Accounting, Business & Entrepreneurship
Turn Curiosity into Opportunity - Explore Accounting, Business, and Entrepreneurship Through Real-World Experiences
Think accounting is just about numbers? Think again.
Beyond the Numbers: Accounting, Business & Entrepreneurship is an immersive, hands-on course for students curious about business, accounting, entrepreneurship, or how organizations make smart decisions. No previous accounting or business experience is needed.
Throughout the week, students will tackle real-world business challenges while discovering how accounting helps organizations understand performance and make better decisions. They will explore financial information, accounting and business careers, and the many ways accountants contribute beyond the numbers. This is an active, collaborative course where students learn by doing - questioning, investigating, analyzing, discussing, presenting, receiving feedback, and putting new ideas into practice.
Students will also take their learning beyond the classroom with a visit to the **Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)**, where they will step inside the organization that establishes financial accounting and reporting standards in the United States. They will meet and talk with FASB professionals, explore how real accounting issues become standards, and see a side of the profession most students never encounter in a classroom. Throughout the week, students will also connect with professionals, hear different perspectives, and put what they are learning into practice in ways that bring accounting and business to life.
Students will leave with a broader understanding of accounting and business, greater confidence communicating their ideas, and experience turning curiosity into opportunity.
Because accounting isn't just about getting the numbers right. It’s about turning information into insight - and insight into something extraordinary.
Sessions Offered
Session 3:
July 11, 2027 - July 17, 2027
Course Fees
Format
Residential
Non-Credit
This class is meant to be immersive and students will experience:
- Discover what accounting can really do.
- Tackle hands-on, real-world business challenges.
- Go behind the scenes at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
- Connect with accounting and business professionals.
- Turn information into insight - and ideas into action.
Related Careers:
- Accounting
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Management
Meet the Professor
Leanne M. Adams, CPA, MSA
Instructor in Residence, UConn School of Business
Leanne Adams, CPA, MSA, is an Instructor of Accounting at the University of Connecticut School of Business, where she has taught accounting for more than 20 years. She is passionate about making accounting understandable, relevant, and engaging and helping students discover the opportunities available within the profession.
At UConn, Leanne teaches financial and managerial accounting, emphasizing hands-on learning, real-world applications, and creating an environment where students feel comfortable asking questions, sharing ideas, and learning from one another. Her commitment to students and outreach has been recognized with UConn’s Alpha Lambda Delta Faculty of the Year Award and the 2025-2026 School of Business Service Award.
Leanne is also actively involved in entrepreneurship education and was inducted into the 2026 inaugural class of the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans Hall of Fame. She brings that combination of accounting, entrepreneurship, and a genuine enthusiasm for working with students to Beyond the Numbers, giving high school students an opportunity to experience accounting and business in an entirely different way.
