Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic public institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just minutes from the vibrant shores of Myrtle Beach. Offering more than 105 major fields of study, the university seamlessly combines top-tier academic programs with a tight-knit, supportive campus community. Known for its world-class marine science research and the unique natural laboratory of Waties Island, CCU provides students with unparalleled hands-on learning experiences. Beyond the classroom, the campus thrives with high-energy NCAA Division I athletics and a passionate student body known globally as Teal Nation. Whether you are looking for innovative undergraduate programs or impactful graduate degrees, Coastal Carolina University empowers students to lead, inspire, and make waves.
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Available Challenges
Third-Party Risk: New Vendor Onboarding Review
You're a Risk Advisory intern at Grant Thornton, staffed on an engagement for a mid-size\ client. The client's procurement lead describes their current vendor onboarding process: THE PROCESS: A business unit identifies a vendor and emails procurement with the vendor's name and contact info. Procurement creates the vendor in the system and issues a PO — no separate check of the vendor's financial stability, ownership, or sanctions status. First payment is made against the PO once goods/services are received. Annually, procurement reviews the full vendor list for duplicates. There is no requirement to re-verify a vendor once onboarded, even years later. YOUR TASK:\ Identify 2–3 specific risks in this vendor onboarding process, note what could go wrong\ for the client (be concrete — financial, reputational, or compliance exposure), and\ draft 1–2 sentences per risk that you'd actually say to the client in a findings\ readout — plain language, not jargon. Then record a 2–3 minute video explaining your reasoning, and describe one moment where\ you used an AI tool to help think through this and one place where you changed or didn't\ trust what it gave you.
Spot the Control Gap: Expense Reimbursement Walkthrough
You're a summer intern in Wells Fargo's Internal Audit group. Your team lead hands you a\ one-page write-up of how the expense reimbursement process currently works at a mid-size\ business unit and asks for a quick first-pass review before the team's kickoff meeting. THE PROCESS (as described to you): Employee submits an expense report with receipts through an internal portal. Employee's direct manager reviews and clicks "Approve" — approval is required within 5 business days or the report auto-approves. Finance processes payment via the next payroll cycle. No secondary review before payment. Receipts over $75 require an itemized receipt; anything under does not. Quarterly, Finance spot-checks 10 reports out of several thousand for accuracy. YOUR TASK:\ In writing, identify 2–3 specific control gaps or risks in this process (be specific\ about what could go wrong and how) and note one preliminary recommendation for each.\ Then explain, in a short paragraph, how you'd use an AI tool (like Copilot) to help you\ organize or research this — and where you'd stop trusting the AI's output and apply your\ own judgment instead. Then record a 2–3 minute video walking through how you found each issue and one specific\ moment you'd double-check or push back on an AI-generated answer rather than accept it\ as-is.
Your First Morning at a Retail Bank Branch
It's 8:15 AM at a Republic Finance branch in Fort Mill, SC. Your manager is out at a\ regional meeting and left you a short list of things that need attention before 11 AM,\ when a loan closing is scheduled. You have 30 minutes to review the situation below,\ decide what to do first, and explain your reasoning like you're briefing your manager\ when she calls in. THE SITUATION: A loan file for the 11 AM closing is on your desk. Skimming it, you notice the borrower's ID and the application list slightly different birthdates — a two-digit\ typo, or something worth flagging? A customer, Mrs. Alvarez, called twice yesterday asking why her loan funding is delayed. She's waiting on a callback. Your manager's email asks you to pull last week's closed-file audit numbers for the 10 AM regional call. A walk-in customer is at the counter asking general questions about loan products. YOUR TASK:\ Write a short action plan (a bullet list is fine) that shows: What you'd do first, second, third, and fourth — and why What you'd actually do about the ID/birthdate discrepancy (this is the compliance moment — don't skip it) A short, professional callback message to Mrs. Alvarez (2–4 sentences) explaining the delay without overpromising Then record a 5 minute video walking through your plan. Tell us how you decided what\ came first, and if you used any AI tools, show us one specific moment where you changed\ or corrected what the AI gave you.