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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 (per-registration required)      
  5:00-6:30 Reception:  Mix and Mingle      
           
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 
and 
Courtney Kincaid, President and CEO of Indiana Society of CPA's
   
  8:45-9:45 Keynote Speaker: 

Distracted:  Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can do About It
 James Lang 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 Accounting - 1.0  
1.2 10:00-10:50 Actively Engaging Learners Online Julia Frink Accounting - 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 Keynote Follow up:  Small Teaching
James Lang
Personal Development - 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:   PwC
Helping Students Understand Opportunities in the Accounting Profession
 Allie McCartney and Megan Klein Accounting- 1.0  
       
 
           
           
  Session 2        
2.1 11:00-11:50 Canned Tomatoes Bring Flavor to Cost Accounting Karen Farmer Accounting - 1.0  
2.2 11:00-11:50 Workforce Readiness!  Certification Opportunities Pat Hartley Accounting - 1.0  
2.3 11:00-11:50 What's New in Microsoft Excel:  2024-2025 Updates Faculty (and Students) Should Know 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 Accounting - 1.0  
2.5 11:00-11:50 Rigor and Varying Abilities in the Accounting Classroom Jeanette Landin Accounting - 1.0  
2.6 11:00-11:50 Sponsor Session:  IMA 
FMAA Information Session (Financial / Managerial Accounting Associate)
 Mary Patterson Accounting - 1.0  
       
 
           
           
 

12:00-12:15




12:30 - 1:15


Lunch: 

Scholarship Presentation, Cook Prize Recognition and TACTYC Opportunities


NABA Fireside Chat:  Preparing Students for the Future of Accounting (non CPE credit)


Tracie Miller



Courtney Kincaid and Herschel Frieson

   
       
 
           
           
  Session 3        
3.1 1:20-2:10  Options for Teaching Microsoft Excel to Accounting Students Eric Weinstein Information Technology - 1.0  
3.2 1:20-2:10 Excel in the Accounting Curriculum - Where and How Debby Bloom Information Technology - 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 Accounting - 1.0  
3.5 1:20-2:10 How a Practitioner's Approach Can Transform Your Bookkeeping Course David Waite Accounting  - 1.0  
3.6 1:20-2:10 Sponsor Session:  EY
EY Academic Resource Center (EYARC) - Free Resources for Introductory Accounting Courses Using Generative AI and Other Innovative Technologies
 Joni Fisher Accounting  - 1.0  
           
  Session 4        
4.1 2:20-3:10 Rethinking Introductory Accounting Jeff Jones Accounting  - 1.0  
4.2 2:20-3:10 Sparking Student Interest in Accounting:  Exploring Crypto, Sustainability and Cybersecurity Barbara Gonzalez Accounting  - 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 Accounting - 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:  Certiport
Future-Proofing Accounting Education - Industry Certifications that Align with Today's Workforce Needs

 Jeff Christensen and Wylder Smith


Accounting  - 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 Accounting  - 1.0  
5.2 3:40-4:30 Debits and Credits are Not to Blame J. Thomas Franco Accounting  - 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:

Bending the Rules:  Ethics and Earnings Management in Financial Accounting
Moderator:  TBD


Wayne Thomas

 Accounting1.0



 
    Vita Program

Annette Hoelzer and Martina Peng

   
   

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 - Get in the Game:  Exploring the Sports and Entertainment Industry  Matt Albrecht, Chief Financial Officer at Pacers Sports & Entertainment Personal Development - 1.0  
5.6 3:40-4:30

Sponsor Session:  Center for Audit Quality (CAQ)
Reshaping the First Impression:  Accounting Student and Academic Research

 Zlatana Alibegovic Accounting  - 1.0  
           
           
  Session 6        
6.1 4:40-5:30 AI Panel:  The Integration of AI into the Public Accounting Profession Sean Treccia Information Technology - 1.0  
6.2 4:40-5:30 Crafting Dynamic Accounting Cases with Google Sheets and Docs Barbara Gonzalez Information Technology  - 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 Accounting  - 1.0  
6.5 4:40-5:30 Real Offices, Real Insights:  A Mentorship Program for Aspiring Accountants  Carolyn Christesen and Frank Asante Accounting - 1.0  
6.6 4:40-5:30 Sponsor Session:  McGraw Hill
Author John Wild Highlights Innovations with the 2025 Evergreen Release
 John Wild Accounting  - 1.0  
           






Saturday, May 17th




   7:00 - 8:30  Grab and Go Breakfast
     






  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 Accounting- 1.0  
7.2 8:30-9:20 Accounting Extreme Makeover - From Ledgers to Lectures: Transforming a Career in Professional Accounting to Accounting Education Hong Trebesh Accounting - 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: Accounting  - 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    
    Accounting Monopoly - Teaching Job Order Costing Through Game-Based Learning

Kwohn Whitaker

   
7.5 8:30-9:20 Improving Tax Students' Critical Thinking Skills Gregory Carnes and Suzanne Youngberg Accounting - 1.0  
7.6 8:30-9:20 Sponsor Session:  Intuit
Intuit for Education:  Integrating Free QuickBooks Online Into Your Accounting Curriculum
 Emily Watkins-Daigle and David Waite 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 Building the Future:  What is Being Done to Strengthen the Accounting Student Pipeline?  Karen Osterheld (Moderator), Ann Clark, Joni Fisher, Bette Kozlowski, Rebecca Shortridge Accounting - 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: TBD Accounting  - 1.0  
   

   
    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 Session:  Becker Professional Education
 Becker's Two-Year College Partnership Program
 Amy Johnson, Jesse Holt, and Angie White Accounting - 1.0  
           
           
  Session 9        
9.1 10:30-11:20 Teaching Ethics in Accounting When Your Syllabus is Packed Connie Belden Behavioral Ethics - 1.0  
9.2 10:30-11:20 Learning How to Learn Accounting Darryl Lesense Accounting  - 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 Sponsor Session: KPMG
Collaborative Curriculum Enhancement - Sharing and Shaping Accounting Education with KPMG
Shade Magare, Grace Migliorelli, and Ryan Greff
Accounting  - 1.0  
9.5 10:30-11:20 Joyful Connections Through Intentional Teaching Practices Teresa Thompson  Personal Development - 1.0  
9.6 10:30-11:20 Sponsor Session:  Pearson
From Classroom to Career:  Designing Intro Accounting Courses that Engage and Prepare

 Mike Trinchetto, Sara Eilert, Jessica Adams, Tracie Miller, Stephanie Poindexter, Wendy Tietz

 Accounting - 1.0  
           
           
  11:30 Raffles, Rewards and Wrap-Up      
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