Ledger and Quill

FAQ

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FAQ

(Who or what is Ledger & Quill?

Ledger & Quill, or "L&Q," is the friends and alumni support organization of the DePaul University School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems. It was established in 1972, and is in its fourth decade of service to DePaul, the School, and the accounting profession. We are DePaul's oldest alumni group, one of the largest accounting networks in the area, and may very well be unique in the nation.

What does it do?


Success Through Scholarship students

Ledger & Quill works to enhance the prestige and value of a DePaul accounting degree, chiefly through helping to attract, educate and graduate the best accounting students. One of its oldest goals is to maintain School pre-eminence in professional accounting education.

We also provide activities for members and friends, including social events, receptions, CPE sessions and regular networking opportunities.

How does it do this?

Through its extensive array of student, faculty and School support--an array possibly unmatched nationally: distinguished professorships, generous scholarships and awards, student and student-group support and more.

For a fuller overview, click on our latest L&Q scholarship awardees to go to our programs page.

Sounds pretty expensive . . .

Indeed.

L&Q's scholarship and award programs alone, including all awards "under the L&Q umbrella," total over $200,000 annually. Add the professorships, and faculty, student group and School support, and L&Q's contributions to DePaul are significant.

But where does all that money come from?

Members.

L&Q receives no funds from the university. Members' annual contributions are our only source of revenue.

Alumni, friends, firms, corporations, foundations and benefactors—close to 2,000 individual members – supported and matched by many firms and foundations pay the bills.

Why do they do this?

In order to maintain DePaul's recognized excellence in accounting education, and so the University continues to be considered an "educator of choice" for major firms and industries. This support enhances the value of your accounting degree as well. Finally, through this important work, the profession itself is strengthened.

Who are L&Q's members?

L&Q members are those who have contributed to the School of Accountancy or Ledger & Quill, or restricted their annual gift to DePaul to the School or L&Q. It is, in brief, and alumni association--but of the Accounting branch of the DePaul family. L&Q members are undergraduate alums, alums of our many graduate programs and our Accounting Studies Program as well. Generally, anyone who has benefited from DePaul's accounting programs can become a member.

Further, L&Q is always flattered by the fact that some members are not DePaul alums--they just admire what we do and want to be part of us.

So if my undergraduate degree is not from DePaul, but I earned my MST degree there, I can join?

Of course! And again, we're always flattered how many graduate school alums we have as members, especially in the MST program.

How does membership in L&Q relate to membership in other DePaul alumni organizations?

In a word, synergistically.

Membership in Ledger & Quill entails automatic membership in the DePaul University Community, by virtue of your supporting DePaul through L&Q. But it does NOT work the other way: contributing to DePaul generally will not get you on the L&Q membership roster unless you restrict or specify your gift to the School of Accountancy or Ledger & Quill, or any school-based scholarship fund

(And while we're here, many L&Q members and Accounting alums participate in the ASK program--Alumni Sharing Knowledge, through which you can share
your experiences and insights with a DePaul accounting student. If you're interested, click the ASK logo.)

Want to join us now?

For the moment, call 312-362-5379, and ask for more information on Ledger & Quill--we'll send you information ASAP!