WHY PARTNER WITH THE ERSC?

When you partner with the The National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA) Eastern Region Student Conference (ERSC), you have the opportunity to address your firm’s strategic staffing needs by recruiting top performing students for employment and internships. The conference provides a platform to promote your company’s brand and opportunities to underwrite events and conference items such as the opening session, scholarships, lanyards, badges, and portfolios. Additionally, the ERSC helps reduce company costs by limiting travel to various schools and locations in the Eastern Region.

Simply stated, the ERSC creates a platform for building brand awareness and strategic hiring solutions with an active market segment.

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43RD ANNUAL NABA EASTERN REGION

STUDENT CONFERENCE

OCTOBER 4-6, 2018

HILTON NORFOLK - THE MAIN

NORFOLK, VA

OVERVIEW

NABA, Inc. hosts four annual student conferences in the Central, Eastern, Southern, and Western regions of the United States. The conferences are attended by students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting, finance, economics, management information systems, and general business. The 2017 Eastern Region Student Conference was held in Norfolk, VA and hosted over 640 students from 76 colleges and universities.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

The following colleges and universities were represented at the 2017 ERSC.

STATES REPRESENTED

The 2017 Eastern Region Student Conference hosted over 640 students! The conference brought together hundreds of student members, academics, and corporate representatives in a venue focused on the unique needs of minority students pursuing an accounting or finance degree.

Note: Students that attend college in AK, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, MI, and TX also attended the ERSC.

NY 35%MD 20%VA 17%PA 10%NJ 7%DC 4%DE 2%MA 1%RI 1%

Baruch CollegeBentley UniversityBerkeley CollegeBoston CollegeBowie State UniversityBrandman UniversityBrooklyn CollegeCabrini CollegeCoppin State UniversityDaemen CollegeDelaware State UniversityDeVry University - Keller Graduate SchoolFairleigh Dickenson UniversityFordham UniversityFranklin Pierce UniversityFrostburg State UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityGeorgetown University Law CenterHampton UniversityHoward UniversityIndiana University of PennsylvaniaIthaca CollegeKean UniversityLa Salle UniversityLehman College

Lincoln University

Medgar Evers CollegeMercy CollegeMonroe CollegeMontclair State UniversityMorgan State UniversityMount St. Mary’s UniversityNazareth CollegeNew Jersey City UniversityNorfolk State UniversityOakwood UniversityOld Dominion UniversityPace UniversityPenn State UniversityPoint Park UniversityQueens CollegeQuinnipiac UniversityRobert Morris UniversityRutgers University - CamdenRutgers University - NewarkSeton Hall UniversitySt. John’s University of ManagementStrayer UniversitySUNY AlbanySUNY Binghamton

SUNY Old WestburySUNY OswegoSUNY PlattsburghSyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityTexas Southern UniversityThe College of William and MaryTowson UniversityTrinity Washington UniversityUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of DallasUniversity of HartfordUniversity of Maryland College ParkUniversity of Maryland Eastern ShoreUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of RichmondUniversity of RochesterUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonUniversity of the District of ColumbiaVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia State UniversityWest Chester UniversityYork College

Long Island University

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CLASSIFICATIONS AND MAJORS

Student membership and conference attendance is open to students from freshman to graduate school. The students are pursuing bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting, finance, economics, and general business. The graphs below depict the breakdown of ERSC attendees.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)

78% of the students that attended 2017 ERSC had a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a scale of 4.0. This chart represents the GPAs by group and the percentage of students in each group.

Graduate 8%Senior 47%Junior 27%Sophomore 14%Freshman 3%High School 1%

Accounting 59%Business Administration 11%Economics 3%Finance 10%Information Systems (IT) 2%Other 15%

GPA %

>3.5 29%

3.0 - 3.5 49%

Other 22%

CLASSIFICATIONS

MAJORS

2017 CORPORATE PARTNERS

52 companies and three individuals participated in the 2017 ERSC to identify interns and new hires, sponsor academic merit based scholarships, and or/ underwrite program events.AICPAAllmond & CompanyAmerican ExpressAmerican UniversityBaker TillyBank of AmericaBeckerBentley UniversityCapital Group CompaniesCapital OneCenter for Audit QualityConsumer Finance Protection BureauCrowe HorwathDaniel WorrellDeloitteDixon Hughes GoodmanEisnerAmperExelonEYFreddie MacGoldman SachsGonzalez & Hawkins, LLCGraduate Management Admission CouncilGrant Thornton LLPInstitute of Management Accountants (IMA) Johnson & JohnsonJPMorgan ChaseKimberly and Greg Parris King, King & Associates, P.A.KPMGKreischer MillerMarcum Accountants & AdvisorsMass MutualNew York LifeNJCPA (New Jersey Society of CPAs)Norfolk State UniversityPNC Financial Services GroupPrudentialPwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)Ralph & Valerie Thomas RSMS&P GlobalThe Proctor & Gamble CompanyTysheba MorganUniversity of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of BusinessUniversity of VirginiaUPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) VanguardVirginia State Society of CPAsWake Forest UniversityWells Fargo Wiley CPA ExcelYaeger CPA Review

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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

CORPORATE PLAN A - $9,000

• Seven (7) corporate registrations• Five (5) Expo only admittances• Scanner lead retrieval• Access to our online resume book• Two (2) interview booths• Two (2) dedicated email blasts• Corporate exhibitor space (six ft. table)• Listing in conference publications & website• Material in student conference bag• Advertisement in conference media• Customized interview schedules• Technical Session (based on availability)

CORPORATE PLAN B - $7,000

• Four (4) corporate registrations• Three (3) Expo only admittances• Scanner lead retrieval• Access to our online resume book• One (1) interview booth• Corporate exhibitor space (six ft. table)• Listing in conference publications & website• Material in student conference bag• Advertisement in conference media

CORPORATE PLAN C - $4,000

• Two (2) corporate registrations• Corporate exhibitor space (six ft. table)• Listing in conference publications & website

Custom Sponsorship Packages also available! If you have a unique idea or concept that will enhance your presence and participation in the ERSC, please contact us today to discuss details so we create custom sponsorship packages to meet your needs. Think of us as an extension of your HR and Marketing teams.

For more information, please contact Corporate@nabaer.org.

ITEMIZED COST FOR MIX & MATCH PLANS

The following items may be purchased separately or in addition to the Plan sponsorship costs. These options are for sponsor who only want certain items under each plan.

Corporate Activity Investment

Additional Interview Booth $1,750

Corporate Exhibit Space/Booth (6ft. table) $1,500

Access to Online Resume Book $1,000

Advertisement in Conference Media $750

Dedicated Email Blast $750

Materials Included in Conference Bag $750

Corporate Registration $250

Expo/Interview Only $100 (each)

ADD’L CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The following items and programs are also available for sponsorship. These sponsorships are in addition to the corporate participation plans.

Corporate Activity Investment

Afternoon Networking Breaks (2 Available) $2,000

Badges & Lanyards $3,500

Bottled Water with Logo $3,000

Career Expo Opening Reception (3 Available) $10,000

Conference Bags $8,500

Conference Banner Ad $1,500

Conference Journal Printing $6,000

Conference Mobile App $2,500

Conference Portfolios $8,500

Conference Signage $2,000

Continental Breakfast (2 Available) $7,500 (per day)

Cyber Café $3,000

Dress for Success Fashion Show $5,000

Eastern Region Website $4,000

Faculty Advisor Luncheon $3,500

Scholars Reception $6,000

High School Program $3,500

Student Hospitality Suite $2,500

Hotel Key Cards and Holders $7,000

Peer to Peer Luncheon2 (3 Available) $7,500

Registration Desk $3,500

Scholarship Breakfast3 (2 Available) $10,000

Scholarships $1,500-$5,000

Specialty Technical Session $3,500

Student Closing Session $5,000

Student Opening Session $10,000

Networking Social (4 Available) $5,000

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarship Award presented in your company’s name

and recognition at the Scholarship Presentation Event.

Scholarship must meet NABA ER’s minimum criteria.

Scholarships awarded in minimum $1,000 increments. In

2017, over 30 scholarships were awarded to our students.

Looking for something you didn’t see on this menu of opportunities?

* Please note: Services selected that are not tied to Corporate Plans A, B, or C will include an additional fee of 20%.

NABA EASTERN REGION STUDENT CONFERENCE

REGISTER ONLINE AT

Bit.ly/NABAERSC2018CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Please note that expressing an interest does not guarantee you will underwrite the event. We must receive your registration to guarantee sponsorship. Sponsorship is granted on a first come first serve basis. You will be invoiced upon receipt of your registration form.

Cancellation policy: Submission of the registration form constitutes a formal commitment by your firm or organization to attend NABA’s Regional Student Conference. In order to cover the costs of resume sourcing, administration, planning of the event, registration and other expenses all funds received are non-refundable.

We encourage all payments to be made through credit cards. Please complete the Online Registration Form at Bit.ly/NABAERSC2018. All payments for corporate participation must be made before Friday, August 31, 2018.

Payments may also be mailed to: NABA Eastern Region, P.O. Box 2021, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-2021

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS B Y T H E N U M B E R S “ The conference is so jam packed that I do not have time to go to take a nap during the day.”

- Student Attendee

The average overall GPA among recipients was 3.67.

11 corporate partners and 3 individuals provided $21,500 in monetary awards and 8 CPA review scholarships worth $11,084.

23 Corporate Partners conducted interviews.

33 college students and 1 high school student received awards.

Over 80 students participated in Mock Interviews.

509 interviews in total were conducted.

The Eastern Region provided 5 awards totaling $10,500, including the Outstanding Student Award for $4,000.

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