from Second City fame to a bankable movie star. The plot involves a continually exasperated Martin trying to return home for…
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Weeekend Nov 18 2012 this past week on Tuesday Nov 13 and Wednesday Nov 14 we had guest speakers to an assembled group of TAMUSA accounting majors. Terry Cleveland CPA led off with his observations about public accounting. Terry…
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Weekend Nov 18 2012 Friday Nov 16 2012 Luis Martinez, TAMUSA Campus Rep for SA CPA and Dennis Elam Faculty Rep for SA CPA attended the annual SA CPA Effort to support the San Antonio Blue Santa Toy Drive. We were at Mark Goldman's table. From left that's Mark, two students from UTSA and Mark's…
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Thursday November 15 2012 Yesterday one student asked if we have class next week, and for good reason. The Public Schools have decided unilaterally to let all the kids out, which is a real problem for two parents who work or for that matter a single parent! I certainly empathize with this problem and am…
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Thursday November 15 2012 Dear students – you are invited to participate in 2 studies being conducted by your colleagues in MGMT 5346, Seminar in Human Resource Management. Each study is described below and is accompanied by a respective link taking you to the survey site. Students interested in participating in either or both studies…
