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2025 TACTYC

In - Person Conference Schedule

Indianapolis, IN

*Schedule is subject to change*


Thursday, May 15th          
  2:00-6:30 Registration and Check-in      
  2:00-4:30 Group Tour      
  5:00-6:30 Reception      
           
Session Time Title Presenter NASBA Class Track
Friday, May 16          
  7:00-8:30 Breakfast Buffet and Registration Check-in      
           
  8:30-8:45 Welcoming Remarks Tracie Miller-Nobles    
  8:45-9:45 Keynote Speaker:   Personal Development - 1.0  
           
           
  Session 1        
1.1 10:00-10:50 Navigating the Future of Accounting Education:  Enhancing Enrollment and Adapting to Industry Changes Mark Edmonds Personal Development - 1.0  
1.2 10:00-10:50 Actively Engaging Learners Online Julia Frink Personal Development - 1.0  
1.3 10:00-10:50 Eschew or Embrace ChatGPT to do Analytics:  Embrace of Course Vernon Richardson Information Technology - 1.0 AI and ChatGPT Track
1.4 10:00-10:50 Teaching Ethics in Accounting When Your Syllabus is Packed Connie Belden Behavioral Ethics - 1.0  
1.5 10:00-10:50 How QuickBooks Online Encourages Career Success and Prepares Students for the Accounting Profession Matthew Lowenkron Information Technology - 1.0  
1.6 10:00-10:50 Sponsor Session:      
        Personal Development - 1.0  
           
           
  Session 2        
2.1 11:00-11:50 Canned Tomatoes Bring Flavor to Cost Accounting Karen Farmer Personal Development - 1.0  
2.2 11:00-11:50 Workforce Readiness!  Certification Opportunities Pat Hartley Personal Development - 1.0  
2.3 11:00-11:50 12 Gen AI Assignments for Introductory Accounting and Beyond Wendy Tietz and Tracie Miller Information Technology - 1.0 AI and Chat GPT Track
2.4 11:00-11:50 Climbing the Corporate Ladder:  An Enjoyable "Chutes and Ladders" Inspired Test Review Game Erin Hall Personal Development - 1.0  
2.5 11:00-11:50 Promoting Rigor and Inclusion in the Accounting Classroom Jeanette Landin Personal Development - 1.0  
2.6 11:00-11:50 Sponsor Session:   Personal Development - 1.0  
        Personnel/Human Resources - 1.0  
           
           
  12:00-1:20 Lunch:  Scholarship Presentation, Cook Prize Recognition and TACTYC Opportunities Tracie Miller-Nobles    
        Communications and Marketing - 1.0  
           
           
  Session 3        
3.1 1:20-2:10 Podcast Topic Teresa Thompson Personal Development - 1.0  
3.2 1:20-2:10 Excel in the Accounting Curriculum - Where and How Debby Bloom Personal Development - 1.0  
3.3 1:20-2:10 AI and the Future of Accounting:  Why Fundamentals Still Rule Jonathan Wild Information Technology - 1.0 AI and Chat GPT Track
3.4 1:20-2:10 An Alternative Path to Success in Financial Accounting Jason Richard Personal Development - 1.0  
3.5 1:20-2:10 How a Practitioner's Approach Can Transform Your Bookkeeping Course David Waite Personal Development - 1.0  
3.6 1:20-2:10 Sponsor Session:   Personal Development - 1.0  
           
  Session 4        
4.1 2:20-3:10 Rethinking Introductory Accounting Jeff Jones Personal Development - 1.0  
4.2 2:20-3:10 Sparking Student Interest in Accounting:  Exploring Crypto, Sustainability and Cybersecurity Barbara Gonzalez Personal Development - 1.0  
4.3 2:20-3:10 Harnessing ChatGPT's Potential in Accounting Information Mark Edmonds Information Technology - 1.0 AI and ChatCPT Track
4.4 2:20-3:10 Even in the Age of AI, Real Life is Still the Best Teacher Shana Clor-Proell Personal Development - 1.0  
4.5 2:20-3:10 Tax Update Steve Gill and Douglas Kelley Taxes - 1.0  
4.6 2:20-3:10 Sponsor Session:   Personal Development - 1.0  
           
           
  3:10-3:40 Refreshment Break      
           
           
  Session 5        
5.1 3:40-4:30 How to Make Accounting Sexy Again Stephanie Poindexter and Tracie Miller Personal Development - 1.0  
5.2 3:40-4:30 Debits and Credits are Not to Blame J. Thomas Franco Personal Development - 1.0  
5.3 3:40-4:30 AI in Accounting Education:  Preparing Future-Ready Professionals Cathy Scott and Connie Belden Information Technology - 1.0 AI and ChatGPT Track
5.4 3:40-4:30 TACTYC Talks Moderator:    
    Bending the Rules:  Ethics and Earnings Management in Financial Accounting Wayne Thomas    
    Confessions of a PowerPoint Addict - How I Quit Cold Turkey John Jarecsni    
    Boosting the Pipeline using Modern Approaches to Hook Students John Wild    
    Using Excel for Tax Planning Planning Problems Gregory Carnes    
5.5 3:40-4:30 Industry Speaker   Personal Development - 1.0  
5.6 3:40-4:30 Sponsor Session:   Personal Development - 1.0  
           
           
  Session 6        
6.1 4:40-5:30 TBD
Personal Development - 1.0  
6.2 4:40-5:30 Crafting Dynamic Accounting Cases with Google Sheets and Docs Barbara Gonzalez Personal Development - 1.0  
6.3 4:40-5:30 AI in Accounting Education:  Harnessing AI Technologies to Enhance Instruction, Critical Thinking, and Ethical Awareness Susan Eason and John Mayes Information Technology - 1.0 AI and ChatCPT Track
6.4 4:40-5:30 Let's Engage Students with the Syllabus through Gamification Leslie Van Wolvelear Personal Development - 1.0  
6.5 4:40-5:30 Industry Speaker   Personal Development - 1.0  
6.6 4:40-5:30 Sponsor Session:   Personal Development - 1.0  
           
           
  Session 7        
7.1 8:30-9:20 Embracing the Future by Integrating Accounting Trends and Technology Advancements in Your Courses Cathy Scott and Markus Ahrens Information Technology - 1.0  
7.2 8:30-9:20 Accounting Extreme Makeover Hong Trebesh Personal Development - 1.0  
7.3 8:30-9:20 10 Real-Life Accounting Generative AI Applications:  Stories to Use in Class Wendy Tietz Information Technology - 1.0 AI and ChatGPT Track
7.4 8:30-9:20 TACTYC Talks Moderator: Personal Development - 1.0  
    Promoting Accounting Careers Through Assignments Julia Frink    
    The essential AI skills and knowledge that business accounting students should acquire Wilfredo Moran    
    From Zzz to Aha! Using Real-World Companies to Keep Students engaged in Financial Accounting Wayne Thomas    
    VITA Program Martina Peng    
7.5 8:30-9:20 Improving Tax Students Critical Thinking Skills Gregory Carnes and Suzanne Youngberg Tax - 1.0  
7.6 8:30-9:20 Sponsor Session:   Information Technology - 1.0  
           
           
  Session 8        
8.1 9:30-10:20 Are You at the End of Your Rope?  Addressing Faculty Burnout Tracie Miller and Stephanie Poindexter Personal Development - 1.0  
8.2 9:30-10:20 Options for Teaching Microsoft Excel to Accounting Students Eric Weinstein Personal Development - 1.0  
8.3 9:30-10:20 Ideas for Analytics Labs for Intro Financial and Managerial Accounting Vernon Richardson Information Technology - 1.0 AI and ChatCPT Track
8.4 9:30-10:20 TACTYC Talks Moderator: Personal Development - 1.0  
    Choice Boards for Discussions Jennifer Coon    
    Engagement Redefined:  Utilizing Perusall for Dynamic Discussion Assignments Juanne Van Der Linde    
    Financial Planning Pro Bono Community Project Martina Peng    
           
8.5 9:30-10::20 The Unexpected Benefits of Play Teresa Thompson Personal Development - 1.0  
8.6 9:30-10:20 Sponsor:   Personal Development - 1.0  
           
           
  Session 9        
9.1 10:30-11:20 Accessibility in our Classes - How is it Changing? Connie Belden Personal Development - 1.0  
9.2 10:30-11:20 Culturally Responsive Pedagogies in Today's Accounting Curriculum Darryl Lesense Personal Development - 1.0  
9.3 10:30-11:20 Using Data Visualization to Teach Critical Thinking Skills to Accounting Students Ann Dzuranin Information Technology - 1.0 AI and ChatGPT Track
9.4 10:30-11:20 Roundtables: Lori Hatchell Personal Development - 1.0  
    Mentorship Pilot Program Carolyn Christesen and Frank Asante    
    Accounting Monopoly Khown Whitaker    
           
9.5 10:30-11:20 AAA Karen Osterheld    
9.6 10:30-11:20 Sponsor Session:      
           
           
  11:30 Raffles, Rewards and Wrap-Up      
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