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    Master of Accountancy student earns prestigious scholarship

    July 6, 2020
    Susan Harkins, a Master of Accountancy student at UNG, has earned the prestigious John L. Carey Scholarship.

    Article By: Clark Leonard

    Susan Harkins, a Master of Accountancy student at the University of North Georgia (UNG), has received a John L. Carey Scholarship from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Up to five Carey scholarships are awarded each year.

    The $5,000 award aims "to encourage students with little or no previous accounting education" to pursue such careers. Harkins, who previously worked as an educator, began taking undergraduate accounting classes at UNG in fall 2018 to meet prerequisites for the accounting master's program.

    "I love numbers, solving problems and helping people," said Harkins, who is a bookkeeper for her family's business and wants to become a CPA.

    Harkins worked an internship during spring 2020 at BatesCarter, a CPA firm based in Gainesville, Georgia. She also earned a Julius M. Johnson Memorial Scholarship from the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.

    Harkins earned a Bachelor of Science in middle grades education from UNG in 1994 and a master's degree in education from UNG in 1996.

    "Susan already has the 150 hours necessary to be licensed as a CPA and can complete the remaining required accounting courses without a master's degree," said Dr. J. Kent Poff, a CPA and associate professor of accounting at UNG, in his recommendation letter for Harkins. "However, she is choosing to obtain the Master of Accountancy to improve her professionalism and has already purchased a CPA review course."

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    Teachers gain skills in cybersecurity

    Teachers gain skills in cybersecurity

    Thanks to a grant from the National Security Agency and National Science Foundation, UNG hosted an academy this summer for middle and high school educators to learn how to teach cybersecurity.
    Payne helps coach U.S. to  third-place cyber finish

    Payne helps coach U.S. to third-place cyber finish

    UNG computer science professor Dr. Bryson Payne was part of the coaching staff for the U.S. Cyber Team as it finished third in the inaugural International Cybersecurity Challenge in Athens, Greece.
    Partnership launches new leadership program

    Partnership launches new leadership program

    UNG's TRUIST Center for Ethical Leadership and the Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education are launching a Fellows Leadership Program from February 2023 through September 2023.
    Cyber students excel in spring competitions

    Cyber students excel in spring competitions

    UNG students turned in strong performances at Hack the Port and the Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition during the spring 2022 semester.

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