And the Oscar goes to…
Did anyone else see the PwC partners walking the Academy’s votes down the red carpet at the Oscars? There are a lot of things in the popular media that are actually done by accounting firms. The...
View ArticleAn interesting proposition for colleges:
The Economist published an article on April 9th concerning an idea of California college students that could possibly radically affect college students everywhere if it is taken into consideration by...
View Article“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for...
Last week, a group of MPA students, myself included, who are recruiting with one of the Big 4, had the opportunity to participate in an activity co-sponsored by TOMS shoes. For those of you who may not...
View ArticleSacrificed communication
Technology has always been something I have been really passionate about- hence, when I became an MPA, I kept MIS as my minor here at McCombs. I look at websites, read blogs, etc. and just love to hear...
View ArticleCreative Accounting….. wait, what?
Although this is probably no new thing, I’ve just begun to notice how my generation treats creativity as a romanticized notion. In my organizational behavior and strategic IT management class, my...
View ArticleAnalytics in Practice: Going Beyond the Buzzwords
The MPA Distinguished Speaker Lyceum is one of the most important traditions in the MPA program. Last Tuesday we hosted Ms. Camille Stovall, a partner at Deloitte and the Chief Operating Officer of...
View ArticleThe Man in the Glass
A few weeks ago, Professor Limburg and the MPA program welcomed Harvin C. Moore to speak at our Distinguished Speaker Lyceum. Mr. Moore began his presentation with some relatable stories, his...
View ArticleMacroprudential Regulation: Moving Beyond Dodd-Frank & Basel III
Last semester I had the pleasure of taking Law for Finance with the renowned Professor Prentice. It was incredibly helpful to learn how our work as accountants flows through a regulatory framework that...
View ArticleMelissa Takes Boston: Part 1
Hello Everyone! I am 3 weeks into my auditing internship here at a Ernst & Young in Boston, MA. It has been crazy, a bit overwhelming, and already it feels like I have been working forever. I am...
View ArticleMelissa Takes Boston: Part 2 (Lessons from Beyonce)
Did everyone have a happy Super Bowl weekend? (Or happy Beyonce weekend to those of you whose interests align more with mine.) Beyonce has been very popular in entertainment news recently with the lip...
View ArticleMelissa Takes Boston: Part 4
Hello everyone! I am back with one last installment about my internship experiences this semester. McCombs provides its students with a well-rounded business education and as I reflect on my...
View ArticleThe Pur$uit of Happine$$: Part 3
Hi everyone, Like Melissa, I just wanted to cap my experience spending a semester interning. Melissa talked about how she utilized the things she learned from her academic studies for her internship,...
View ArticleFinding the Ideal Study Playlist
It’s the time again…first round of midterms is coming up! There are many different views on what makes the perfect study playlist so I thought I’d explore those today. 1. Brain-stimulating/calming...
View ArticleCan you Identify a Fraudster?
Currently I am taking Professor Bradshaw‘s Fraud Examination class as an accounting elective. In the course we learned about the typical white-collar criminal and I believe most of us were surprised by...
View ArticleDoes Accounting Add Value?
For many businesses-owners, accounting is perceived as a necessary evil. It is a cost that you have to bear but does not create value the way that other departments do, such as marketing, engineering,...
View ArticleCompeting With Engineers for a Sustainable World
A couple of months ago, we all received an invitation to compete in BASF’s Team Chemistry challenge. A fellow MPA student decided to form a group, and so I joined. It seemed like a fun project – come...
View ArticleGoodbye for now to the 40 acres
Sitting down to write a “goodbye” blog is actually a really difficult task to do. The most obvious reason is that this post is to celebrate a degree in accounting, which limits how entertaining it...
View ArticleNew to Austin and Ready to Go
Hello to the UT MPA blogosphere! My name is Olivia and I am currently gearing up to start my tMPA experience in about a week. First…some information about my background. My undergraduate degree is in...
View ArticleEthics – Fundamental Attribution Error
When we read the stories about Enron, HealthSouth, and other accounting scandals, what is usually mentioned is the malicious intent of the executives to perpetrate a fraud. This is because “bad people...
View ArticleJumping Right In
Hi y’all! My name is Karin Schultz and I’m a Louisiana native that came to the MPA program by way of New York and California. I’m currently enrolled in two summer courses with about 30 other tMPA...
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