Howard community collegeAccounting and finance clubMonday, Feb. 9th , 2015

Welcome to New Members!• Welcome to Howard Community College Accounting and Fi-

nance Club Spring 2015 semester!

Advisors and Officers• Advisors: Michelle Sotka, Chris Spendly• Officers:

President: Dongjoon KimVice- President: Aleksander PetrovTreasurer: Minjin ChoiSocial Media Coordinator: Elisa Trojillo

Purpose of Club• Broaden our perspectives of business and find a relationship

between each field of business, especially for Accounting and Finance

• Have fun with others!

Objectives for 2015 Spring Semester

• Experience trading stocks through virtual stock market simula-tion game which is based on real world

• Participate for volunteer opportunities• Group Project in smaller group

Club Funding Requirements• Hold an evening coffee and tea• Volunteer for at least 2 hours at the Blood Drive• Volunteer at least one SGA sponsored event beyond the Blood

Drive• Attend all SGA assembly meetings

Stock Market Simulator• The purpose of using Virtual Stock Exchange is to give you a

better understanding of trading strategies and portfolio man-agement. You will also learn a variety of financial instruments and their risks and rewards as they apply to asset manage-ment.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program• The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers

free tax help to people who generally make $53,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly and limited English speak-ing taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individu-als.

Members’ opinions about what we can do during our meeting• Focus on Accounting and Finance

-Accounting? Finance? Economics?• Sharing 4-year university Transfer Information• Career path, majors?• Resume: educational background, extracurricular activities,

GPA?• Connection?• Start a business? Future Entrepreneurs!

Meeting schedule• Next meeting: Feb. 23rd, 2015