IMPROVING DIVERSITY IN ACCOUNTING FOSTERING A

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IMPROVING DIVERSITY IN ACCOUNTING FOSTERING A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ACCOUNTING ACADEMICS AND PROFESSIONALS IN GREATER KANSAS CITY Accounting Educators' Seminar 16th Annual Accounting Educators' Seminar March 3rd, 2017, Henry W. Bloch Executive Hall PANELISTS CHARLA BUSHKOFSKY ERNST & YOUNG, SENIOR MANAGER TONDEE LUTTERMAN BKD, NATIONAL INDUSTRY PARTNER – NOT-FOR-PROFIT, GOVERNMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION KAYTLYNN CLEMONS UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI, MBA CANDIDATE MARKETING AND POLITICAL SCIENCE JIBRI ROSS UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI, UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY GUESTS DANIELLE BINION PREPKC - BUSINESS & FINANCE INSTITUTE, CAREER ACADAMIES COORDINATOR JESUS (JESSE) PEDRAZA STATE STREET GLOBAL SERVICES, VICE PRESIDENT – REGIONAL DIVERSITY OFFICER MODERATOR PAUL R GOODCHILD, PH.D. UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY 16th Annual Accounting Educators' Seminar INTRODUCTION IMPROVING DIVERSITY IN ACCOUNTING Accounting Educators' Seminar IMPROVING DIVERSITY IN ACCOUNTING GOALS & OBJECTIVES DISCUSS WHY DIVERSITY MATTERS UNDERSTAND THE STATUS OF DIVERSITY IN ACCOUNTING – FOCUS ON KC REGION SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY – FOCUS ON PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC AND PROFESSION IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF ACCOUNTING IN HIGH SCHOOLS, PARTICULARLY IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES PARTNERING WITH THE PROFESSION TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MINORITY ACCOUNTANTS "We have teammates from different religions, races, nationalities, genders and sexual orientations; different ages, life experiences and opinions. This is the core of our company. At Under Armour, our diversity is our strength, and we will continue to advocate for policies that Protect Our House, our business, our team and our community." CEO Kevin Plank ESPN's Darren Rovell on ESPN.com Accounting Educators' Seminar IMPROVING DIVERSITY IN ACCOUNTING “The world's increasing globalization requires more interaction among people from diverse cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds than ever before. People no longer live and work in an insular marketplace; they are now part of a worldwide economy with competition coming from nearly every continent. For this reason, profit and non-profit organizations need diversity to become more creative and open to change. Maximizing and capitalizing on workplace diversity has become an important issue for management today.” Green, Kelli A., Mayra López, Allen Wysocki, and Karl Kepner. "Diversity in the Workplace." (2011). "The diversity of the talent pipeline is becoming an accepted business practice, given changes in business ownership. The number of minority-owned businesses increased by 45.6 percent to 5.8 million between 2002 and 2007, more than twice the national rate of all U.S. businesses.5 Why is this important? According to the AICPA, organizations that prepare themselves for the attraction, retention, and