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School of Accounting, Finance and Economics

College of Business

Service

Ms. Clare Burns
Instructor, Director of the M.S.A. Program


Sayil

Professional Service 

Advisor
  • 2014 – 2017:  Carrie Lutcher Brown Foundation (Local).
  • 2015:  Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD - District Education Improvement Committee, Orange, Texas (Local).  Business Representative
  • 2011 – 2012:  First Presbyterian Church - Lemaster Committee, Orange, Texas (Local).
  • 2011 – 2012:  Frances Ann Lutcher Foundation, Orange, United States of America (Local).  Frances Ann Lutcher Trustee Chairman
  • 2011:  First Presbyterian Church of Orange, Orange, Texas (Local).  Frances Ann Lutcher Trustee Chairman
Board of Directors: Substantial Involvement
  • 2011 – 2016:  Goodwill Industries of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana (Regional).  Advisory Board/Finance Committee/Governance Committee

Board Member: Board of Trustees

  • 2011 – 2012:  First Presbyterian Church of Orange (Local).
  • 2010:  First Presbyterian Church of Orange.
  • 2009:  First Presbyterian Church of Orange.  Advisor to Finance Committee
  • 2007:  First Presbyterian Church of Orange.  Advisor to Finance Committee

Institutional Service  

Department Assignments

Assurance of Learning - Institutional Service:

  • 2020:  Revised the M.S.A. Internship Employer evaluation form to obtain more relevant information for assessment purposes.  
  • 2020:  Recommended revisions to the ACCT 2301 common questions and received approval from accounting department faculty.
  • 2020:  Assessed the oral communication goal for ACCT 5330 students.  
  • 2020:  Facilitated the Teamwork exercise in ACCT 5330  
  • 2008-2009:  Accounting 2301 Coordinator 

Member:

  • 2017-2018 – 2019-2020:  Accounting Department Scholarship Committee  
  • 2014-2015 – 2015-2016:  Accounting Search Committee 

Mentoring Activities:

  • 2020:  Mentored students regarding interviewing skills, career choices and successful completion of the CPA Exam 

Other Institutional Service Activities:

  • 2020:  Organized Employer Informational  
  • 2019:  Cardinal View  
  • 2015-2016 – 2020-2021:  Attendee at Beta Alpha Psi events  
  • 2012-2013 – 2019-2020:  M.S.A. Director 
  • 2009-2010 – 2019-2020:  Accounting 2301 Coordinator 
Student placements:
  • 2019 – 2020:  Student recommendations for internships and jobs 
  • 2019:  Networking with various companies for student internships

Writing Student Recommendations:

  • 2017-2018 – 2019-2020:  Student recommendation letters for scholarships and Ph.D. programs
  • 2015 – 2016:  Undergraduate and Graduate students  

College Assignments

Assurance of Learning - Institutional Service:

  • 2020:  Presented and received approval from the COB assessment committee for the M.S.A. Information Technology learning goal.  
  • 2014 – 2015:  Exit Exam Committee Member 
  • 2010-2011 – 2015-2016:  Program Assessment Project 

Member:

  • 2020-2021:  College of Business Strategic Planning (task force - Curricular Programming)     2
  • 019-2020 – 2020-2021:  Accreditation & Assessment  
  • 2019-2020:  Graduate Programs  
  • 2017-2018:  Graduate Program Committee  
  • 2015-2016 – 2016-2017:  Graduate Programs Committee  
  • 2012-2013 – 2014-2015:  Student-Faculty Relations Committee Â鶹ÊÓƵ  
  • 2011-2012:  Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 
  • 2007-2008 – 2010-2011:  Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Â鶹ÊÓƵ  

Mentoring Activities:

  • 2005-2006:  Shop Lamar  
Other Institutional Service Activities:
  • 2020:  Attended FEI Houston Academic Honors Day Meeting/Dinner on behalf of Â鶹ÊÓƵ COB with student recipient Marcos Lerma  
  • 2020:  Coordinated with University personnel and students on various scholarships including the Financial Executive Institute Scholarship and Edwin Vallery Scholarship.  
  • 2020:  Developed topics and organized participating firms for Soundbites for Success (last minute cancellation due to COVID)  
  • 2019-2020:  COB Team - Gift of Life Ribbon Run  
  • 2016:  Lamar Preview Day  
  • 2007-2008 – 2008-2009:  Beta Gamma Sigma 
  • 2009-2010 – 2020-2021:  Beta Gamma Sigma Treasurer  

Writing Student Recommendations:

  • 2010-2011 – 2011-2012:  Accounting Department 
Member:
  • 2016:  University Professor/Merit Award Selection Committee  
  • 2015:  Search Committee - M.B.A. Associate Director  
  • 2014-2015:  Strategic Planning Committee 
  • 2006-2007:  Undergraduate Curriculum Committee  

University Assignments

Committee Member:

  • 2017:  Evaluation Committee - RFP - Auditing Services  
  • 2013-2014:  Student-Faculty Relations Committee    
  • 2007-2008 – 2019-2020:  Honors Council  
  • 2010-2011 – 2012-2013:  Admissions Committee 
  • 2006-2007 – 2008-2009:  Â鶹ÊÓƵ Alumni Advisory Board    

Other Institutional Service Activities:

  • 2019-2020:  Provost Kickoff - Presented XTuple your Pass Rates: Program Development, Course Innovation and Reformed Delivery Methods to Department Chairs with Dr. Frank Badua  
  • 2018-2019:  Accounting Department Representative at Hall of Fame Luncheon

Community Service

Member:

  • 2010:  Little Cypress Junior High, Campus Improvement Committee
  • 2007 – 2009:  Little Cypress Junior High, Campus Improvement Committee
Other Community Service Activities
  • 2015 – 2016:  Orange County Aggie Mothers' Club - Treasurer