High School Educators Symposium 2010

On Nov. 12, the Ninth Annual High School Educators Accounting Symposium will take place at the Sheraton Hotel in Madison. Forensic accounting is this year's theme. The deadline for registration is Oct. 29, 2010. Read speaker biographies and obtain a registration form.

Clearly Pretty Awesome competition Oct. 25-Nov. 17

Would one of your students like to win their very own laptop computer and a $3,000 grant for educational resources for your school? If yes, have your students enter the latest competition - creating the most creative acronym for CPA - from StartHereGoPlaces.com. 

Start Here Go Places educator section

Have you tried the new educators' section at www.StartHereGoPlaces.com. Just click on "For Teachers" and you will find downloadable lesson plans, discussion forums, upcoming conferences, events, video and multimedia files and more.

Survey: Accounting majors are satisfied with career path

Half of accounting majors said they were "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their careers, among the highest percentage of any major, according to a survey conducted by PayScale.com. Psychology majors, however, ranked last, with only 26% saying they were satisfied with their field of study.  

Fall issue of CPA2B is now online

Take a look at the accounting newsletter, CPA2B, that goes to WICPA college student members. You will find articles on the hiring outlook, interviewing and more.