b'At Valdosta State,Robinson hopes to earn her Georgia State Board ofCara Robinson wasAccountancy license soon. She has already passed all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination, and she met all the education requirements as a A student in the Honors College, student at VSU.where I was able to experience classes with more engaging material The last requirement I need is to meet theand participate in community experience requirement, which Im currentlyservice activities. She graduated working on with my time at Henderson and Godbee LLP, she explained. with an Honors College Certificate in December 2017. Im gaining new proficiencies and areas of expertise in this new position, and I look forward to honing A member of Alpha Chi National my skills as I move forward in my career, she said.College Honor Society, The Honor With one eye on the past and the other on theSociety of Phi Kappa Phi, and Beta future, Robinson said that it is rewarding to put allGamma Sigma: The International of the knowledge she gained as a student at VSUBusiness Honor Society. into real-world practice as a financial advisor. Growing up, I watched as several of my family A fourth place finisher at the 2017 members attended and graduated from VSU, sheCapsim Fall Challenge, an online shared. It seemed the natural choice to me simplybusiness simulation competition because it was close to home, and I knew so manyfeaturing contestants from 104 other students there. However, once I starteduniversities across 14 countries. taking classes and really started to get into my field, I was amazed at how much more I enjoyedDuring the final round, she and earning my degree. five other students competed for eight hours to see who could run Not only was I able to make connections withthe most successful simulated other students on a similar career path as myself,corporation in a high-pressure, zero but I was also guided by the knowledgeable professors who have just as much passion forsum environment.business subjects as I doif not more. A researcher studying the Robinson said that the Harley Langdale Jr. Collegeprogress of ethical education of Business Administration really went the extra mile to ensure she would earn a degree and bein graduate-level accounting able to put that degree to work in a relevantprograms across the United States. job position. She said that was evident fromAs part of an independent study the almost daily emails she received regardingcourse, she co-wrote a paper with potential job openings for full-time, part-time, andDr. Raymond Elson, professor of internship positions and never-ending offers from on-campus advisors to help with resumes andaccounting at VSU, and Dr. Jan practice for interviews. Williams, associate professor of accounting at the University of I really enjoyed my time at VSU, and I madeBaltimore. The trio will present connections and friendships that I hope to carrytheir findings at the Academic forward for many more years to come, she said. I look forward to future opportunities that can keepand Business Research Institute me connected to VSU and the Harley Langdale Jr.Conference in April in Savannah.College of Business Administration.SPRING 2019 35'