May 02, 2023
Students enrolled in Trine University’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) course
prepared more than 100 tax returns for qualifying area residents this spring. The
group prepared returns at the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County in conjunction
with Catholic Charities of Auburn each Wednesday afternoon throughout the tax season.
Al Beatty, assistant professor of accounting, estimates the students saved taxpayers nearly $20,000 in preparation fees.
Pictured are: front, from left, Alex Sheets, an accounting major from Goshen, Indiana; Sam Sering, an accounting major from Indianapolis; Trevor Satchell, a finance and accounting major from Lebanon, Ohio; Harlee Davis, an accounting major from Bronson, Michigan; back, Jakob Backhaus, an accounting major from Sherwood, Ohio; Jackson Clark, an accounting major from Fort Mill, South Carolina; Ben Baumgardner, an accounting major from Knoxville, Tennessee; and Justin Rode, an accounting major from Custar, Ohio.
Trine University has launched Dual Advantage, a new program that gives undergraduate students multiple pathways to earn both a bachelor’s degree and an advanced degree in less time than completing both degrees separately.
We celebrate World Occupational Therapy Day on Oct. 27, and if you’re confused about what the profession is, you’re not alone.
Trine University student organizations and the McKetta Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering recently offered activities for girls interested in science and engineering at the 2026 STEM Expo hosted by the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana (GSNI-M).