Minutes from Meeting
October 25, 2007
B ETA A LPHA P SI
This was the last meeting of the semester unless needed. Be sure to keep up to date via e-mail.
Please contact Keith1 if you are not on his mailing list or if you would like to change your e-mail
address. One of the major topics at the meeting was about a social, and possibly gift exchange,
at the end of the semester, but before finals. This would be a great opportunity for many
members who are graduating to relax and reflect back on their journey through college. The new
members could also learn what lies ahead and how cope with the upper-level accounting courses.
Location and Time: Your feedback is needed!
MEMBERSHIP DUES
If you have not paid BAP dues, please do so immediately; it is $10 for current members.
AGA STUDENT NIGHT
Brooke Leblanc, a job coordinator with Career Services at LSU, provided valuable information
about resume and cover letter essential and also discussed interview etiquette. She also
explained how anyone can look at available jobs on their website. For more information about
resume/cover letter writing, interview etiquette and other free services offered by LSU Career
Services, click here.2
JPMORGAN CHASE MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE SERIES
The 2007 program will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, at Envie
Restaurant, Hwy. 308, Thibodaux. Beta Alpha Psi will cover half the cost of attendance. Mrs.
Guidry has contacted all accounting professors and requested excused absences for those who
will attend. If you have a class before and will be a little late, it is understandable. If you need
transportation, please see Mrs. Guidry3 or Keith. This will count for one professional hour;
business casual (no shorts/jeans not preferred). For more information, click here4.
CPA STUDENT NIGHT (MEET THE FIRMS)
Beta Alpha Psi along with the South Central Chapter of the Louisiana State Society of CPAs
sponsors this event every November. Students rotate between various local employers and
exchange business cards and resumes for future contact. It will begin at 6:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 14, at Envie Restaurant. All members are required to attend to
remain in good standing. Please turn in your resumes to Mrs. Gina before Friday,
November 9. This will count for one professional hour; professional attire.
CPE (CONTINUING EDUCATION)
This will be held on November 15 at the Duhe Building in Houma. Community service hours
can be earned by handing out brochures or transporting food from Nicholls to the Duhe Building.
Also, the seminar may count towards professional hours if ten or more members attend. See Dr.
Zachary5 or Mrs. Guidry for more information; transportation available.
Keith Sauce – keithsaucejr@gmail.com
LSU Career Services – http://appl003.lsu.edu/slas/career/careerweb.nsf/index
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Michele Guidry – michele.guidry@nicholls.edu
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Management Excellence Series – http://www.nicholls.edu/business/jpmorgan-chase-management-excellence-series/
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Benny Zachary – benny.zachary@nicholls.edu
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Minutes from Meeting
October 25, 2007
OFFICE TOUR
The tour of an accounting firm was canceled due to a lack of participation. This was a limited
opportunity, and would be a great experience. Another office tour may be planned next
semester, depending on the circumstances.
FUNDRAISERS
The Christmas Toy Drive will soon begin. Please go by the Dean's office and pick up an
ornament from the tree. The ornament will have an age of a child to buy for. Buy a present for
that child, wrap it, and attach the ornament. Then bring the present back to the Dean's office and
place it under the tree. This is a very easy way to earn community service hours; please take
advantage of it and participate. (1 ornament = 1 service hour).
NICHOLLS “N’S”
This service project was a huge success, and earned a total of three-hundred and thirty-six
dollars. Everyone’s service and contribution is greatly appreciated. This success would have
not been possible without Keith’s innovative idea. Everyone loved Keith’s idea and the spirit
it brought among the faculty, staff, and students. It will in an on-campus newsletter. The
formation of a scholarship is in process and will be awarded to a Beta Alpha Psi member who
demonstrates academic achievement, actively participates, and who represents what Beta Alpha
Psi stands for.
GRADUATION CORDS
If you are graduating in December and want to purchase cords, you must contact Mrs. Guidry
ASAP. The cost is twelve dollars.
INDUCTION CEREMONY
This will be held on Sunday, December 2, in the Powell Auditorium, followed by reception in
the Ponder Room. You are encouraged to invite family and friends. Eligible members will be
notified and also, if there are any changes. Eligible members must attend in order to be
inducted.