University of Wisconsin Wins Deloitte Foundation's National Student Case Study Seminar

Undergraduates build real-world skills by tackling complex financial accounting issues

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May 04, 2015, 08:30 ET

STAMFORD, Conn., May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- By demonstrating an exceptional understanding of critical financial accounting issues, a team from the University of Wisconsin took the top prize at the Deloitte Foundation's 20th annual National Student Case Study Seminar. Competing against teams from five other national finalist schools, the winners applied their burgeoning skills to successfully solve and present a real-world business case study. The Deloitte Foundation will award each of the five members of the winning team with a $2,000 scholarship and will award the school $10,000 in support of its accounting program.

In addition, the student team from University of Southern California came in second place; members of that team will each receive a $1,000 scholarship, and the school's accounting department will receive $5,000. Students from the following schools also competed: Clark Atlanta University, Michigan State University, The Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Washington. Each of their student team members will receive a $500 scholarship, and their respective schools will each receive $2,500.

"The National Student Case Study Seminar is one of the many case competitions our Foundation supports that enrich the educational experience for the accounting and consulting profession's future talent," said Carol Lindstrom, president of the Deloitte Foundation. "On behalf of the Foundation, I congratulate all the teams and especially the winners for their hard work in solving this case study and for building technical, communication, and analytical skills that are essential to successful careers in accounting and auditing."

The National Student Case Study Seminar is an educational event sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation through contributions from retired partners, principals and directors of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. During the competition, a dedicated faculty advisor and a Deloitte manager work with each student team to identify, define and solve the complex challenges of real-world accounting case studies. Each group presents recommendations to a panel of active and retired Deloitte partners, who assume the roles of a client company's senior management or audit committee members. At the seminar's conclusion, the panel selects the team that best outlines relevant issues and most effectively presents its case.

About the Deloitte Foundation
The Deloitte Foundation, founded in 1928, is a not-for-profit organization which supports education in the U.S. through a variety of initiatives that help develop the talent of the future and their influencers and promote excellence in teaching, research and curriculum innovation. The Foundation sponsors an array of national programs relevant to a variety of professional services, benefitting middle/high school students, undergraduates, graduate students and faculty. For more information, please visit the Deloitte Foundation web page at www.deloitte.com/us/df.

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