Adelphi University Accounting Students to Compete in the 2nd Long Island Accounting Challenge

(Garden City, N.Y.) Adelphi University accounting students will compete in the 2nd Long Island Accounting Challenge sponsored by Margolin, Winer & Evens, LLP (MWE), a leading accounting and business advisory firm. The Quiz-show-style event on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. will be held in the Hillwood Commons Lecture Hall on the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, NY.

Newsday columnist and Fox 5 commentator Ellis Henican will serve as the host, posing challenging accounting questions and testing the students’ knowledge in their chosen field. This event is free and open to the public. Students, faculty, staff, and friends are encouraged to attend to cheer on their teams.

Four teams of four from Adelphi University, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, New York Institute of Technology, and Hofstra University will be presented with accounting questions in the categories of ethics, tax, auditing, and financial accounting. Adelphi University students Tara Gercke ‘11, Matthew Knudsen ‘10, Paraskevi Kavouras ‘10, Jeffrey Yoo ‘10, and Stephanie Grymes ‘10
(alternate) will represent the University.

Already the buzz is starting on these four competing campuses to see which Long Island college gains bragging rights for the best and the brightest accounting students. The winning school will be awarded with a plaque and each team member will receive a valuable prize. Further, all participants will also receive a small gift from the event sponsor MWE.

According to MWE Managing Partner Teddy Selinger, *We are particularly excited about holding this event during a period of unprecedented economic uncertainty. Through this challenge, we hope to place the spotlight on the accounting profession and the importance of following sound accounting and economic principles – the principles we live by and why CPAs are widely held as the most trusted advisors. And, of course, we love a good competition involving bright young people and see this challenge as a healthy, positive venue to showcase some of Long Island*s best students.

For MWE, the challenge also serves as an excellent recruitment tool for a profession that continues to struggle in recruiting new professionals. While government job reports record the job losses nationwide as massive layoffs continue, accountants at all levels are in high demand.

Adelphi University School of Business combines a cutting-edge curriculum with personal attention from expert faculty to create leaders who have the knowledge, integrity, and originality to drive enterprise in the 21st century. Adelphi offers an array of undergraduate programs in accounting, economics, finance, and management as well as part-time, morning, and accelerated M.B.A. graduate programs. Students gain exposure to business practice through internships and events with distinguished executives, government leaders, and scholars. Adelphi University School of Business is one of a small percentage of programs worldwide to be accredited by AACSB International.

To R.S.V.P to the event, please contact Grace Conway, chair of the Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics at the Adelphi University School of Business, at (516) 877-4620 or conway@adelphi.edu. For more information about the event, contact Kimberly Alarcon, marketing coordinator at MWE, at (516) 240-4238.

About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs-The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work-the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults.

Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.

About Margolin, Winer & Evens, LLP: Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP is a midsized CPA firm with offices in Garden City, Manhattan and the Cayman Islands. For more than six decades the firm has served as a trusted business advisor to clients in a variety of industries and specialties, including real estate and construction, manufacturing and distribution, hedge funds, medical practices, estate planning and wealth management, bankruptcy & turnarounds, and litigation support. The firm has 27 partners and employs more than 220 professionals.