Fifty-seven teams entered the 2015 AICPA Accounting competition and our team from the University of Portland finished second, held recently in Durham, North Carolina. The UP students’ finish earned a $3,000 award for the University, and the team received a $10,000 award to be split among team members. The team called NorthWest Accountants consisted of…Continue Reading UP NorthWest Accountants take 2nd Place
Category: Student Experiences
Life after UP at a Startup
Jonathan Simcoe, UP Alumni, started off as a Communications major and ended up at a startup called Circle Media and earlier this year launched Circle with Disney, the new way for families to manage content and time across all devices. Jonathan stopped by to share some great advice with our business students. He said, “my…Continue Reading Life after UP at a Startup
THANK YOU PILOTS!
Congratulations to UP’s NorthWest Accountants for making it to the AICPA National Finals! Lance Chee, Issac Mansuetti, and Connor Ward will be competing in North Carolina for the National Championship! Way to go guys! Check out their semi-finalist video proposal here!:…Continue Reading THANK YOU PILOTS!
Australian Outback
My time in Australia is almost to an end. This encompassing time abroad has truly gone by and I am sad that I will return back to the states in less than a month. Australia has been a great experience; the people, the food, the sites and experience all hold a meaningful place in my…Continue Reading Australian Outback
Estoy Enamorada Con España
Hola! It’s been almost two months since I’ve been studying abroad in Spain and the experience has been beyond what I could have imagined. In my last blog, I talked about some activities I’ve done but they don’t compare to what I have done in October. I’ve been to many different parts of Spain including…Continue Reading Estoy Enamorada Con España
A Cross Cultural Experience
Greetings Mate! A lot has happened since my last blog post; this past month I went on a week trip to Singapore for my “Business in Asia” class. In the class we are learning about the different cultural traditions and business systems within each country in Asia. By going to Singapore, I was able to…Continue Reading A Cross Cultural Experience