迈克·布奇15岁

Mike Bucci arrived on the Hill knowing without a doubt that he would pursue accounting, 业务, 和经济学, but it took the next four years – and a diversity of courses and the support of faculty with professional experience – for him to decide what he would do with his triple major in 会计经济, 经济学, Business Administration.

Today the 2015 graduate has his C.P.A. and is an assurance manager with RSM, focusing on clients in the federal government contracting, 工业, consumer products industries.

“We strive to be an advisor to clients, not just provide an audit,布奇说. “When I’m able to find solutions for our clients that help them run their 业务 more effectively or even when I have a small suggestion as part of an audit that just saves someone a few minutes in their day, I find that to be rewarding.”

It’s the perfect fit – one that his professors and coursework helped him find. “One of the great things about McDaniel, particularly the 业务 department, is that every faculty member has a different background and brings unique experiences, 视角, 和见解,他说. “Some have always been in academia, while many have had years of experience in 业务 before transitioning to academia.”

“One of the great things about McDaniel, particularly the 业务 department, is that every faculty member has a different background and brings unique experiences, 视角, 和见解.”

In addition to walking away with lessons learned from professors with many combined years of experience in widely different areas, students benefit from personal attention in the close-knit department.

“I felt like I didn’t have just one faculty mentor – I felt like I had an entire department of faculty mentors,布奇说, explaining that they all want to see students succeed. “That doesn’t end in the classroom but extends to guiding you through your academic career and figuring out what your post-academic career might look like.” Now Bucci is still being mentored but also has moved into the role of mentor, an aspect of his career at RSM that he relishes. RSM has a formal career advisor program that gives everyone in the firm a career advisor. Plus there is on-the-job training which creates mentor-mentee relationships within departments.

“One of the most rewarding p艺术 of my job is seeing our staff take what they’ve learned from past experience, both technical and soft skills, apply that to future projects, 的相互作用, 或关系,布奇说, who is currently serving as a career advisor to three professionals all in the first two years of their careers. “I’ve been very fortunate to have some terrific mentors thus far in my career, being able to pass some of the lessons I’ve learned on to the newer staff is very rewarding.”

Although meeting his wife Danielle DeColli Bucci ‘14 is the number-one highlight of Bucci’s years on the Hill, he says that he could not have imagined the impact the diversity of the experiences and opportunities he encountered would have on his life and career. 在学校的时候, Bucci wasn’t terribly excited about English, 艺术, other classes required by the McDaniel Plan.

“But now I’ve realized that all of those experiences are part of what has shaped me into the person and professional I am today,他说, explaining that the exposure provides a base for relating to and finding commonalities with people professionally and personally. “但也, these diverse experiences have exposed me to many different ways of thinking that helps me understand different 视角 and also to think critically.”

山丘是一个地方, Bucci说, where friendships and relationships flourish, only to remain forever a part of professional and personal lives. While responsibilities – academic, 运动, 金融, personal – come first, Bucci believes it’s important not to take yourself too seriously during college.

“Enjoy college and make sure you don’t miss out on the fun of it,他说. “You don’t realize until later how much freedom you have in college, so make sure you slow down and enjoy it.”