COB Accounting Hosts Doctoral Event

East Carolina University, its College of Business (COB) and the College’s department of accounting recently hosted the inaugural Accounting Research Roundtable Gathering (AARG!) on ECU’s campus.

Six accounting doctoral students with diverse, multifaceted backgrounds presented their research ideas in an informal format much like a roundtable discussion. These students represented Texas Tech University, University of Mississippi and Virginia Tech and were given 10-15 minutes to discuss their research. Each discussion was followed by a 45-minute question and answer section.

COB students and faculty also participated in the discussion.

Emily Hornok

Emily Hornok from the University of Mississippi welcomed the feedback she received and thought it was, “incredibly helpful…will definitely improve my project.”

Danielle Gant

Danielle Gant from Texas Tech University reiterated what Hornok said. “I appreciate all the great feedback I received on my paper,” she said. “I hope you (department of accounting) continue to have this event in the future as it was really beneficial to network and share research ideas.”

Ashley West, also from Texas Tech University, was grateful to “get differing perspectives.” She added, “the comments I received from the roundtable will greatly benefit the progression of my paper. Even more than that, I made some great, new connections and friends!”

Ashley West

Reisch said the COB plans to host the ARRG! event every other year. The exposure and goodwill created by the event, he says, reflects a long-term strategy to use these new (and future) connections to increase the field of diverse applicants for future faculty positions at ECU.

“Everyone in attendance benefited from the discussion of research ideas, and it provided a unique opportunity to network with a diverse population of doctoral students,” said Reisch. “Reaching out to these students is a critical aspect of our goal to have a more inclusive faculty.”

Pictured, front row from left to right: Emily Hornok, Ashley West, Sydnee Manley, Zhan Furner, and Mandi Peterson. Back row from left to right: Doug Schneider, Cal Christian, Kevin Hale, John Reisch, Danielle Gant, Dan Schisler, Rebecca Wetmiller, Mark McCarthy, and Linda Quick

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