Saint Peter’s University is proud to announce that it was ranked among the best in the state of New Jersey by NJBIZ readers in the 2020 NJBIZ Reader Rankings survey. Saint Peter’s was ranked first in the “Best Accounting Degree Program” category.

The NJBIZ Reader Rankings award program began in 2017 and was designed to recognize the regard that NJBIZ readers have for the businesses in their communities. The annual survey features more than 60 categories and identifies leaders in various industries ranging from banking, finance, insurance, education, health care, philanthropy, real estate, and more. Three winners are selected in each category based on the number of votes that are received by NJBIZ readers.

To view the complete 2020 NJBIZ Reader Rankings, please click here.

The latest rankings reflect positively on the Department of Accountancy & Business Law, within the Frank J. Guarini School of Business.

The Accounting degree program has earned a reputation for developing accomplished graduates in one of the country’s greatest business regions, the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. Saint Peter’s offers a five-year combined B.S./M.S. degree in accountancy and a certificate program that enables students who have completed an undergraduate major in accountancy to earn the additional credits needed to sit for the CPA exam.

The Department of Accountancy & Business Law is proud of its faculty members and would like to congratulate them on this historic accomplishment:

• Dr. Lori Buza, Chairperson & Professor of Business Law
• Andrew Pogogeff, Associate Professor of Accounting
• Kevin Leeds, Professor Emeritus of Accounting
• Dr. Karen Beerbower, Assistant Professor of Accounting & Business Law
• Brigid D’Souza, Assistant Professor of Accounting
• Philip Sookram, Assistant Professor of Accounting

(Pictured left to right) Professor Brigid D’Souza, Professor Andrew Pogogeff, Dr. Lori Buza, Dr. Karen Beerbower, Professor Kevin Leeds, Professor Philip Sookram

Saint Peter’s accounting students attended a career TREK to Ernst & Young (EY) to see the company firsthand, learn more about specific roles and functions within the field and at the global firm, and receive advice from seasoned EY partners who are alumni of Saint Peter’s as well more junior EY team members.

EY partners and Saint Peter’s alumni, Belinda Pestana ’95 and Ed Majkowski ’92, served as panelists at the event. The students were accompanied by Mary Kate Naatus, KPMG dean of the Guarini School of Business, accounting professors Brigid D’Souza and Philip Sookram, as well as CEEL team leaders Daryl Levy ’83, director of employer relations, and Enzo Fonzo, director of senior career engagement and success.

(Left to right) Hon. Carmen M. Garcia; Cynthia Matheke, Esq., Professor Lori Ann Buza, Esq.; and Joyce H. Rogina, Esq.

(Left to right) Dr. Mary Kate Naatus; Captain Jean O’Brien; and Professor Lori Ann Buza, Esq.

The Accountancy and Business Law Department and the Business Law Association hosted its 6th Annual Women’s Empowerment Day at Saint Peter’s University on 3/14/19. Presentations were given by the Hon. Carmen M. Garcia, former Chief Judge of Trenton Municipal Court; Captain Jean O’Brien, recently retired Captain of the United States Navy; Joyce H. Rogina, Esq., Senior Legal Counsel, Barnes & Noble Education Inc.; and Cynthia Matheke, Esq., Trial Attorney: “Super Lawyer” & “Top 50 Female Lawyers in NJ”. The event was moderated by Lori Ann Buza, Esq., chair of the accountancy and business law department. The day-long event concluded with a self-defense workshop taught by Buza.