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In the latest episode of the “IssuesWatch” podcast, three college accounting educators – who are also CPAs – discuss enrollment trends, curriculum shifts, bridging the gap between the classroom and the workforce, alternative pathways to becoming a CPA, and more.   

The episode released Tuesday is hosted by Don Meyer, chief marketing officer for the New Jersey Society of Certified Professional Accountants (NJCPA), and his guests are: 

  •  Steven J. Budryk, CPA, MS, manager at Traphagen CPAs & Wealth Advisors and adjunct professor at Ramapo College of New Jersey; 
  • Sarah L. O’Rourke, CPA, assistant professor at Rutgers Business School-New Brunswick; 
  • Barry Palatnik, CPA, assistant professor at Stockton University.  

The “IssuesWatch” podcast is a weekly program published by the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants that covers the latest business and economic issues impacting New Jersey CPAs and the business community.  

Other recent episodes include: