AICPA introduces its new "Start Here, Go Places." web site.

On July 28, the AICPA's Academic & Career Development team launched an updated version of the Start Here, Go Places. Web site, the cornerstone of the profession's student recruitment efforts. The award-winning Start Here, Go Places. program encourages high school and college students to pursue careers in accounting and ultimately to become CPAs. The site builds on the program's existing momentum, while providing an even more interactive and robust experience.

The SHGP site lays the groundwork for students to discover exactly what a career in accounting means, and gives them the opportunity to apply their own interests and criteria to identify the career path that's right for them. Among the many helpful resources located on the Web site, the recent enhancements include:

* The "FutureMe" feature allowing students to create a future vision of themselves and discover accounting career...