Student Chapter Announcement

2010-2011 IMA Valley of the Sun Scholarship Competition Awards

Congratulations to Linda Cox, Dawn Sandberg, and Dakota Serna, the recipients of our 2010-2011 IMA Valley of the Sun Scholarship Competition. Award recipients were selected based upon their academic achievement, related work experience, and essays submitted by the applicants. Each award winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship, to be presented at the December 14th IMA Valley of the Sun Technical Session. We look forward to their continued academic success, and their participation in our Chapter.

IMASC UPDATE

The Grand Canyon University Student Chapter of the IMA has been busy with community service. The IMASC participated in Grand Canyon University’s annual Fall Festival on October 28, 2010. The Fall Festival is a community event that provides a safe Halloween alternative for children. Over 5,000 members of the local Phoenix community came, dressed in Halloween costumes, to enjoy music, food, games, and lots of candy. The IMASC hosted a booth whereby the children won candy and prizes by playing the game “pick-a duck”. A great time was had by all!

On Saturday, October 30th, “Team GCU” walked to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). The IMASC raised nearly $2,000 for this cause, and had 12 walkers on Team GCU!

This November, the IMA is sponsoring its national Student Leadership Conference in Anaheim CA. Six GCU IMA members, Bryce Roth, Alana Schweim, Araceli Percz, Vivian Tovarez, Dakota Serna, and Samantha Clay, will be representing GCU and the IMA Valley of the Sun chapter at this event.

If you are interested in participating in GCU IMASC events, please contact Faculty Advisor Donna DeMilia at 602.639.6569 or visit www.gcuimasc.org for more information.

News! News! Stop the Press! GCU Student Chapter issues First Newsletter!

Download the October 2010 Grand Canyon University IMA Student Chapter Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 1 here!

Become a Student Chapter Member

If you are a student in the Phoenix area, we want you to join our student chapter! The IMA Valley of the Sun chapter sponsors a student chapter at Grand Canyon University, and we welcome students from any college or university in the area to participate in our events. For more information on the GCU Student Chapter, please contact Donna DeMilia at ddemilia@gcu.edu.

Benefits Of Being An Active Student Member Of IMA:

-Networking opportunities that will help in your future job search
-Scholarship opportunities
-Leadership training opportunities
-Accounting education opportunites

To find out more about IMA and becoing a student member, please visit IMA National’s website at imanet.org.

Scholarship Opportunities

Our 2010 – 2011 scholarship competition is under way! The IMA Valley of the Sun Chapter will be awarding three (3) $1,000 scholarships to Arizona students as part of our 2010 – 2011 scholarship competition. The awards will be presented at our December 14, 2010 Technical Session and Networking Meeting. Please find the 2010 Scholarship Application here, so don’t hesitate and apply today! Good luck!

Award Winners!

Congratulations to the 2009 – 2010 GCU IMA Student Chapter that earned a Gold Award of Excellence in the IMA national student chapter competition.

Want to Start a Student Chapter?

If you are interested in starting a student chapter at your college or university, please contact Camille Cook.