Highlight career opportunities in business and accounting

The College of Business and Career Center hosted a program for Long Island High School students

Stony Brook University’s College of Business (COB) partnered with the Career Center to welcome 90 accounting and business students from three Long Island high schools to campus on February 3 to learn about educational and career opportunities in business and accounting.

Students from Amityville High School, Brentwood High School, and William Floyd High School took a campus tour, received an admissions overview, and attended a networking session and luncheon with CoB students and Stony Brook’s Accounting Advisory Board (AAB). They were found.

“The College of Business is committed to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives by providing this access and expertise to local students,” said Amy Milligan, assistant dean for curriculum, accreditation and student services in the College of Business. “These high schools all have strong business programs and bringing these students to Stony Brook will provide them with knowledge of the options available in their own backyard.”

“Accounting is not just about numbers,” said Cecilia Feng, assistant professor of accounting. “There’s a lot of technology, and it goes into things like forensic accounting, fraud, misconduct and more. What we do can be critical in court cases. Accounting is an important and meaningful job.

Over a pizza lunch, AAB members introduced their companies and then talked about exciting career opportunities in the field, the types of candidates companies are looking to hire, and what students can do now to help them decide on their future education and career paths.

AAB panelists include KPMG, BDO USA, LLP, Cerini & Associates, PwC and Protiviti Inc. CoB students shared their Stony Brook experiences and the board discussed career paths and the path to a diverse and well-trained workforce. Accounting profession.

“When I was in high school, I didn’t want anything to do with accounting, but I ‘accidentally’ got into the field, and it was a great job,” says Michael Percent, a partner at KPMG in Melville, NY. I started at Stony Brook, and this class is where you can start, too.

Alumnus Jacquelyn Bello ’20, also an employee of KPMG, said her Stony Brook experience allowed her to enter the field.

“I came to KPMG through an internship opportunity I received while at Stony Brook,” said Bello, senior associate for audit development at KPMG. “You’ve heard some speakers talk about the different career paths that lead to accounting. My job opportunity came directly from this campus. “

Teachers who accompanied the students realized the benefits of talking to high school students about higher education opportunities.

“It’s really important for kids to know about the opportunities in the area,” says Lee Cillo, a math teacher in the William Floyd School District in Brookhaven, Long Island. “Stony Brook has a quality program and we are excited to see our students exposed to it.”

“This event was a tremendous success, and it’s a great way for Stony Brook University’s College of Business to share with local high school students educational pathways that lead to advanced and diverse career opportunities in accounting,” said Kristi Comunale, professor of practice. College of Commerce. Hearing directly from the college’s accounting advisory board, some of which are Stony Brook University alumni, provided interesting insight into the path from purse to purse.

– Robert Improto