Stony Brook University’s College of Business (CoB) and the Career Center welcomed 90 accounting and business students from three Long Island high schools to campus on February 3 to learn about education and career opportunities in business and accounting. The event was a great success, providing students with insight into the path from backpack to briefcase.
Students from Amityville High School, Brentwood High School, and William Floyd High School took a campus tour, received an admissions overview, and attended a networking session and luncheon with CoB students and Stony Brook’s Accounting Advisory Board (AAB). AAB panel participants included representatives of KPMG, BDO USA, LLP, Cerini & Associates, PwC, and Protiviti Inc. CoB students shared their Stony Brook experiences and the board discussed potential career paths and the pipeline for a diverse and well-trained workforce in the accounting profession.
At a pizza lunch, AAB members introduced their firms and then collectively spoke about exciting career opportunities in the profession, the types of candidates firms seek to hire, and what students can be doing now to help determine their future education and career path. Alumnus Jacquelyn Bello ’20, also a KPMG employee, spoke of how her Stony Brook experience enabled her to enter the field.
Teachers who accompanied the students recognized the value in speaking to high schoolers about higher education opportunities available to them. Lee Cillo, an accounting teacher in the William Floyd school district in Brookhaven, Long Island, said, “It’s important that kids know of the opportunities that are available locally. Stony Brook has a quality program and we’re happy to see our students get exposure to it.”
Amy Milligan, assistant dean for curriculum, accreditation and student services in the College of Business, said, “The College of Business is committed to supporting Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives by providing this access and knowledge to local students. These high schools all have robust business programs and bringing these students to Stony Brook provides knowledge about the possibilities available to them in their own backyard.”
Students from three Long Island high schools were welcomed to Stony Brook University’s College of Business on February 3 to learn about education and career opportunities in business and accounting. The event was a tremendous success, providing students with insight into the path from backpack to briefcase. Representatives from KPMG, BDO USA, LLP, Cerini & Associates, PwC, and Protiviti Inc. discussed potential career paths and the pipeline for a diverse and well-trained workforce in the accounting profession. Alumnus Jacquelyn Bello ’20, also a KPMG employee, spoke of how her Stony Brook experience enabled her to enter the field. Teachers who accompanied the students recognized the value in speaking to high schoolers about higher education opportunities available to them. Stony Brook’s College of Business is committed to supporting Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives by providing access and knowledge to local students.
