Career-forming annual conference

Starting out: For new and budding fraud examiners

As many of us prepare for the 25th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, June 15-20, in San Antonio, Texas, let's hear from ACFE student associate members who enjoyed last year's conference. Those featured here are undergraduate and graduate students at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kan. They're all members of the ACFE student chapter at the university and have taken courses taught by Jessica Heronemus, an instructor of accounting.

Trisha Goetz, president of the Fort Hays State University ACFE student chapter, MBA student

The ACFE Global Fraud Conference was an incredible opportunity for any individual to attend, but receiving this opportunity as a student was beyond belief. The conference is an eye-opening experience as a student to see the professional networks, information and support that fraud fighters have access to. It is also a great opportunity for students to network with professionals and ask questions specifically related to entering the fraud examination profession. It has given me a greater desire to obtain a CFE credential.