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 students learned about opportunities available with the Purdue Data Mine during a special presentation on April 10 in the Mark and Sarah Music/Ruoff Mortgage Esports Arena.
Trine University has received a lead gift from Dr. Rick L. James, alumnus and chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, and his wife, Dr. Vicki L. James, for a new building to house Trine’s business school.
Trine University’s esports teams won the Block House Esports League MIAA competition Sunday, April 12, the first time Trine has secured the title in back-to-back semesters.