Sean McCabe

College Choice, an online resource ranking various college programs and institutions, recently unveiled their 2016 ranking for the best online master's in accounting programs. The University of Massachusetts and their Isenberg School of Management topped the list for digital master's programs.

The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CTCPA) announced last week that the Society has presented two Connecticut accounting educators with their 2016 Educator of Excellence awards at the organization’s Recognition Reception held in Plantsville.

CPA Ontario announced on Friday that Logan Joyce, of Kingston's Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School, placed first in the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario's 2016 COIN Competition. The organization held its annual competition on May 4 this year, which looks to give high school students considering a CPA career the opportunity to complete a 75-question, multiple-choice quiz.

KPMG announced this week the launch of the KPMG Future Leaders Program - a new charitable initiative that looks to develop future women leaders. Also of note, KPMG announced that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will serve as ambassador to the program.

On Tuesday, the third day of sessions at the 2016 Practitioners Symposium and Tech+ Conference in Las Vegas, consultant and speaker Rita Keller gave a session on the importance of firm mentoring, titled, "Mentoring Matters: People Will Stay When They Know Someone Cares."

On Monday, the second day of sessions at the 2016 Practitioners Symposium and Tech+ Conference in Las Vegas, Jennifer Wilson, partner and co-founder of ConvergenceCoaching, spoke on how to contribute to and maintain a high-functioning firm.

According to the results of the Q2 AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, executives across the country are feeling a bit more hopeful about the U.S. economy’s outlook than last quarter, the AICPA announced on Thursday. The Q2 survey was conducted May 10-26 2016 and received 744 qualified responses.qualified responses.

The New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) inducted Albany CPA F. Michael Zovistoski, a partner at UHY, as its 97th president on May 19 at the NYSSCPA’s Foundation for Accounting Education (FAE) Moynihan Fund Gala, the Society announced this week. Zovistoski's one-year term begins June 1.

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