A New Hub for Hands-On Learning, Industry Partnerships, and Career-Ready Skills in Internal Audit.
The Department of Accounting housed in 网曝吃瓜鈥檚 College of Business is proud to announce the establishment of a brand-new Risk Assurance and Advisory Center. This curriculum has actually been a present in the Department of Accounting since 2010 as part of a graduate course where students serve as the internal auditors for 网曝吃瓜. This updated version of the center will serve as a resource for students within the current Risk Assurance and Advisory Program by creating more of a community atmosphere for them to indulge in. The purpose behind this initiative is to further aid students in developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities that will in turn increase their opportunities to successfully obtain, and advance in, positions under the broad term of internal auditing.
The Internal Audit Program at 网曝吃瓜 is proud to be a part of the IIA鈥檚听nternal Audit Academic Alliance.听网曝吃瓜 is a Comprehensive听level program, offering three internal audit courses. There are only 13 higher education institutions in the United States at the听Center of Excellence level听(above 网曝吃瓜), and only 23 others at the same听Comprehensive level. 网曝吃瓜 is the only University in Colorado with this recognition!听This is a very high achievement that sets our college apart, celebrates students and faculty鈥檚 hard work, as well as promotes our academic drive and power to everyone. This center facilitates roles that include but are not limited to internal auditing, operational auditing, sustainability auditing, quality assurance auditing, etc.听
The variety of these areas signifies that this center caters to all College of Business students, not only to Accounting majors, and can help them elevate their careers and connect them with their respective industry professionals and recruiters too. The Risk Assurance & Advisory Center will be headed by a director, Amanda 鈥淛o鈥� Erven,听Lecturer and Director of Internal Audit Education at 网曝吃瓜.听
Bryan Teets, CPA听听
Cavell Alexander, CPA, CIA, CFE听
Sheri Betzer, CPA, CFE听
Katherine (Kate) Blom, CPA听
John Diasselliss, CIA, CISA, CRMA听
Keith Galante, CPA听
Tom Harris, CIA, CISA, CRMA, CFE听
Sonya LaVeau, CPA, CGMA, CFE听
Corey Marini, CIA, CISA, CISSP听
Eric Portlock, CRMA, CPA (inactive)听
Peter Schell听
Todd Stanson, CIA听听
Shwan Tebben, CIA, CRMA, CPA (inactive)听
Angela Busila, PhD, CPA, CISA (inactive)听
Our new center not only offers a sense of community and belonging to students but also serves as a great resource for the community coordinating and offering CPE training for industry professionals as well as faculty members. This includes training in topics like ethics, fraud, auditing, IT and more. This program will also offer capstone project courses, internship and job opportunities, paid audit experience programs, and hand-on labs and mock audits.听听
We are very honored and proud to launch such an influential program that addresses the talent gap in Colorado鈥檚 risk, audit, and advisory sectors, provides underrepresented and first-gen students with incredible career advancements, and bridges the gap between academia and industry.听听
Support comes from 网曝吃瓜鈥檚 College of Business, offering flexible programs with real鈥憌orld projects and support. Committed to empowering graduates to lead, solve, and inspire.
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