Westminster to Host PICPA Passport Program

Westminster College will host the second annual Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Passport to Opportunity Program Wednesday, Nov. 3, beginning at 10 a.m. in the Maple Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.

 Area students were invited to attend through their teachers or the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) by Meghan Reday, PICPA careers in accounting administrator.  Schools accepting the invitation included Grove City High School, Johnsonburg High School, Laurel High School, and Titusville High School.

 The program includes presentations by PICPA members including William Brown of Precision Feedscrews, Inc., Gary Dalessandro of JFS Wealth Advisors, and Robert Marut of Hill, Barth and King LLC.  After lunch the students will hear from two Westminster College students, Meredith Kerner, a senior accounting major from Greensburg, and Richard Straw, a senior accounting major from North Huntingdon.  The program concludes a campus tour.

 For more information, contact Tom Rosengarth, associate professor of accounting and chair of the Westminster College Department of Economics and Business, at (724) 946-7169 or e-mail rosengte@westminster.edu.  Additional information on PICPA is available by contacting Reday at (215) 496-9272, ext. 331.

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