Students studying 会计 at Carthage have many opportunities to enrich their education.

Velocity Consulting

Carthage’s Velocity Consulting was the first 100-percent student-run, full-service consulting agency in the country. Members gain incredible experience and build a strong portfolio while providing marketing, 品牌, 平面设计, web开发, 会计, 金融, 产品测试, and editing services for area businesses and nonprofits. Past clients have included Johnson Outdoors, Snap-on Inc., 出赛 County, Expanded Technologies, and the Urban League of Racine. The organization was created in 2009 to give students the opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom in a meaningful way and gain real-life work experience before leaving college. Other colleges have since copied the Velocity model, including Harvard University.

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Student tax internship
Field Placements and Internships

Field placements and internships give students valuable experience in a real work environment. Students work as interns for area businesses and other organizations, usually during j项 or summer break. Two types of field placements are available: Self-designed field placements and department field placements.

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Smeds Executive Internship Program

The Smeds Executive Internship Program allows Carthage students to apply their coursework in real-world settings and enables companies and organizations to employ students for real-work projects while evaluating them as potential employees. Participating companies/organizations have included FexEd, 可脱卸的全球, 毕马威(KPMG), 嘉信理财, Lavelle Industries Inc.,美国.S. Department of State, Abbott Laboratories, 江森自控, 泰华施, 德勤, the Milwaukee Symphony, Jockey International, 和更多的.

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j项

1项, 或j项, is a month-long period of study in January in which all academic departments offer innovative courses on campus, as well as study tours in other countries. While many business students use j项 to fill an academic requirement, others gain valuable global experience by traveling abroad. Carthage 会计 and 金融 professors regularly lead study tours to such destinations as China, 瑞典, 和英格兰, where students meet executives and see firsthand how global businesses operate.

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A. W. Clausen Center for World Business

的一个. W. Clausen Center for World Business is both a first-class learning facility and an active presence in the business community. The Center has brought prominent speakers to Carthage, hosted economic seminars and conferences, and is committed to community service through outreach to secondary and primary schools. The facility itself has the handsome appearance of a corporate headquarters, with state-of-the-art technology to help students develop professional presentation skills. Students have their own board room, and classrooms are small to encourage lively group discussion.

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Student Organizations

Carthage 会计 students can get involved in a number of student organizations dedicated to putting what’s learned in the classroom into practice. Join Velocity Consulting, the Carthage 会计 Association, Volunteer Income Tax Assistant (VITA), the Financial/Investment Club, 和更多的.

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Chapman Executive-in-Residence Program

The Chapman Executive-in-Residence Program brings prominent business leaders to Carthage to speak to business students about their experience, 职业生涯, and current issues in their fields.

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