Lauren Tagliaferri was in ninth grade when her family moved from East Stroudsburg, Pa. to New York City. At first, she didn\u2019t like the big city, but eventually she acclimated and excelled in her new environment. But, deep down she knew the Pocono Mountains were her home. When it came time to think about college, she knew she wanted to be home, and she applied and was accepted to East Stroudsburg University.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo many people shrug off their hometown college. But honestly, I think ESU is great,\u201d Tagliaferri said. The senior accounting major is set to graduate this December with a bachelor\u2019s degree and will return to ESU next semester to pursue her master\u2019s degree. \u201cI know a lot of people pick grad schools with \u2018big names,\u2019 but the program at ESU is really great. There is no need to look any further than right here for what I want.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tagliaferri is currently the vice president of the accounting association, a student organization on campus that helps connect students interested in accounting with additional knowledge and resources that supplement their classroom learning, she was a student ambassador for the College of Business and Management Crayola Executive Lecture Series, and was a student speaker at an Open House event on campus. These experiences allowed her to expand her knowledge, network with professionals, and grow as an individual as she prepares for the future.<\/p>\n
As a student ambassador for the Crayola Executive Lecture Series, Tagliaferri had the opportunity to escort Phil Wenger, CEO of Fulton Financial Corporation, around campus. \u201cIt was a really cool experience to talk with someone in such a high position,\u201d she mentioned. During the Open House, she talked with prospective students about her experiences as an ESU accounting student. \u201cI used to be so introverted,\u201d Tagliarerri said, \u201cbut I\u2019ve grown so much during my time here. Now I can speak in front of a class, and to large groups.\u201d She credits her leadership position with the accounting association and the people she\u2019s surrounded herself with on campus for this growth.<\/p>\n
Tagliaferri feels confident that she\u2019ll be ready to hand her resume to potential employers when the time comes. With ESU\u2019s College of Business and Management, she worked with the Pocono Mountains United Way to provide free tax preparation assistance to income-eligible taxpayers during the 2020 tax season. She also learned, through the accounting association, how to think about non-accounting experiences, show on a resume how those experiences can be relevant to the accounting field. \u201cYou can put an \u2018accounting spin\u2019 on so many different jobs if you know how,\u201d Tagliaferri said. \u201cI\u2019m a babysitter. During a resume workshop we had, I learned how to write my resume to show that this job, which is a huge responsibility to take care of children, helps me with organizational skills, for example. I can explain now, how that has prepared me to work in accounting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tagliaferri hopes to become a Certified Public Accountant and a forensic accountant.\u00a0But, for now, she is just happy to be learning in a place that she feels completely at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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