Hello Everyone! I have been absent from here since the beginning of the Spring semester. My only excuse is that my workload has been extraordinarily heavy recently. During the past semester, I was promoted to associate professor and have picked up some additional responsibilities at the Moravian School of Business and Economics (SOBE). Before I go on, I want to thank the members of the Board of Trustees, the Administration, our Dean, and my colleagues for their support throughout this process. I couldn’t have done this without them.
So what else have I been doing in my spare time? I have been tasked with leading the ACBSP reaffirmation efforts for SOBE and have been actively working on the Moravian answer to the 150 credit hour issue for CPA licensure. Much more about that subject in later posts. I continue to work on my second doctorate. We also completed a successful search for a new accounting professor at SOBE. I completed one course already this Spring (my second overall), and am signed up for a summer course. I am considering taking another course this summer and have a working dissertation subject. My target completion date is two years from today. Perhaps that is overly optimistic, but as my favorite singer belts out, “if we’re all going someplace lets get there soon!” I have also been attending the Catholics on Campus meetings whenever I can. As I was discussing all of this with one of my colleagues he said to me, “Stop whining and get on with it!” Never was more sagely advice offered and accepted.
As times change, we do leave things behind. For the past few years, I have been the faculty advisor to Sigma Phi Epsilon, one of the fraternities on campus. Given my change in circumstances, I have reluctantly asked to be relieved of this duty. I also dropped my membership in the Disciplinary Review Committee at the College. Effectively, I am trading working with students for some more administrative roles. This is sad, since I enjoy working with young adults. Nevertheless, the wheels of progress continue to roll.
Despite changing circumstances, some things do stay the same. I will remain as faculty advisor to Stitches, the craft club of Moravian. It is hard to describe what this hardworking group of women have accomplished. Two of the recently graduated seniors have been accepted into doctoral programs. Another is starting a master’s degree program. Pound for pound, this group had the most academically gifted club membership at the College. More importantly, they demonstrated great concern for the less fortunate. Through their hard work, Stitches raised $700 for the local women’s shelter by selling crocheted Valentine’s Day and Christmas ornaments This was no mean feat considering they were selling their wares to other students at less than market prices. Stitches members also crocheted a dozen sets of scarves and hats that were donated to the same shelter. It was a most satisfying semester for everyone involved.
Mark Koscinski CPA D.Litt. 