b'KPMG MADA AnnouncementSince 2018, our School of Accountancy has enjoyed aparticipation in the MADA program and in order to strengthened partnership with KPMG through theattract more students from underrepresented groups to the KPMG Master of Accounting with Data Analyticsaccounting profession, KPMG has made a gift of $500,000 (MADA) program. This program, which is a unique andto the School of Accountancy to provide scholarships for innovative curriculum initiative that seeks to preparejunior, senior and fifth year/Master of Accountancy accounting students for the digital marketplace, hasstudents. Through this new partnership, we will have provided an opportunity for students selected from acrosscontinued access to KPMG software/curricular resources the nation to attend Mizzous graduate accountancyand faculty training opportunities.Further, we will program with full tuition, KPMG internships anddemonstrate our shared commitment to inclusion, guaranteed job offers upon graduation. diversity and equity within the accounting profession.In addition, in support of excellence in teaching, researchTrulaske sophomore students applying for admission to and service, KPMG has funded two named facultyupper-level accountancy will be eligible for consideration positions in our college: the KPMG/Joseph A. Silvosofor these scholarships. We plan to award these as early as Distinguished Professor (held by Ken Shaw) and thethe fall semester, with recipients known as MADA KPMG Teaching Scholar (held by Kari Gingrich). Scholars.Recently, our partnership with KPMG has taken on another enhanced dimension.In furtherance of Mizzous 62 School of Accountancy'