Janney, who also is the associate dean of experiential education and external relations as well as the chair of the master of business administration program, led in a webinar presentation and shared their expertise in a podcast on Dec. 11, 2020. She and Wendy Tietz of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, talked about the hybrid-flexible teaching model (also known as hyflex), its challenges and applications to accounting education. Nearly 450 people from 29 countries took part in the seminar.

The hyflex model has gained significant popularity in this pandemic environment as many faculty members at college campuses follow the need for remote teaching and learning. Hybrid classes take the best aspects of online learning and the best aspects of traditional classes and combine them for an all-inclusive learning experience. Hybrid classes generally meet 25 to 50 percent of the time online and 50 to 75 percent of the time in the classroom. Hyflex classes allow students to choose whether they want to attend class online or in person, and they can make that choice each time the class meets.

Janney and Tietz also shared practical advice about how to improve hyflex teaching to increase student engagement. The , and the .

Janney joined the Culver-Stockton faculty in August 1992. She helped establish the MBA program at C-SC. As the associate dean of experiential education and external relations, Janney manages the experiential education programs and provides guidance in the oversight of strategic planning.

Every Culver-Stockton graduate with an accounting major in the past three years is now employed in a professional position, and many of them often enter positions where they are on track to become a certified public accountant. Culver-Stockton recently was ranked No. 1 in the United States for most affordable private non-profit colleges for online masters in accounting degrees by GradSchoolHub.com., and it also recently was ranked No. 1 in the United States for most affordable schools to earn an accredited online master’s degree in accounting by BestCollegesOnline.org.

Learn more about Culver-Stockton’s accountancy program at .

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Culver-Stockton was one of five schools nationwide selected as an outstanding student chapter, along with Athens State (Ala.) University, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the University of Scranton (Pa.) and Utah State University. C-SC will receive a plaque and a $1,000 award.

C-SC has received the outstanding student chapter award 13 times in the past 17 years. The competition focuses on promotion of careers in management accounting/financial management and encourages chapters to be creative in providing programs for their members. The judging criteria is divided into three areas: planning and evaluation, programs and activities and administrative. Outstanding chapters are selected based upon completing all elements of the program and demonstrating they have promoted IMA membership and student programs.

Huber, a senior accountancy and finance major from Quincy, Ill., was one of 10 students recognized from across the nation. She will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Students applying for the award must also submit two faculty recommendations to support the nomination. After receiving the award, students must turn in an official transcript from the spring 2020 semester.

A ceremony to recognize the IMA award winners was scheduled during the IMA Student Leadership Conference in Pittsburgh on Nov. 12-14, but the ceremony was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, a virtual conference will be held on Nov. 13.

Dr. Dell Ann Janney, associate dean of experiential education and external relations, also is the advisor for the IMA student chapter at Culver-Stockton.

IMA student chapters are dedicated to connecting accounting, finance and business students on college campuses.

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Hoffman, who is majoring in accounting, finance and marketing, serves as president of her IMA student chapter at C-SC but also is the treasurer and secretary of the IMA professional chapter in Quincy, Ill. She’s also on the executive board of her sorority, works a part-time job and has achieved a 3.8889 grade-point average.

Hoffman’s scholarship allowed her to attend IMA’s annual conference and expo in San Diego in June. She also attended the IMA Student Leadership Conference in Charlotte on Nov. 14-16 and was the featured speaker during the scholarship luncheon.

Dell Ann Janney, associate dean of experiential education and external relations at C-SC, also was a facilitator for a student roundtable during the conference in Charlotte. Other C-SC students to attend the conference were Danielle Reed, a senior marketing major from Quincy, Ill.; Alexis Janney, a senior marketing major from Canton, Mo.; and Ray Peters, a senior business administration and finance major from Hull, Ill.

Read more about Hoffman’s accomplishments here.

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