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Dr. Kimberly Swanson Church – Assistant Professor, UMKC Bob Swisher – President, IMA KC Chapter March 6, 2015 *Special Thanks to Jennifer Rottinghaus for.

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1 Dr. Kimberly Swanson Church – Assistant Professor, UMKC Bob Swisher – President, IMA KC Chapter March 6, 2015 *Special Thanks to Jennifer Rottinghaus for all her hard work on this initiative

2  WHO IS YOUR STUDENT BODY? For various personal and professional reasons (financial, time, etc.), some accounting students choose to leave the university after completing their bachelor’s degree  WHAT CAREERS ARE YOUR STUDENTS PURSUING? Roughly 30% of accounting students will end up in public accounting  ARE THERE OTHER CERTIFICATIONS BETTER SUITED FOR SOME STUDENTS? Although the CPA certification is considered the gold standard, I wanted to introduce students to alternative career paths and certifications  DO PROFESSIONALS EXIST THAT CAN SPEAK TO THESE STUDENTS? Guest speakers with professional experiences share “war stories” with students in managerial/cost courses  ARE THERE OTHER ADVANTAGES TO AN IMA PARTNERSHIP? Resources and opportunities exist for students, academics, and professionals

3 Managerial and Cost Accounting Guest Speakers Through Your Local Chapter Reduced Rate Academic and Student Membership Start a Student Chapter, Become an Academic Advocate, or Get Active in Your Local Chapter Board Attend Conferences, Seminars, Meetings, and Professional Development Map Your Curriculum to the CMA Exam Other Opportunities

4 Content Experts Case Studies Plant Tours See handout for chapter in your area

5 $220 Professional Memberships $110 Academic Memberships $39/$25 Discount Codes Provided by Local Chapter Communication See www.imanet.org for benefitswww.imanet.org

6 Student Leadership Conferences – MSSU, UMKC, Orlando Education Conferences – Missouri State National Professional & Student Meeting – Los Angelos Local Chapter Meetings – Monthly National Webinars – Monthly Plant Tours – KC February Meeting, Xenotech Tour Professional Development – KC Chapter will Mr. Exel to UMKC May 2015

7 Student Chapters & Academic Advocate Take time planning & ensure finances Partner with other on-campus organizations Partner with other university chapters Reach out to your IMA network Your Local Chapter Offer Your Expertise Get Active on the Board

8 We started with Gleim & Becker certification exam materials… Willingness to discuss & evaluate course content in Managerial, Cost & Advanced Managerial…OVERLAP... Required that we communicate with other departments, quite a bit of finance materials… Motivated us to create a sequence of courses that were value added rather than repetitive.

9 IMA Honor Society for Student Scholarships Student Chapter Partner – Excel Conference at UMKC CMA Resources for You and Your Students Cases & Materials for Class Accounting Salary Survey Publications & Research Much More…


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