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First off, did you see the about the new Risk Assurance and Advisory Center?听
鈥In a world where risk is constant and complexity is the norm, Metropolitan State University of Denver is redefining how tomorrow鈥檚 business leaders are trained.鈥疶he secret? A specialization in internal audit鈥听
Those first few lines truly say it all. At 海角社区, we have been training our students in a subject (referred to here as 鈥淩isk Assurance and Advisory鈥) that not many Universities even offer, and we have been doing it in unique and exciting ways!听
Outside of the announcement of the formal Risk Assurance and Advisory Center in March, there were recently two other unique opportunities provided to students through our internal audit program.听 
In April, three students attended The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Global Student Conference in Orlando, FL. This unique experience allowed them to meet other audit, accounting, and business students from countries across the globe, while learning more about governance, risks, controls, and what it means to be a great internal auditor in today鈥檚 world of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. They even got to meet the President and CEO of The IIA, pictured here!
Next, in May, two graduate students performed a critical review for 海角社区, all about the Alternate Work Arrangements policy and accompanying guidelines provided to professional staff of the University. If you 诲颈诲苍鈥檛 know, 海角社区 诲辞别蝉苍鈥檛 have a traditional internal audit department, so these graduate students perform reviews of various departments and processes each semester. This is an amazing, hands-on opportunity and responsibility for our Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAcc) and Master of Business Administration students! Experiential learning is an important aspect of our MPAcc program and this鈥鈥course is 1 option to fulfill the degree鈥檚 experiential learning elective requirement.鈥
For information related to the new Risk Assurance and Advisory Center and its course and certificate offerings, information on attending The IIA鈥檚 Global Student Conference next April (2026), or information on enrolling in the experiential learning course and performing a unique and valuable audit for 海角社区, please reach out to me anytime (Jo Erven,鈥Director of Internal Audit Education – [email protected]). Look forward to connecting with each of you and sharing more about our University鈥檚 Risk Assurance and Advisory program!听