Week 8: OSCPA Scholarship & LAST BAP meeting for fall term

TOMORROW — BAP/IMA Meeting — “Work-Life Balance” by Perkins & Co.  Wed, Nov. 16th at 6pm in AH 226
NEXT BAP/IMA meeting is week one of winter term  — Wed. Jan. 11th at 6pm in AH 226

Joint meetings and events with BAP & IMA: Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Student Membership $39 sign up at http://www.imaonlinestore.com/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=181&ProductId=8&_ga=1.96935894.859845775.1469119189

As an IMA Student member, you can learn about the accounting and financial management profession, explore your future career options, and build your resume and professional network. We offer Student members access to many IMA membership benefits at significantly reduced rates: IMA Student membership fee of $39 (regularly $230) and reduced CMA certification entrance and exam fees. To qualify for Student membership, individuals must be enrolled in at least six (6) undergraduate or graduate credit hours, or the equivalent, per semester.

As a student you can sit the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exams before you graduate. For more info see https://www.imanet.org/cma-certification/getting-started.   To qualify to become a full CMA students need a 4 year (180 credit) bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and two years work experience. For more details see the CMA Handbook http://www.imanet.org/-/media/b62511342482423f8beecfbf58acee8d.ashx?la=en
For more details about the advantages of joining the IMA contact Professor Chris Akroyd, Austin Hall 492 – akroydc@oregonstate.edu

Scholarships:
1.  (See attached flyer)
The scholarship deadline is January 16, 2017, for 2017-18 scholarships (fall 2017 through spring 2018). Please let me know when a good time would be to send you a follow-up reminder to help encourage your students to apply.  For more information on The OSCPA Educational Foundation College Scholarships, and the link to apply, visit: www.orcpa.org/educational_foundation/scholarships.

JOB Opportunities:
1.  The Auxiliaries and Activities Business Center (AABC) invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, Accountant 1 position at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.  Posting #P00601CT (https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/34443).  Closes Nov 14th.

Courtney Seton (Clark)
Finance Coordinator
Oregon State University
Auxiliaries and Activities Business Center (AABC)
104 Poling Hall
541-737-4326 ph

2.  I work for a company called Nova Dynamics, LLC which is in Philomath, OR. We are looking to hire a bookkeeper or accountant. We are a bit flexible with even if they can only work part-time until they graduate from OSU’s accounting program. I’m reaching out to you, to see if you knew any students or former students that are looking for a job. We will be posting the position to Beaver Jobs, but thought we would reach out to you personally.

Thank you for your time,
Britt Walcott   Britt Walcott [bw@novadynamics.com]
Human Resources, Nova Dynamics, LLC

3.  (See attached) Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services is seeking a student intern to support the Accounting and Financial Reporting team.  We’re looking for a self-starter to assist with hands-on accounting functions.   This position is an excellent opportunity to experience various aspects of non-profit accounting while working for a well-known community-based non-profit organization.
Time Commitment:  8-12 hours/week
Compensation:  Hourly rate $10-$12 dependent on education, experience, and computer application skills
How to Apply:  Send a cover letter with why you are motivated by this position and your resume to – Accounting Intern at info@w-nhs.org

4.  OSU — In a nutshell we are looking for a student who won’t be graduating until June 2018 (or later). That would make them a Jr or Sr (5+ yr student). We are looking for someone headed towards an Accounting (preferably) or Finance degree. The job is mostly setting up sponsor contracts for AR, billing, posting cash to the AR acct, working with emails (receiving and sending, related to sponsored accounts), creating/posting AP invoices and check requests.

If you need more information, please feel free to contact me. The current posting is on the Jobs website through next week Thursday (10/27).
Bo Price | Assistant Bursar, Business Affairs | Oregon State University
100B Kerr Admin Building | Corvallis, OR 97339-1086 | Phone: 541-737-0658
bo.price@oregonstate.edu

 scholarships internship