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r. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?” This sentiment drives both Kathy Lee and Sarah Chancellor-Watson, students enrolled in the dual degree program at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, a program designed for people who have a passion for both ministry and social work. “My experiences and my time at Austin Seminary has affirmed that our world is deeply in need of people who are willing and equipped to speak to the extraordinary and radical love of God,” said Kathy. “There is nothing else I’d rather do than to help individuals and communities be transformed by experi-

encing God’s love for them, for all of us.” Austin Seminary’s Dual Degree program provides students the opportunity to complete requirements for two degrees concurrently: The Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Austin Seminary and the Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) through the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work. Students enrolled in the program are offered a chance to reach beyond the edges of a single academic discipline to examine the prospects of an expansive vocation. Students who attend Austin Seminary, conveniently located adjacent to the University of Texas campus, enter a space where their beliefs are celebrated and minds are

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the things that have helped me to build a foundation for fulfilling my vocational calling and a set of tools to help meet the needs of this world. “Austin Seminary has taught me how to listen and to truly hear the voices in scripture, in church history and worship traditions, in theology, and in the world, and to attune myself to recognize the voices of power, the voices from the margins, and even the silent voices,” Sarah continues. “In this process I’ve also learned about my own authentic voice as a Christian and as a leader in the church.” What will you do for others? Your voice is waiting to be heard at Austin Seminary.

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students plan an individualized curriculum designed to prepare them to successfully enter their chosen area of practice upon graduation. It guides students through the substantive law courses they need, and through experiential, hands-on legal skills courses, enabling students to enter their areas of practice and to be immediately productive for their employers and clients. The law school’s Skills Institutes and Programs support the curriculum, immersing students in emerging areas of legal practice. The newest of these is the Oil and Gas Law Institute. South Texas has partnered with oil and gas firms for decades, and this institute equips students to become strong contributors in the industry.

Winner of national championships The Advocacy Program has trained student teams earning national championships for over 30 years, a history unmatched by any other institution, winning a record 120 national championships. The Legal Research and Writing Program is a leader in the nation, apparent in the unprecedented number of “Best Brief” awards received from Scribes, the prestigious American Society of Legal Writers. No other law school has won more than one “Best Brief” award; South Texas has won five. In 2012, South Texas teams took the first, second, and third place in Scribes awards, marking the first

and only sweep by a single law school. Growing from five to 15 since 2009, the law school’s Clinics help students learn valuable legal skills while providing approximately 3,500 hours of pro bono legal representation to underserved Houston residents each year. For over 90 years, South Texas has focused on providing exceptional legal education, preparing graduates to serve their community and the profession with distinction. This mission is apparent in graduates’ high bar-passage rates, employment rates, and a curriculum that unites theory and practice, preparing new graduates to make an immediate contribution to the profession.

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hen you first started college, hen you first started college, you may never have imagined you may never have imagined accounting as your career. accounting as your career. After all, accounting was After all, accounting was rote and dull, right? Now, as you approach rote and dull, right? Now, as you approach graduation, you realize that the stereotypes graduation, you realize that the stereotypes of accountants are far from the truth. In the of accountants are far from the truth. In the real world, accountants work in groups and real world, accountants work in groups and spend their days collaborating with their spend their days collaborating with their team members and their clients. team members and their clients. After your first accounting course, you After your first accounting course, you saw much more than just adding up and saw much more than just adding up and reporting numbers. You realized that reporting numbers. You realized that accounting is both a science and an art. You accounting is both a science and an art. You understood that accounting establishes the understood that accounting establishes the trust and confidence in financial reporting trust and confidence in financial reporting necessary for the world’s capital markets to necessary for the world’s capital markets to function. function. Margaret McConn, MAcc 1997, worked her Margaret McConn, MAcc 1997, worked her way up from a tax accountant at Arthur way up from a tax accountant at Arthur Andersen to tax manager, partner and sole Andersen to tax manager, partner and sole proprietor before taking on the roles of proprietor before taking on the roles of vice president, chief financial officer, chief vice president, chief financial officer, chief investment officer at Rockwell Fund. “My investment officer at Rockwell Fund. “My undergraduate degree in accounting taught undergraduate degree in accounting taught the basics of business and reporting, but the the basics of business and reporting, but the MAcc taught me how to think, analyze and MAcc taught me how to think, analyze and research, and approach business from the research, and approach business from the top down.” top down.” And the career opportunities that And the career opportunities that accounting offers are fantastic. Accounting accounting offers are fantastic. Accounting professions are stimulating, fast-paced, and professions are stimulating, fast-paced, and in high demand. The diverse accounting in high demand. The diverse accounting landscape opens immediate positions in landscape opens immediate positions in the fields of public accounting, corporate the fields of public accounting, corporate accounting, consulting, investment accounting, consulting, investment banking and not-for-profits. banking and not-for-profits. What really sets accounting apart is the What really sets accounting apart is the personal and professional growth. In most personal and professional growth. In most careers, the higher you climb, the more careers, the higher you climb, the more specialized and pigeonholed you become. specialized and pigeonholed you become. In accounting, the more experience you In accounting, the more experience you have, the greater your reach. have, the greater your reach.

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From Arthur Andersen and Goldman Sachs From Arthur Andersen and Goldman Sachs to CEO of Constellation Energy and founder to CEO of Constellation Energy and founder of Wilkes Lane Capital, Felix Dawson, MAcc of Wilkes Lane Capital, Felix Dawson, MAcc 1991, gives this advice, “You want to be 1991, gives this advice, “You want to be ready with the skills and foundation to move ready with the skills and foundation to move your career forward. The fundamentals your career forward. The fundamentals of the economics major and the Master of the economics major and the Master of Accounting degree are essential to of Accounting degree are essential to business, and I can honestly say that my business, and I can honestly say that my Rice education launched my career.” Rice education launched my career.”

Wherever your passion lies, you can mix it Wherever your passion lies, you can mix it with accounting. In fact, founders and CEOs with accounting. In fact, founders and CEOs of many well-known companies are CPAs. of many well-known companies are CPAs. Not surprising, given that CPAs understand Not surprising, given that CPAs understand the financial workings of their companies the financial workings of their companies to a degree that people from other career to a degree that people from other career paths can’t. paths can’t. Welcome to the Master of Accounting Welcome to the Master of Accounting (MAcc) program at Rice University’s Jones (MAcc) program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business. Graduate School of Business. What if you already chose your major. And What if you already chose your major. And it wasn’t accounting! Is it too late for you it wasn’t accounting! Is it too late for you to pursue an accounting career? No! You to pursue an accounting career? No! You can excel in the Rice MAcc no matter your can excel in the Rice MAcc no matter your undergraduate major. undergraduate major.

Unlike most other Master of Accounting Unlike most other Master of Accounting programs, the Rice MAcc is tailored to programs, the Rice MAcc is tailored to train students with diverse undergraduate train students with diverse undergraduate backgrounds. That’s because we know the backgrounds. That’s because we know the skills you bring from your undergraduate skills you bring from your undergraduate studies in the liberal arts, natural sciences studies in the liberal arts, natural sciences and non-accounting business areas give and non-accounting business areas give you an edge to accelerate your professional you an edge to accelerate your professional growth and take on leadership positions. growth and take on leadership positions. Rice MAcc graduates will be known for: Rice MAcc graduates will be known for: • • • • • • • • • •

Critical and analytical thinking Critical and analytical thinking Cross-discipline synthesizing Cross-discipline synthesizing Strong communication skills Strong communication skills Global-mindset Global-mindset Ethical framework Ethical framework

MAcc is an intensive 10-month program MAcc is an intensive 10-month program that develops your sought-after, crossthat develops your sought-after, crosscutting skills. You’ll be taught by worldcutting skills. You’ll be taught by worldclass accounting faculty and supported by class accounting faculty and supported by an accomplished alumni network. Within an accomplished alumni network. Within one year, you’ll emerge prepared to earn one year, you’ll emerge prepared to earn your CPA license and segue into a global your CPA license and segue into a global professional services firm. professional services firm.

Paid internships are available for those Paid internships are available for those who plan ahead. And scholarships will be who plan ahead. And scholarships will be awarded to attract diverse, bright talent. No awarded to attract diverse, bright talent. No work experience is required – start the MAcc work experience is required – start the MAcc in the August after earning your bachelor’s. in the August after earning your bachelor’s. Find more information online, including Find more information online, including prerequisite courses, tuition and how to prerequisite courses, tuition and how to apply: ricemacc.com apply: ricemacc.com Apply now! Apply now!

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Instruction provides the folInstruction provides the following emphases: Art,Reading Early cation, Social Studies, lowing emphases: Art,Reading Early cation, Social Studies, and Language Arts and Reading Teacher Childhood, Learning, Decation, Social Studies, and Language Learning, Arts and Teacher Childhood, DeEducation. sign, and Technology, Mathand Language Arts and Teacher Education. sign, and Technology, MathThe Department of Educational ematics, Science Education, Education. The Department of Education, Educational ematics, Science Leadership and of Policy Studies Social Studies, Reading and The Department Educational Leadership and Reading Policy Studies Social Studies, and offers programs that Teacher prepare Language Arts and Leadership and Policy Studies offers programs that prepare Language Arts and Teacher compassionate, ethically-cenoffers programs ethically-centhat prepare Education. compassionate, Education. tered, intellectuals to becompassionate, ethically-cenThepublic Department of Educatered, public intellectuals to beThepublic Department of Educacome effective and and transformatered, intellectuals to betional Leadership Policy come effective and transformational Leadership and Policy tive leaders committed to social come effective and transformaStudies offers programs that tive leaders committed to social Studies offers programs that justice in America’s schools. tive leaders committed to social prepare compassionate, ethjustice in America’s schools. prepare compassionate, ethThe department offers three justice in America’s schools. ically-centered, public intelThe department offers three M.Ed.department degrees in Administration ically-centered, public intelThe offers three lectuals to become effective M.Ed. degrees in Administration & Supervision K-12, Higher Edulectuals to become effective M.Ed. degrees in Administration and transformative leaders & Supervision K-12, Higher Education and Special Education. and transformative leaders & Supervision K-12, Higher Education and Special Education. committed to social justice Two Ed.D. arejustice offered committed to social cation andprograms Special Education. Two Ed.D. programs are offered in schools. in America’s Executive K-12 Professional Two Ed.D. programs are offered in America’s schools. in The Executive K-12 Professional department offers Leadership and Professional in Executive K-12 Professional The department offers Leadership and Professional three M.Ed. degrees in AdLeadership – Special PopulaLeadership Professional three M.Ed.–and degrees in AdLeadership Special Populaministration & Supervision tions. Leadership – & Special Populaministration Supervision tions. Higher K-12, Education and The department offers a Ph.D. in tions. K-12, Higher Education and The department offers a Ph.D. in Special Education. Two Higher Education, Leadership & The department offers a Ph.D. in Special Education. Two Higher programs Education, Leadership & Ed.D. are offered Policy Studies which is groundHigher Education, Leadership & Ed.D. programs areis offered Policy Studies which groundin Executive K-12 Profesed in a philosophical belief that Policy which groundin Executive K-12isbelief Profesed in aStudies philosophical that theintransformational nature of sional Leadership and Proed a philosophical belief that the transformational nature of sional Leadership and Prohigher education is an fessional Leadership –instruSpethe transformational nature of higher education is an –instrufessional Leadership Spement for institutional and social cial Populations. higher education is an mentPopulations. for institutional andinstrusocial cial change. Thefordepartment offers a ment institutional and social change. The department offers a The Department of PsychologiPh.D. in Higher Education, change. The Department of PsychologiPh.D. in Higherof Education, The Department PsychologiLeadership & Policy StudLeadership & Policy Stud-

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during their co-op semesters off during their co-op semesters off campus. During these semescampus. During these semesters, co-op students have the opters, co-op students have the opportunity to get paid for full-time portunity to get paid for full-time employment, get more real-world employment, get more real-world experience while under the menexperience while under the mentorship of the program, and live torship of the program, and live across the U.S. while completing across the U.S. while completing their graduate degrees. their graduate degrees. VandeVoorde is proud to give perVandeVoorde is proud to give personal guidance to students who sonal guidance to students who choose this challenging field of choose this challenging field of study. Due to the work experience study. Due to the work experience gained during the co-op, “our engained during the co-op, “our engineering management students gineering management students consistently secure competitive consistently secure competitive job offers from innovative comjob offers from innovative companies and Fortune 500 corporapanies and Fortune 500 corporations prior to graduation,” he said. tions prior to graduation,” he said. “[They have] the technical abil“[They have] the technical ability to solve challenging problems, ity to solve challenging problems, and the managerial skills to enand the managerial skills to engage in project management.” gage in project management.” This engineering master’s proThis engineering master’s program is designed to give students gram is designed to give students depth of technical skills in endepth of technical skills in engineering while building their gineering while building their leadership skills, preparing them leadership skills, preparing them to take on management roles in to take on management roles in industry. According to recent staindustry. According to recent statistics from the Department of Latistics from the Department of Labor, most engineering graduates bor, most engineering graduates are promoted to leadership roles are promoted to leadership roles within the first 2 years of employwithin the first 2 years of employment. These managers must have ment. These managers must have business skills as well as advanced business skills as well as advanced engineering skills necessary to engineering skills necessary to lead and oversee engineering lead and oversee engineering projects. A traditional manageprojects. A traditional management program does not teach enment program does not teach engineering skills, so one solution is gineering skills, so one solution is to give engineering students the to give engineering students the kinds of business skills necessary kinds of business skills necessary to lead a team and read a financial to lead a team and read a financial report. report. The Fall 2016 deadline for applicaThe Fall 2016 deadline for applications is January 5, 2016. Students tions is January 5, 2016. Students who want to inquire about the who want to inquire about the program can contact Eric Vandeprogram can contact Eric VandeVoorde at promasters@purdue. Voorde at promasters@purdue. edu or 765-494-7105. edu or 765-494-7105.

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offered have included: Collective Bargaining in Entertainment/Sports, Copyright/Trademark Law, Entertainment Law: TV and Motion Pictures, Negotiating and Drafting Sports Venue Agreements, Negotiating and Drafting for the Business of Entertainment, Museum Law, Representing the Pre-/ Professional Athlete, Gaming Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Internet Software & Intellectual Property and The Olympic Games and the Law. The School also has an active student organization in its Entertainment and Sports Law Society which hosts an annual Entertainment and Sports Law Conference. Started in 1997, the Conference has grown into a full-scale event where law students and professionals take part in a forum to discuss current legal issues in sports, entertainment, intellectual property, the arts, and the media. Miami Law students also compete in moot court competitions in the sports arbitration area such as the Annual National Baseball Arbitration Competition and the Mardi Gras Sports Law Invitational. For more information visit www.law.miami.edu.