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General Interest Meeting

What is Ascend?

๏ 17 professional chapters๏ 34 student chapters๏ Reach of over 60,000 across the U.S. and

Canada

National Corporate Partners

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AICPAEY

Grant ThorntonPNCPwC

Robert Half

National Scholarships

1 Scholarship @ $5,0005 Scholarships @ $5,000 each2 Scholarships @ $2,000 each1 Scholarship @ $5,0002 Scholarships @ $1,000 each2 Scholarships @ $2,500 each

National Convention

Membership

๏ National Members ($25)• Mentoring Program• Scholarships• Banquets• National Ascend events

๏ Public• Professional Development• Binghamton Ascend held

events

Ascend Binghamton Chapter Executive Board

PresidentExecutive Vice President

TreasurerVP of Professional Activities

VP of External AffairsVP of Internal Affairs

VP of MarketingVP of Social Events

Ding Tian DingSonam Ghale Andrew ChinSiting MaVincent JinMo ZhangXindi TianAnna Zheng

Committees

Ascend

Marketing

Professional

Activities

External Affairs

Internal Affairs

Fundraising

Social Events

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Mentor and Mentee

๏ E-board/Upperclassmen are Mentors๏ Underclassmen are Mentees๏ Special Consideration Given ๏ Sign up after meeting/FB/E-mail

Stay Connected

๏ Facebook Group➡ Search “Ascend Binghamton Chapter”

๏ Facebook Friend Page➡ Search “Ascend Binghamton”

๏ B-Engaged

The Power of Choice

๏ Choice between TWO pains• Pain of discipline (weighs ounces)• Pain of regret (weighs tons)

๏ Committees๏ Mentor/Mentee๏ Events

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