Ming Lu has been teaching accounting at Santa Monica College since 2006. Besides
teaching his classes, Ming has several passion projects. Every year, he organizes
the Accounting Diversity Conference (opens in new window) which aims to encourage and empower students (especially underrepresented minority
students) to pursue a career in accounting. In addition, he runs an accounting-focused
YouTube channel, “Accounting Is for You
(opens in new window) ” where he interviews a wide variety of accounting professionals (including his former
students) about their careers and success strategies. Lastly, he presents financial
literacy workshops to different student groups throughout the year to educate students
on money management.
Courses
- Accounting 2, Corporate Financial and Managerial Accounting
- Accounting 10A, Intermediate Accounting A
- Accounting 10B, Intermediate Accounting B
-
Business 47, Understanding Money for Lifelong Success
Education and Qualifications
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Northrop Grumman: Tax Sector Administrator
- Deloitte: Senior Tax Accountant
- University of Southern California: Masters in Business Taxation
-
University of California, Berkeley: Bachelors in Economics
Honors and Awards
- 2021 California Society of CPA's Outstanding Educator Award
-
2012 Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society Teacher Excellence Award
Activities
- AICPA Academic Champion
-
CALCPA Accounting Education Committee