For the sixth consecutive year, the School of Management and the Foundation for Accounting Education of the New York State Society of CPAs collaborated to bring a five-day program, Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession, to minority high school students. Twenty-four students from area schools attended, gaining insights into accounting education and careers.
The School of Management helped community agencies reduce costs, extend their reach and enhance their training and education programs using digital video technology. This innovative technology and the expertise of Natalie Simpson, associate professor of operations management and strategy, was available to agencies in partnership with the Not For Profit Resource Center, an initiative of the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County.
More than 40 students from 21 area high schools graduated from a 20-week Entrepreneurship Training Program offered through a partnership between the School of Management and the Meszaros International Center of Entrepreneurship. The program gave students the opportunity to learn about the complexities of self-employment and included interactive classes and a business-plan competition.
Thanks to the outreach efforts of the School of Management and M&T Bank, nearly 130 area high school teachers used MoneySKILL®, a Web-based personal finance curriculum developed by Professor Emeritus Lewis Mandell to help students develop skills to make informed financial decisions. In addition, more than 100 students from 20 area high schools competed in MoneySKILLMania, a financial literacy “bee” organized by the School of Management with funding from M&T Bank.
During the tax season, 155 IRS-certified accounting students from the School of Management prepared more than 800 income tax returns for low-income families and individuals. Students from Beta Alpha Psi, the national honor society for accounting and finance students, managed tax preparation sites on UB’s North and South Campuses, bringing more than $1 million in tax refunds back into the Buffalo community. Nearly $172,000 was from the earned income credit, helping those families who needed it most.
Full-time MBA students participated with area companies in a series of professional development activities including 18 different community service projects throughout Western New York.
Debu Talukdar, associate professor in the school’s Department of Marketing, was awarded a civic engagement and public policy research fellowship to conduct a systematic empirical study of slum dwellers in several cities across sub-Saharan Africa in partnership with the World Bank’s African Division.
Honored as one of the top 100 Small Business Influencers for 2011 by Small Business Trends, the School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership was recognized for promoting business growth through leadership development and experiential learning, enhancing the management abilities of business leaders and building new business relationships through an expanded network of contacts.
Since its inception in 2009, 23 School of Management students have been selected to receive an innovative, community-building scholarship funded by the Prentice Family Foundation. This 12-month academic scholarship requires an internship during which students focus on making a positive impact on the economic growth and sustainability of Western New York.
The School of Management’s Western New York Cybersecurity Workshop Outreach program, funded through a partnership with Time Warner Cable, educates area middle and high school students in cybersecurity. This year, more than 1,100 local students and teachers participated in workshops featuring live demonstrations of equipment and engaged in lessons on a variety of cybersecurity topics.
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