
Faculty Spotlight: Mary Beth Goodrich
JSOM’s much loved senior lecturer Mary Beth Goodrich shares her experience teaching Accounting and engaging with her students outside of the classroom.

Conference Offers Insights into Corporate Governance Relationships
The Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance’ annual conference at the Jindal School focused on “Relationships in a Fractured World,” examining dynamics of corporate board interactions with shareholders, managers and other key stakeholders.

Fraud Summit to Focus on Scam Psychology and Analytics — and Vigilance Needed
Record attendance of 900 is expected for the 2017 Fraud Summit, a two-day conference benefiting Jindal School internal auditing students. Keynotes this year will focus on the psychology and analytics of scams and the vigilance needed to fight them.

Jindal School and Bursar’s Office Offer Students Tax-Prep Help
Free tax-prep services for students who qualify are again available on campus this year, thanks to the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and a partnership between the Jindal School and the UT Dallas Office of the Bursar.

Breaking the Accountant Paradigm Part 2
Now that you’ve heard Professor Mary Beth Goodrich’s story, what’s yours? Submit your #JSOMfaces story by emailing jsomsocial@utdallas.edu.

The Who, What, How and Why of Internal Controls
Who’s involved with the internal control system? EVERYONE. John Barden will tell you why.

Breaking the Accountant Paradigm Part 1
What we’re about to share with you gets into the ethos of this professor, as we embark on Part 1 of breaking the accountant paradigm with Mary Beth Goodrich.

Enthusiasm and Reverence a Way of Life for Accounting Graduate Student
Get to know dual-degree accounting and MBA grad student, HD Barot, in this special audio recorded interview!

Study Reveals Link Between Earnings Benchmarks and Higher Workplace Injuries
Using 10 years of OSHA data, Naim Bugra Ozel of the Jindal School and Judson Caskey of UCLA did first-of-a-kind research linking workplace injuries and financial outcomes in a study that can give investors more information on company performance.

Introducing the CMA Review Course
The Jindal School introduces the first Certified Management Accountant (CMA) review course of its kind. Read more about the details of the course and how it can accelerate your career in accounting.

Jindal School Alums Elected to Local and State CPA Boards
Several Jindal School alumni and faculty serve on the Dallas CPA Society and Texas Society of CPA Boards of Directors.

Ankita’s Internship at KPMG in the Tax Department
Ankita Kapoor, a junior accounting and finance major at the Jindal School, recently interned with the tax department at KPMG, an international audit, tax and advisory company, to learn more about the work and see if it was right for her. In her interview, Ankita discusses the importance of an internship in ensuring your field is right for you before you graduate.

How to Make the Most of your College Summers
After successfully completing the first year of college, students are faced with the task of deciding how to spend their time during the summer break. Read Patrick Sarman’s list of options to make your college summers productive!

JSOM Faculty Member Earns Accounting Educator of the Year Award
Faculty member Kathy Zolton has won the TSCPA Outstanding Accounting Educator of the Year Award for her creative teaching, contributions to the accounting curriculum and outstanding volunteer service to low-income taxpayers across Dallas.

Jindal School Team Wins Inaugural Grant-Thornton Case Competition
A team of five JSOM accounting students took home the first place trophy in a new case competition sponsored by the Dallas office of Grant Thornton, one of the nation’s leading accounting firms. See what the students are doing with their prize money!

The Whistleblower’s Word: An Interview with Richard Bowen
There’s much more to being a whistleblower than newspaper headlines and infamy. Read on to learn how Accounting Professor, Richard Bowen, became a whistleblower without even knowing it.

U.S. Tax Court Judge Talks Tax With Jindal School Students and Faculty
U.S. Tax Court Judge Albert G. Lauber recently told a packed auditorium of students at the Naveen Jindal School of Management the most common mistakes made by taxpayers. It’s shocking how many of us make these simple errors.

Tax vs. Audit: A Q&A with BS in Accounting Program Director John Barden
Struggling to choose between tax and audit? Want to learn more about each field of accounting? If you answered ‘Yes’ to either of these questions you should check out our interview with Professor John Barden, director of the BS in Accounting at JSOM.