MSUM students rock CPA exam

Achieve higher pass rates than other Minnesota, North Dakota schools MSUM students who took the 2015 Uniform CPA Examination within one year of graduating achieved a pass rate of 73.5 percent, higher than all colleges and universities in both North Dakota and Minnesota. The pass rate measure refers to “…sections taken within 1 year (365 days) of graduation from a […]

MSUM DECA advances to nationals

Six students to compete in Washington D.C. On February 25 and 26 the MSUM DECA chapter competed at the Minnesota Collegiate DECA Career Development Conference in Mankato, Minn. After two days of competitive business events, the students came back with awards for their achievements and will advance to the national conference. All MSUM students were finalists in their events, advancing […]

MSUM Graduate 1 of 39 Recognized out of 92,000 CPA Candidates

AICPA honors top CPA exam performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award Bradley Ostendorf, a 2012 Minnesota State University Moorhead accounting graduate and Melrose High School graduate, was one of 39 winners of the 2012 Elijah Watt Sells Award, announced by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). The award is given to candidates who have obtained a cumulative average score above 95.50 […]

Mary Stone presented paper at international business administration meeting

Mary Stone, School of Business, presented her paper entitled “Performance Differences Between Online and Traditional Students in Principles of Accounting” at the Midwest Business Administration Association International annual meeting in February 2013. The research provided support for Simonson et al’s (1999) Equivalency Theory by comparing the course assessment scores for the two groups of students.

Local professionals talk workplace ethics today on campus

MSUM Ethics Day noon panel is open to the public Matt VonPinnon, editor of The Forum; Birch Burdick, Cass County state’s attorney; and Paul Richard, chief legal officer, Sanford Health, are among a dozen area business leaders who will share their experiences about ethics in the workplace during Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Ethics Day Thursday, March 21.