{"id":194365,"date":"2024-03-25T13:23:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T23:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=194365"},"modified":"2024-03-25T13:23:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T23:23:21","slug":"scholars-government-finance-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/25\/scholars-government-finance-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> business scholars win national government finance contest"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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You-Fan Chai, Manying Huang and Alaina Rhoades<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A team of three University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa Shidler College of Business<\/a> students won a national government case challenge, and each took home a $1,000 scholarship award.<\/p>\n

You-Fan Chai, Manying Huang and Alaina Rhoades spent several months analyzing data for a selected city, which was Denver, Colorado, and developed a “Citizen-Centric Report” for that location.<\/p>\n

“It was really surreal winning this competition, and it was a great learning experience,” Chai said. “This competition made us challenge our skills to look for the information we needed regarding Denver, Colorado.”<\/p>\n

Chai said the team used Canva and CapCut to help make their report, presentation and video visually appealing.<\/p>\n

“We encourage students to participate in competitions like this, not only for the prize, but also to develop themselves through the learning experience,” Chai said.<\/p>\n

Hosted by the National Association of Government Accountants (AGA<\/abbr>), the Government Finance Case Challenge<\/a> illustrated the importance of government accountability and transparency, demonstrated how much data needs to be transformed into information for citizens to consume and raised awareness about exciting careers in government.<\/p>\n

The team was advised by UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa School of Accountancy<\/a> Professor Jian Zhou.<\/p>\n

“I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Pamela Young from the AGA<\/abbr>—Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Chapter for her indispensable support,” Zhou said. “Throughout the AGA<\/abbr> Government Finance Case Challenge journey, the students undertook a transformative learning experience characterized by their unwavering commitment and receptiveness to feedback from AGA<\/abbr>, Pamela Young and myself. Observing their extraordinary development over the course of this journey has been immensely gratifying. Their outstanding achievements in a nationwide case competition are truly commendable, and I couldn’t be prouder of their success.”<\/p>\n

Submissions were judged by a panel of government finance experts, and finalists presented their findings in a team-created video of a mock government meeting. This is the third UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa team in four years to win at either the graduate or undergraduate level<\/a>.<\/p>\n

View the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa team\u2019s report<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/small>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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