Dear Students, Professor Elizabeth Quaye is looking to interview 20 to 25 volunteers for her research. The volunteers need to be accounting majors and have completed at least one year of accounting studies. Both graduate and undergraduate students are welcome. Her qualitative research project focuses on the role that psychological distance, appeal, effective teaching, and student learning styles techniques played in motivating accounting students to pursue an accounting degree. The research has received IRB exemption and there will be no risks to students. Participating students will sign a consent form to confirm that they are participating in the research voluntarily. The interview will take about an hour to complete, and it will be strictly confidential and anonymous. As a thank you for participating in the research, students who are interviewed will be given $20 and the overall results will be shared with them if they so desire. Student participation in this research will help to enhance the almost non-existent research on psychological distance and accounting education. Their opinions, knowledge and insights may (a) help institutions of higher education put systems in place to attract and retain talented students with the aptitude and potential to succeed in accounting; (b) contribute to developing student interest early on in their studies to pursue an accounting career; (c) The students will benefit from a rewarding career and at the same time, they will help the country and the world’s economy by helping to build sound financial systems. If you are interested, please contact Professor Quaye directly. She can be reached by email at equaye@york.cuny.edu<mailto:equaye@york.cuny.edu>. Thank you. Prof. Milich