Robotic Processing Automation Challenge
Since 2019 the Master of Professional Accounting students at the UW’s Foster School have competed in the Robotic Processing Automation (RPA) Challenge. This competitive assignment... Read More
The Golden Abacus
For the first time in two years, Foster’s Graduate Accounting Programs were able to conduct the annual Golden Abacus Competition! The classes of 2022 Master... Read More
Accounting Alum Transitions to Data Analyst
Kelley Sinnock, 2016 Bachelors of Business/Accounting, 2017 Masters of Professional Accounting, current PwC’s Client Experience Group Kelley Sinnock, a Foster double dawg, graduated with her... Read More
Juggling Family and a Career in Taxation, Part 1
Successfully managing both a career and a family can be extremely challenging, so we’ve asked some Foster alums now working in Taxation how they do... Read More
MPAcc Gets New Faculty Director
A new era for MPAcc began fall 2021, with the passing of the Faculty Director torch from Associate Professor Asher Curtis to Associate Professor Matt... Read More
Ask the Firms 2021
What makes each a great place to work For the third year running (see blogs from 2019 and 2020) we have asked the Seattle... Read More
From Econ Major to Accounting Professional
Many undergraduate Economics majors overlook Accounting as a viable professional path, but with one extra summer of accounting classes, plus our 9-month Masters degree, it... Read More
From Foster to FASB
Another MPAcc Alum at the Financial Accounting Standards Board Steven Whitman is an alum from both Foster’s BA in Accounting (class of 2019) and Foster’s Master... Read More
MPAcc Admissions Transparency
For Autumn 2021 Looking ahead to the fall 2021 admissions cycle, we at the Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcc) program at the Foster School of... Read More
Ask the Firms
New Professional Standards for a Remote World Last summer I asked the recruiters of Seattle area accounting firms a couple of questions about their ideal candidates and... Read More