Don't miss the latest episode of the School of Accounting's A...Count Me In podcast with host, Brian Cadman, School of Accounting Chair. In this episode, Cadman speaks with Justin Martinez (EMBA'17) who serves as the U.S. Marshal for the District of Utah. Martinez who was formerly Sheriff of Summit County shares how his master's degree helped him forge a successful career in law enforcement. [...]
According to the UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings, the Eccles School of Accounting places significantly in the Rankings by Journal category, which bases rankings on knowledge creation. When searching for rankings based on the three most prominent accounting journals, The Accounting Review, the Journal of Accounting and Economics and the Journal of Accounting Research, the Eccles School of Accounting has ranked well [...]
School of Accounting students now can affiliate with Beta Alpha Psi, an honor organization for finance, accounting, and information systems dedicated to guiding students towards professional conduct, strong ethics, and confidence. The objective is to encourage scholastic and professional excellence. Students meet and network with professionals in weekly meetings and events. Additionally, Beta Alpha Psi offers community outreach projects and other opportunities for students [...]
Brian Cadman, Chair of the School of Accounting, announces the creation of the Dr. Bob Allen Endowed Scholarship. For more than 30 years, Dr. Robert D. Allen, a dedicated pillar of the School of Accounting at the David Eccles School of Business, has been a guiding light for both students and colleagues. His influence has been profound, shaping lives and fostering a vibrant academic [...]
Ivory Innovations is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the 2024 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability. The prize seeks to elevate ambitious, feasible and scalable solutions to the challenges facing the U.S. housing industry, with the goal of making housing both affordable and accessible for all Americans. Any organization or entity that is actively engaged in the pursuit of this mission, including [...]
The 2023 Convocation speaker for the David Eccles School of Business was Elizabeth Ramsay Liongitau. Liongitau is from Tonga and graduated from the Master of Accounting (MAcc) Program. Her father always said she would graduate from a "prestigious college in America." Inspired by her father and her determination to make him proud, she pursued her dream of higher education and graduated from that [...]
Listen or watch this new podcast from the School of Accounting hosted by Dr. Brian Cadman. A...count Me In is an interview series in video and podcast formats that focuses on the role of accounting in our communities. Stories range from healthcare to breweries. Cyber risk to government budgets. Banking to entrepreneurs. Prepare to be amazed to learn how accountants save the world! Listen [...]
Recent rankings by The TFE Times put two of the Eccles School Graduate Programs in Business in the top ten. The Master of Science in Finance program is number ten in the 2023 Best Master's of Finance Rankings and the Master of Science in Business Analytics is number six in the 2023 Best Master’s of Business Analytics Rankings. Rankings improved for both programs, with [...]
Speakers for the School of Accounting, 2023 Spring Seminar Series announced. Friday, March 17, 2023 Matthias Breuer, Associate Professor of Business Columbia Business School 12:45 p.m. MT, Spencer Fox Eccles Building, Room 3160 Friday, March 31, 2023 Nemit Shroff, Distinguished Professor, School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology 12:45 p.m. MT, Spencer Fox Eccles Building, Room 3160 Friday, April 14, 2023 Austin Moss, Asst. [...]
Associate Professor and Director of the Accounting Ph.D. Program, Ed Owens, was recently accepted for publication by The Accounting Review. His paper is titled, “Lender Capital Management and Financial Covenant Strictness”. The study provides evidence that lenders with lower regulatory capital issue loans with lower financial covenant strictness, consistent with such lenders viewing borrower covenant violations as costlier. This is because a borrower covenant [...]