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Passing the CPA (Certified Public Accountant) exam is a big career step for all accounting students.

Not only did Cailin Yoho Thompson pass, she was also one of 110 candidates (out of approximately 86,000 individuals who sat for the exam) from across the U.S. who won the Elijah Watt Sells Award in 2018 – the first time in seven years someone from West Virginia won this award.

The award was established by the American Institute of CPAs in 1923 to recognize outstanding performance on the CPA Exam. To qualify, CPA candidates must obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination and pass all four sections on their first attempt.

Thompson is a 2018 graduate of WVU. She received her bachelor’s degree in business administration in accounting, as well as a master’s of accountancy. Following graduation, Thompson took a position with Suttle & Stalnaker, PLLC in Parkersburg, W.Va., where she is currently employed as an audit staff accountant.

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Twitter is more than rantin’ and ravin’ and snarky memes. It can influence stock returns, according to Alexander Kurov, professor and Fred T. Tattersall research chair in finance. Kurov and Chen Gu, a 2018 graduate of the finance doctoral program, found that firm-level Twitter content has information useful for predicting next-day stock returns, and that it is a stronger predictor of returns for firms with less analyst coverage. Their study, “ Informational role of social media: Evidence from Twitter sentiment,” is published in the Journal of Banking and Finance.

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Virtual Globetrotting

While COVID-19 has forced us to pivot the way we work and play, the Robbins Center for Global Business and Strategy is no exception. In fact, two virtual activities alone in October saw more than 250 students involved in international lecture, case analyses and culture sessions in Hong Kong and Bahrain. “Framed in this way, that's very promising international reach between WVU and these two international partners,” said David Dawley, executive director of the Robbins Center. 

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Learning Through Service

In the service learning unit of the Chambers College's on-campus MBA program, students design, plan and execute a project to benefit a local nonprofit or small business of their choosing. This year’s projects netted big results: 

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From West Virginia to Japan

A May 2023 graduate in finance and economics earned a highly competitive U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to travel abroad to learn a new language and immerse into cultural experiences. 

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The Economics of Ergonomics

A Chambers College student can become anything. Like his father before him, Economics Ph.D. graduate Perry Ferrell became a carpenter.

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