2018 Regional Student Conferences Recap - 2018 Fall-Winter Spectrum Magazine

2018 NABA REGIONAL STUDENT CONFERENCES HIGHLIGHTS The NABA 2018 Regional Student Conferences TOTAL TOTAL held, in September and October in Atlanta STUDENT STATES (Southern), Norfolk (Eastern), St. Louis (Central) ATTENDEES REPRESENTED and Dallas (Western), attracted 1,678 students from 171 colleges and universities in 36 states. 1,678 36 TOTAL TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT SESSIONS RECIPIENTS 125 111 Of the total students attending, there were 699 seniors, TOTAL TOTAL 447 juniors, 208 sophomores, 68 freshmen, and 256 COLLEGES SCHOLARSHIP graduate students. While the majority of the students AND UNIVERSITIES were accounting majors, other majors represented were DOLLARS business administration, economics, finance and 171 information systems. $136,800 The largest and most diverse of all of NABA’s student programs, the Regional Student Conferences provide TOTAL TOTAL essential skills in leadership, interviewing, dressing for VOLUNTEERS CORPORATE success, transitioning from college student to business PARTNERSHIPS professional, communications and more. Students also have 223 the opportunity to network with accounting professionals 101 and interview for internships and full-time positions. A highlight of the conferences are the scholarship awards banquets, where this year scholarships totaling $136,800 were awarded to 111 students. NABA thanks the 101 corporate partnerships whose support contributes to the success of these conferences. 24 SPECTRUM | FALL/WINTER 2018

CLASSIFICATIONS Graduate 15% Senior 42% Junior 27% Sophomore 12% Freshman 4% MAJORS Accounting 62% Business Administration 10% Economics 3% Finance 12% Information Systems 3% Other 10% MAJOR GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) GPA % ≤3.0 15% >3.0 - ≤3.2 22% >3.2 - ≤3.5 28% >3.5 35% FALL/WINTER 2018 | SPECTRUM 25