With the start of the fall semester upon us, I though I could share with you an email that I recently received from the Institute of Management Accountants. You might find this offer relevant to your accounting career plans. The IMA is the professional organization for accounting and finance professionals that practice management accounting. As many of you learned in ACT212 or will soon be learning, Management Accounting is a very large branch of accounting. Controllers, internal auditors, financial analysts, staff accountants, bank examiners, accounting managers and many other professionals work in management accounting.
Most of my practice based work experience has been in the area of management accounting and I am a member of the IMA. I am also a Certified Management Accountant and a Certified Financial Manager, both designations granted by the IMA.
The offer detailed in the email below is a 1 year membership in the IMA. I just renewed my membership and it cost me $128 for one year (and that's 1/2 price for faculty). Years ago our accounting association (club) would offer this type of deal to all its members. Now, any accounting major in CCB can join the IMA. This is a good resume item so I suggest you consider it.
In any event, whether you join the IMA or not, consider joining the CCB Accounting Association. I am sure there will be an email from the officers of that organization soon inviting all to join. The Accounting Association is a student-run organization, which sponsors a wide range
of accounting-oriented programs, lectures and workshops in order to assist students in bridging the gap between the theory of the classroom and the reality of accounting practice. The Association is also a student affiliate group of The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and conducts many joint activities with the Southern Massachusetts Chapter of the IMA. In addition, the AA invites speakers from the practice of accounting and hosts career forums. These events will help
you learn about accounting as a career, internships, and job opportunities. Joining the AA and the IMA will increase your networking opportunities - a critical strategy today for college accounting majors.
Co- Coordinators: Peter Hostak email: phostak@umassd.edu Fred Jones
email: fjones@umassd.edu
Here's the email from the IMA with the offer:
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Dear Professor:
At IMA, we are always working to build value for you and your students.
As part of that effort, I am very excited to bring you this limited opportunity.
Your students can now sign up for a year of IMA membership for only $25!
In these tough economic times, students need a competitive edge to land that first job, and IMA can help them find it. IMA has a wide range of programs for students, including scholarships
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competitions
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certification
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conferences
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and networking opportunities
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To take advantage of this opportunity, please have your
students register at www.imanet.org
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and use the promotional code *SE314D* when checking out. You can also
print the application
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and have them return that to my attention at:
Jodi Ryan
Director of Alliances and Student/Academic Communities
Institute of Management Accountants
10 Paragon Drive, Suite 1
Montvale, NJ 07645
Please ensure that students complete all the relevant information (name,
mailing address, email, and graduation date.) This will assist in
processing the applications as quickly as possible.
Don't delay! *This limited time offer ends October 1, 2010*. Help your
students gain the competitive advantage they deserve!
Please contact me at 800 638 4427, ext. 1556 or e-mail me at
jryan@imanet.org <mailto:jryan@imanet.org> if you have any questions
about IMA or this offer.
Sincerely,
Jodi Ryan
Director of Alliances and Student/Academic Communities
