Illinois CPA Society Seeks Applicants for Internship Prep Program for Minority Students

The Illinois CPA Society is seeking minority college students to apply for the Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program. The award-winning program helps minority students interested in the CPA profession prepare for entry-level accounting internships.

The program honors Ms. Washington Wylie, a trailblazer for minorities in the accounting profession, and advances diversity within the profession by building skills and presenting new opportunities for success to minority students. The goal of the program is to prepare and place students in internships at Illinois accounting firms through exposure to the profession, access to practical training, resources, and mentors.

The program, hosted January 4-6, 2016, is a three-day, all expenses paid opportunity for up to 25 African American and other underrepresented minority accounting students selected to participate. At the end of the program, participating accounting firms, including Crowe Horwath LLP, Deloitte LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, Grant Thornton LLP, KPMG LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and Sikich LLP interview the students for a variety of paid internship opportunities. Additionally, all participants receive a $500 scholarship to help with educational expenses. The program is funded by donations to the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois’ Mary T. Washington Wylie Opportunity Fund.