Ithaca College
School of Business
Editor: Rachel Lamensdorf
Fall 2009 Vol. #2
Goals
Our present goals are to achieve the IMA Gold Award of
Excellence and to continue to increase membership in the
club. We are working with our IMA representative and our
faculty advisor to meet and surpass the requirements to
achieve this award. We plan to set requirements to get
more members involved in ICAA events. We hope that the
common programming with the ASC will help to resolve
scheduling conflicts and thereby increase participation. The
Accounting Association provides a vehicle for motivated
students to:
 Form relationships with professionals in the
field of accounting
 Business curriculum, and
 Improve the community through service
activities
Mission
The Ithaca College Accounting Association is available to
provide a forum of high quality programs and activities
aimed at creating a bridge between the college
environment and the real word that promotes professional
and personal growth of members.
Upcoming Events
Bowling Social
December 3rd 9:30 @ the Bowl-O-Drome
Meeting outside Business School @ 9!
Interviews for Executive Board Positions
Contact Information
E-mail : icaa@ithaca.edu
Faculty Advisor : Patricia Libby
Associate Professor of Accounting
libby@ithaca.edu
Web: www.ithaca.edu/business/clubs/icaa
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understanding career options, meeting the
challenges of advanced accounting coursework, or
getting internships and jobs?
What kinds of field trips or plant tours would be
most interesting to freshmen and sophomores?
Should a big brother-big sister program be
establish to connect the groups, make sure
freshmen and sophomores attend meetings, and
keep everyone informed of what’s happening
with ICAA?
Is there a way to connect with incoming students
earlier and better, either through admissions
calls, orientation sessions, summer newsletters,
or some other venue?
Can ICAA establish a High School Ambassadors
group to recruit students to IC and accounting?
Consider what can be done to make the student
organization more visible and sustainable with alumni:
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Is there a special way to tie with the Office of
Alumni Relations to make more contacts?
Can a social networking web site be created and
sustained to inform alumni of activities?
Are there ways of recognizing alumni, such as an
Outstanding Accounting Alumnus award, an
Alumni Highlight Corner in a newsletter, or
something else?
Is there an activity (social, community service, or
professional) that can become an ongoing event
with alumni?
There are so many things that you can do to demonstrate
your commitment, develop leadership, build skills,
enhance opportunities, and give you the edge you need
for success. Let’s build bridges from those just beginning
their accounting education to those with professional
success.
Become Apart
of the Executive Board!
What does the Executive Board Do?
1. Required to attend weekly board meetings
2. Expected to attend all ICAA events and activities
3. In the event that an officer consistently demonstrates
the inability to perform the duties of his or her position on
the executive board, that officer should tender
resignation by submitting a letter to the Board. In
circumstances where the delinquent officer fails to tender
resignation within a reasonable time period, the Board
will notify the officer of his removal from office with a
letter of dismissal.
What are the Board Duties?
President
 Prepare agenda for each meeting and preside
over meetings
 Responsible for the organization and delegation
of responsibilities for all accounting association
activities and events
 Must represent club at all events and DSAC
meetings
 Assists other board members and delegates
tasks as needed
 Responsible for making all programming events
 Works with other ASC presidents to schedule
events
 Serves as a liaison with Ithaca-Cortland IMA
chapter
VP of Finance
 Prepare and update annual budget
 Responsible for all club financial transactions and
maintenance of club accounts
 Responsibilities of fundraising
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Responsible for collection of annual dues
VP of Membership
 Records and monitors membership participation
 Maintains roster and contact information of members
 Responsible for creating and maintaining signup
sheets at all functions
VP of Reporting
 Responsible for monitoring the club’s progress
towards meeting the requirements of the IMA Gold
Award of Excellence and for preparing documentation
for submission
 Reports to club advisor and local IMA chapter
president regularly
 Acts as a liaison to the local IMA chapter by attending
IMA chapter meetings and reporting back to the board
Secretary
 Records minutes for all events meetings
 Organizes all club information
 Assists the Vice President of Reporting with reports
and submissions
Are you Interested?
Submit your current resume by
Friday December 4th along with a
paragraph describing your interest in
ICAA and two positions you are
interested in!
Advisor’s Corner
Let’s consider ICAA’s mission as a challenge to each
of you:
To provide a forum of high quality programs and
activities aimed at creating a bridge between the
college environment and the real world that promotes
professional and personal growth of members.
Over the years, ICAA has earned the highest
recognition from the Institute of Management
Accountants for its exceptional efforts at fulfilling its
mission. In fact, in 2007 and 2008, the Ithaca College
student chapter earned the Gold Award of Excellence.
I am excited that the current executive board is
committed to sustain that streak of excellence, while
improving on its efforts.
But to be successful, it will require the active participation
and interest of every member. That’s where you come in.
I challenge each of you to develop a new idea for “creating
a bridge” and then taking on a leadership role to see it to
success.
Consider what can be done to make the student
organization more accessible for freshmen and
sophomores:
 Is there a social activity that would be a fun bridge
between the under- and upper-class students?
 Is there a program and/or speaker that would help