Business

"Financial executives and members of the academic community are brought together in an event sponsored by Accounting Review, the American Accounting Association, Financial Executives International, the Stan Ross School of Accountancy at Baruch College, and the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity. The event is introduced by accountancy department chair Masako Darrough.

[Video 1]

The Stan Ross Department of Accountancy prize for outstanding academic contribution to practice is presented to Baruch Lev of New York University and Doron Nissim of Columbia University in the amount of $5000 for their paper, “Taxable Income, Future Earnings, and Equity Values.” Professors Lev and Nissin present their paper.

Staff members of the Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF), and Financial Executives International (FEI) selected the best paper from those published in Accounting Review during 2004 in terms of practical application and relevance to current issues in finance.

Other speakers include: Raj Aggarwal, FERF trustee and Firestone Chair in Finance at Kent State University; Dan Dhaliwal, Editor at the Accounting Review and Professor at the University of Arizona; John Elliott, Dean, Zicklin School of Business and Professor of Accountancy at Baruch College; and Judy Rayburn, President of the American Accounting Association and Professor at the University of Minnesota.

[Video 2]

Practical business applications of the winning paper are discussed in a panel format.

The panel moderator is Hugo Nurnberg, Professor of Accounting at Baruch. Panelists include: Raj Aggarwal, FERF trustee and Firestone Chair in Finance at Kent State University; Halsey Bullen, Senior Project Manager, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB); Mike Gaynor, Professional Accounting Fellow in the office of the Chief Accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Norman Strauss, Ernst & Young Executive Professor in Residence at Baruch College; and Greg Jonas, Managing Director of the Accounting Specialist Group at Moody's Inc.

[Video 3]

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is discussed terms of implementation and sustainability. Colleen Cunningham, President and CEO, Financial Executives International serves as the moderator of a panel discussion.

Panelsts include: Robert Colson, Grant Thornton LLP; Daniel L. Goelzer, Board Member, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Greg Jonas, Managing Director of the Accounting Specialist Group at Moody's Inc.; Steven B. Lilien, director of the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, Juliana Maglathlin, Director, Financial projects, Lockheed Martin Corporation; Sarah McVay, Assistant Professor of Accounting at New York University; John Milliski, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; Jorge Milo, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; and Lou Thompson, President & CEO, National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)."

"Financial executives and members of the academic community are brought together in an event sponsored by Accounting Review, the American Accounting Association, Financial Executives International, the Stan Ross School of Accountancy at Baruch College, and the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity. The event is introduced by accountancy department chair Masako Darrough.

[Video 1]

The Stan Ross Department of Accountancy prize for outstanding academic contribution to practice is presented to Baruch Lev of New York University and Doron Nissim of Columbia University in the amount of $5000 for their paper, “Taxable Income, Future Earnings, and Equity Values.” Professors Lev and Nissin present their paper.

Staff members of the Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF), and Financial Executives International (FEI) selected the best paper from those published in Accounting Review during 2004 in terms of practical application and relevance to current issues in finance.

Other speakers include: Raj Aggarwal, FERF trustee and Firestone Chair in Finance at Kent State University; Dan Dhaliwal, Editor at the Accounting Review and Professor at the University of Arizona; John Elliott, Dean, Zicklin School of Business and Professor of Accountancy at Baruch College; and Judy Rayburn, President of the American Accounting Association and Professor at the University of Minnesota.

[Video 2]

Practical business applications of the winning paper are discussed in a panel format.

The panel moderator is Hugo Nurnberg, Professor of Accounting at Baruch. Panelists include: Raj Aggarwal, FERF trustee and Firestone Chair in Finance at Kent State University; Halsey Bullen, Senior Project Manager, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB); Mike Gaynor, Professional Accounting Fellow in the office of the Chief Accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Norman Strauss, Ernst & Young Executive Professor in Residence at Baruch College; and Greg Jonas, Managing Director of the Accounting Specialist Group at Moody's Inc.

[Video 3]

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is discussed terms of implementation and sustainability. Colleen Cunningham, President and CEO, Financial Executives International serves as the moderator of a panel discussion.

Panelsts include: Robert Colson, Grant Thornton LLP; Daniel L. Goelzer, Board Member, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Greg Jonas, Managing Director of the Accounting Specialist Group at Moody's Inc.; Steven B. Lilien, director of the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, Juliana Maglathlin, Director, Financial projects, Lockheed Martin Corporation; Sarah McVay, Assistant Professor of Accounting at New York University; John Milliski, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; Jorge Milo, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; and Lou Thompson, President & CEO, National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)."

"Robert Schwartz, Professor of Finance at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, speaks at the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) Conference, January 16, 2012.

Professor Schwartz is a world leading expert in the field of stock markets and has provided consulting services to many major stock exchanges. In 2009, the World Association of Stock Exchanges (WFE) awarded him with the “Excellence Award”.

The conference topics include market structure, intra-day volatility, liquidity, price formation on these matters, regulations, profit opportunities and incentives for brokerage firms and the applications that will strengthen the ISE”s position in the international marketplace."

The Spring 2012 Zicklin Workshop in Hybrid & Online Teaching (HOT) is held on March 21, 2012 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 13-215.

The following faculty members share their experiences and tips on teaching classes in hybrid and/or online mode.

Richard Raymond, Lecturer, Department of Management;

Dr. Christine Farias, Lecturer, Department of Economics & Finance;

Allison Ler-Samuel, Lecturer, Department of Management.

Linda Weiser Friedman, Professor of Statistics & CIS and Acting Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Zicklin School of Business, moderates the event.

The Spring 2012 Zicklin Workshop in Hybrid & Online Teaching (HOT) is held on March 21, 2012 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 13-215.

The following faculty members share their experiences and tips on teaching classes in hybrid and/or online mode.

Richard Raymond, Lecturer, Department of Management;

Dr. Christine Farias, Lecturer, Department of Economics & Finance;

Allison Ler-Samuel, Lecturer, Department of Management.

Linda Weiser Friedman, Professor of Statistics & CIS and Acting Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Zicklin School of Business, moderates the event.

"Robert Schwartz, Professor of Finance at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, speaks at the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) Conference, January 16, 2012.

Professor Schwartz is a world leading expert in the field of stock markets and has provided consulting services to many major stock exchanges. In 2009, the World Association of Stock Exchanges (WFE) awarded him with the “Excellence Award”.

The conference topics include market structure, intra-day volatility, liquidity, price formation on these matters, regulations, profit opportunities and incentives for brokerage firms and the applications that will strengthen the ISE”s position in the international marketplace."

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Abraham J. Briloff '37, retired Emanuel Saxe Emeritus Professor of Accountancy, talks with Baruch's accountancy students and faculty and answers questions from the audience.

John Elliott, Dean of Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, makes the opening remarks.

The event takes place on February 9, 2011 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center.