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In the wake of recent corruption-driven corporate collapses such as Enron and WorldCom, the School of Business Administration has launched the Center for Professional Integrity and Accountability.

Funding to launch the center was provided by Phil Bogue, retired managing partner of Arthur Andersen, the accounting firm that gained infamy for its handling of Enron accounting files.

“The center will be a place to study what happened,” says Bogue, “and what will prevent it from happening again in the future, as well as a place where regulatory issues can be debated and worked on.”

The initial focus of the center is on accounting, says Director Jesse Dillard. It will link knowledge of the rules and conventions of practice with accounting’s responsibilities to organizations, society, and the environment.

PSU’s accounting program is the largest in the state.