Accounting forms the core of businesses large and small. Its broader implications extend to government policy and international relations.
With the national and international business economy constantly evolving, our accounting faculty members keep ahead of the curve through their engagement with ongoing research.
We provide undergraduate and masters students with excellent conceptual and technical skills that will allow them to excel in productive and successful careers as future business leaders in public, corporate, or governmental accounting. The school also actively contributes to creating knowledge by conducting and publishing high-quality scholarly research, and by training PhD students to become future teachers and scholars.
School of Accounting News
Beta Alpha Psi
Founded in 1919, Beta Alpha Psi is an honor organization for financial information students and professionals. There are over 300 chapters on college and university campuses with over 300,000 members initiated since Beta Alpha Psi's formation. Beta Alpha Psi shapes financial and business information professions by developing members into ethical, professional, and confident leaders.
Research Workshops
The School of Accounting hosts many events throughout the year, including research workshops with visiting scholars.
Events
8:00 a.m.
Want real world experience? Apply to join the Oregon Consulting Group. As a member, you’ll gain hands-on experience working with real clients, develop valuable skills, and collaborate with a driven, supportive team.
Throughout the recruitment period, we’ll be hosting info sessions, tabling events, and coffee chats so you can learn more and connect with current consultants. Don't miss your chance to be a part of something impactful—apply today!
2:00–2:30 p.m.
Join our admissions team to learn how to prepare a competitive application for admission consideration to the UO Master of Accounting program. This session offers a unique opportunity to ask questions and get a head start or complete your application prior to the final round 4 application deadline of June 1. Don’t miss this chance to advance your career in accounting!
6:00–7:00 p.m.
You're invited to a special information session about Stifel, a renowned full-service banking, wealth management, and investment banking firm. Stifel has a distinguished history in securities brokerage, investment and commercial banking, trade, investment advisory, and related financial services for individual investors, institutions, corporations, and municipalities.
Our guest presenter will be Dr. Benjamin Akande, Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer. Dr. Akande will share insights about Stifel and discuss how students interested in careers in investment banking and wealth management can engage.
6:00–7:30 p.m.
The Bain & Company recruiting team is excited to invite you to the upcoming 2025 Oregon Spring Presentation and Networking Event. This event will take place in-person at the Lundquist College of Business and is open to all students and majors. During this event, you will have the opportunity to learn more about Bain and consulting.
11:55 p.m.
Prepare for a future in today's dynamic business environment—enhance your data analysis and visualization skills with Power BI! In the organizations you will work for, vast amounts of data will be collected every day—your challenge will be to make sense of it.
Why Participate?
In a data-driven world, your ability to extract meaningful insights and make informed decisions is a game-changer. Excel spreadsheets have their place, but they're static, limited in their ability to visualize data, and time-consuming to build and use. Power BI empowers you with the skills you need to drive decision-making processes, giving you a competitive edge in the job market.
What You'll Gain
In this training, you will be equipped with the skills to move beyond the confines of stagnant data and transform it into a living, breathing dashboard.
- Transform Data – Format data to extract actionable insights.
- Create Data Models – Present your data intuitively and in a visually engaging way, making it easier for your audience to understand complex information.
- Visualize Data – Tell the story of your data in quick, responsive analytics.
- Share Assets – The power of automation ensures that your data reaches the right people at the right time.
About the Instructors
Warren Goodson was most recently a software engineer at NASA, where he collaborated with science teams to build custom data repository solutions for initiatives like NEO and S3VI. He excels at designing and applying technical solutions to complex problems and stays current with the cutting edge of technological advancements in order to do so. Warren also has more than five years of instructional experience and is adept at designing and leading trainings on technical and non-technical topics.
Wyatt Schow is a current third-year student at the University of Oregon, studying accounting and economics. He often deals with large amounts of data, and Power BI enables him to effortlessly organize and customize that data, transforming it into insightful charts and graphs.
Faculty
Expertise
- Comparability
- Disclosure
- Financial statement complexity
- Revenue recognition
Recent Research
The School of Accounting at the Lundquist College of Business features several nationally renowned scholars. Accounting faculty are renowned for their research in key areas.
- Consolidations
- Financial accounting theory
- Corporate misconduct
- Corporate social responsibility
- Political economy
- Capital structure decisions
- Effects of taxes on corporate financial reporting and investment
- Market capitalization of corporate and investor-level taxes
- Corporate governance
- Managerial incentives
- Financial disclosure
Accreditation
The School of Accounting is an accredited member of the AACSB, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Accreditation assures quality and promotes excellence and continuous improvement in undergraduate and graduate education in accounting. To maintain accreditation standards, the School of Accounting has adopted a mission statement, as well as learning goals for its undergraduate and Master of Accounting students.
Mission
The School of Accounting is dedicated to the teaching, research, and service mission of the Lundquist College of Business and the University of Oregon. To further this mission, we will
- Provide undergraduate and masters students with excellent conceptual and technical skills that will allow them to excel in productive and successful careers as future business leaders;
- Contribute to creating knowledge by conducting and publishing high quality scholarly research, and by training PhD students to become future teachers and scholars;
- Encourage a collegial and supportive culture within the school, a respect and tolerance for people and their ideas, and an environment that values diversity and nurtures success and the pursuit of excellence; and
- Build mutually beneficial relationships with business and alumni communities to increase our value to our constituencies and to partner with them in support of our research and teaching activities.
Jobs and Internships
Are you an accounting student who is getting ready to find an internship or job? Then you should use the online career support system called Handshake where you can:
- Schedule an appointment with a career advisor
- Register for career services events
- Access on-demand career resources
- Search job, internship, and volunteer postings—both on and off campus—from its network of more than 350,000 employers.
Accounting Circle
Interested in investing in the future of accounting education?
Join your accounting and business associates and become a member of the college's Accounting Circle, a special giving society just for accounting supporters. We promise that we will use your investment judiciously and make you proud.
Invest in accounting education today!
Accounting Alumni
The School of Accounting builds mutually beneficial relationships with business and alumni communities to increase our value to our constituencies and to partner with them in support of our research and teaching activities.
Our alumni and friends are remarkable individuals—accounting firm, corporate, business, and community leaders. They provide the inspiration, leadership, and private gift support that are vital to keeping accounting education at the cutting-edge of the students' educational experience. When you give to the Lundquist College School of Accounting, you invest in the future. By supporting innovative teaching, experiential learning, and research that advances knowledge, you transform lives.
To glimpse some of the outcomes of alumni and donors investments in accounting education, please see our Prospectus, the school's annual magazine.
Contact
For general questions, please contact:
Kyle Peterson
Director, School of Accounting | Charles E. Johnson Memorial Professor of Accounting
541-346-3329
kylepete@uoregon.edu
Lillis 379
Lundquist College of Business
1208 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1208
Prospective and current student questions about the undergrad accounting program and postbaccalaureate:
Undergraduate Advising
541-346-3303
lcb-undergrad@uoregon.edu
Peterson 203
For information about CPA certification, see
Questions about the Master of Accounting program:
Jennifer Welander
Interim Director, Master of Accounting Program | Instructor of Accounting
541-346-3281
jweland2@uoregon.edu
Anstett 391D
Questions about the accounting PhD program:
Jaewoo Kim
Assistant Professor of Accounting | Coordinator, Accounting PhD Program
541-346-3540
jkim27@uoregon.edu
Lillis 371