STUDENT NEWS
BAP The Iota Tau Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) had an excellent year in terms of events and activities. In November 2025, for the 8th consecutive year, our chapter was recognized as a Gold Chapter (formerly known as Superior Chapter) by Beta Alpha Psi International. Students completed a collective of 981 professional development hours and 877 community service hours in the 2025- 2026 academic year. KSU’s BAP chapter hosted 21 companies and has over 100 members. NABA The School of Accountancy hosts a chapter of NABA, Inc., an organization dedicated to promoting the value of business and accounting education. Through professional development events and career exploration, NABA helps students to grow professionally while fostering leadership and community. ACFE The School of Accountancy introduced its inaugural student chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). As the second year of the chapter’s presence on campus, students have already continued forging strong connections with the fraud examination profession.
LEAD The Leaders of Ethical Action and Development student organization began in the spring of 2026 at KSU. With a partnership with NASBA’s Center for the Public Trust, students are actively recruiting for additional membership. The organization hosts ethics-based speaker panels, community service projects, leadership workshops, and collaborative campus events to give student members hands-on opportunities to practice ethical decision-making and build trust in academic, professional, and personal settings. INTERNAL AUDIT CENTER ACTIVITIES As an approved IIA Academic Alliance Center of Excellence, the School of Accountancy’s Internal Audit Center continues to influence accounting students at the undergraduate and graduate levels by offering an Internal Audit Certificate and access to case competitions, conference participation, career fairs, and professional guest lectures. These activities place a high demand on students. More than 100 students earned an Internal Audit Academic Alliance Certificate this academic year, more than any other institution in the world. Some key events for the Internal Audit Center this year included the 20th Annual Internal
Audit/Advisory Student Day and Career Fair, the 8th Annual Internal Audit / Advisory Awareness Day, and participation in the IIA Atlanta and IIA Global Student Conferences, where our students placed among the top 3 winning teams, both in undergraduate and graduate categories. The 20th Annual Internal Audit/Advisory Student Day and Career Fair, co-hosted by the Internal Audit Center, the School of Accountancy, and KSU and University of North Georgia Beta Alpha Psi chapters, drew over 150 students and 25 professional stakeholders. Students were able to connect with practitioners on how to apply knowledge from courses in accounting, finance, information systems, and information security to their professional careers. The Internal Audit / Advisory Awareness event exposes students majoring in accounting, finance or information systems to career pathways in Internal Audit and Advisory. In 2026, more than 150 students from colleges across Georgia connected with 20 professionals to learn about their experiences in Internal Audit.
The Internal Audit Center (IAC) received $9,000 in grant funding for a graduate research assistant from the Institute of Internal Auditors’ global headquarters. In addition, the IAC and SOA sponsored over 20 Chief Audit Executives from Georgia firms to host guest lectures in MAcc and undergraduate classes. The IAC also raised over $5,000 from corporate stakeholders to financially support the IAC’s engagement activities. In addition to all the great professionals giving their time and talent coming to classes, providing career coaching advice, and participating in multiple student networking events, the Internal Audit Center was privileged to welcome both Aaron Gagnon, KSU Alumnus and McKinsey Partner and Chief Audit Officer, to provide a Tetley Talk to over 300 students, and Anthony Pugliese, Institute of Internal Auditors President and CEO to speak to our internal audit classes and meet the Coles College Administration. To support the success and continuing growth of the Internal Audit Center, Amy Hrinsin joined as Assistant Director in 2026.
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