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PRESS RELEASE University of Tampa Becomes Most Decorated Chapter of the Year Success quadruples this year for the University of Tampa Chapter as they take home four wins!

San Jose, CA, August 7, 2010: The University of Tampa Beta Alpha Psi Chapter have announced they have

won four awards at the 2010 National Beta Alpha Psi Conference. After eight months, these four projects

were finished on Friday when the two teams competed against some of the best schools in the world

including Pace University, California State, University of Washington, Boise State and many more. The teams

won after two ten-minute presentations on Chapter Sustainability and Service Learning, a ten-minute video

and a five-page abstract.

This is the second year the UT chapter has won Chapter Sustainability, and this year the chapter

quadrupled its success by winning the four awards listed below making the UT Chapter the most decorated

Beta Alpha Psi chapter in the world for 2010:

1st Place Deloitte Best Practices: Chapter Sustainability

2nd Place Deloitte Best Practices: Service Learning

1 of 15 Chapters: KPMG GOLD Chapter Award

1 of 10 Chapters: Ernst & Young Diversity Award

The chapter has been able to become one of the most successful Beta Alpha Psi chapters in the world

because of their focus on developing talent. The UT chapter is dedicated to furthering the professional

and personal skills of their members through diversity training and leadership retreats and activities. One of

the current faculty advisors for Pace University Susanne O’Callaghan said, “The big firms are crazy not to

recruit at the University of Tampa, you [The UT Chapter] have set the standard for the nation.”

The former President of the chapter, Andrew Argue, says, “The only thing we have is our people. We care

about them, and we truly want to see them succeed. We work hard to ensure the development of their

talents, and these wins are a testament to our hard work.

Contact: Devon Garcia Beta Alpha Psi Phone: (339) 222-8100 E-mail: dgarcia@spartans.ut.edu

401 W Kennedy Blvd Box O Tamp, FL 33606 UTBAP.COM

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Chapter Sustainability:

The Future Success of

Your Chapter

Purpose: Development and

execution of strategies that

promote greater

participation in Chapter and

Regional activities by one or

more of the following groups:

(1) candidate, student,

faculty, alumni and honorary

members; and, (2) greater

ongoing participation by

representatives from the

business community.

Service Learning:

Learning by Using Your

Skills to Help a Local

Organization

Purpose: To encourage chapters

to commit to and engage in

ongoing service learning

activities during the year. VITA

programs are not to be

considered for this project.

Meridith Klein, Max Mcquirter, Jenna Scinta, Janelle Garguilo, Devon Garcia, Roman Cowan

Deloitte Rep, Andrew Argue, Stephanie Gorospe, Rob Mainelli, Lisa Reale, Pat Campbell, Valerie Bryan

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Ernst & Young LLP

Diversity Award

An inclusive work environment that values and leverages the unique differences of a diverse team is critical for the future success of the global business community. Over ninety percent (90%) of the Fortune 500 companies have active diversity initiatives in place and most include diversity as part of its business strategy. Ernst & Young leadership fully understands the importance of an inclusive environment that values the contributions of all its people. The firm believes that a key element of effective teaming is the diversity of thought generated from team members from different backgrounds and perspectives. Highly effective leaders are those who are experienced at leading diverse teams. Ernst & Young also believes that it is important for future leaders of the business community to have a great appreciation and understanding of how to successfully team in a diverse and inclusive environment. Accordingly, EY has initiated the “Ernst & Young LLP Diversity Award”.

Rob Mainelli, Meridith Klein, Andrew Argue, Janelle Garguilo, Lisa Reale, Valerie Bryan, Roman Cowan, Stephanie Gorospe, Max Mcquirter, Jenna Scinta, Pat Campbell, Devon Garcia

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Gold Chapter Challenge

BAP recognizes that many

chapters often go above and

beyond what is required to

become a Superior Chapter. In an

effort to reward these chapters,

the KPMG Foundation is working

with BAP to sponsor the KPMG

Gold Challenge, a competition

that will provide an annual

monetary award to several top

chapters. Eligible chapters will be

required to submit a 10-minute

video presentation, which explains

and/or demonstrates why their

chapter deserves the KPMG Gold

Challenge award. The winning

chapters will be announced during

a plenary session at the Annual

BAP Conference.

Andrew Argue and Lisa Reale