EMU's auditing program receives $40,000 grant to bolster curriculum

The word "audit" is one few people like to hear. But to Eastern Michigan University it's music to their ears. EMU received a $40,000 grant from the Internal Auditing Academic Advancement Fund to beef up the school's, you guessed it, Internal Audit Program.

The money will help develop new courses, educational events, advisory board activities and marketing materials. It will also aid in the creation of a resource library and allow for the hiring of an internal audit graduate assistant for the program, an offshoot of the university's Department of Accounting and Finance.

The program was founded in 1991 thanks to a grant from the Detroit Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors. That same chapter is providing half of the current $40,000 grant.

The Institute of Internal Auditors is a professional organization that provides ethical standards’ guidance, professional development and research. Founded in 1941, it has chapters all around the world and more than 150,000 members. The Detroit Chapter is the second oldest chapter founded in 1942.

Source: Eastern Michigan University
Writer: Jon Zemke