Accounting Launchpad; Your summer jumpstart to college business!
Accounting is a dynamic, ever-growing profession! Not just in business – but in every organization around the globe! Get a jumpstart on an incredible career with one of UConn’s award-winning instructors! You’ll not only discuss the basics of the accounting information system but analyze real data from real companies like Amazon and Apple. We’ll even take a trip to Norwalk, Connecticut – the home of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)! The FASB is the standard-setting body for all of the United States, responsible for maintaining and updating Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). You’ll also meet recent and not-so-recent accounting grads who will tell you about their experiences in the real world and answer any questions you might have! Join us for a fast-paced immersion into the most in-demand skillset in every industry and the backbone of financial integrity worldwide!
Sessions Offered
Storrs Session 3:
July 12, 2026 - July 18, 2026
Course Fees
Format
Non-Credit
Related Courses
This class is meant to be immersive and students will experience:
- Students will be able to analyze real data used in the accounting profession
- Students will engage with industry standards and ethics
- Students will tour the home of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
- Students will understand how accounting is infused in every business and organization in the world!
- Students will engage with alumni and industry professionals to learn about the many different aspects of the accounting profession.
Meet the Professor
Leanne M. Adams, CPA, MSA
Instructor in Residence, UConn School of Business
Leanne M. Adams is an Instructor in-Residence in the UConn School of Business and a nationally recognized educator known for her unmatched energy, innovative teaching, and unwavering commitment to student success. A two-time recipient of UConn’s Teaching Innovation Award and the School of Business Accounting Professor of the Year, Leanne brings more than two decades of academic experience and over a decade of professional accounting experience to her classroom.
Passionate about community service, leadership of UConn’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program is one of her hallmark achievements. Students consistently describe VITA as one of the most professionally impactful experiences of their college careers, crediting Adams for creating a safe, structured, real-world environment where they can learn, make mistakes, reflect, and grow. As one student noted, “There is no better professor, volunteer, or inspirer than Leanne Adams.”
Before transitioning to academia full-time, Adams enjoyed a successful professional career as a CPA, financial analyst, and senior financial consultant, including serving as lead auditor on multiple domestic and international audits. Her industry experience strengthens her ability to connect classroom concepts to real-world practice, making accounting meaningful, relevant, and empowering for her students.
