Office of the Dean: Office of Accounting and Finance

The budget office has three full-time employees, Mr. Jim Clark, Director of Fiscal Management and Federal Liaison, Mrs. Jerrielynn Newland, Budget Specialist, and Mrs. Jennifer Howard, Budget Specialist.. Ms. Carrie Caulk is our student assistant who provides administrative support.
The duties of this office are to support the Dean in the development and implementation of the College budget. In addition, we support the Dean in requests for future funding from the University, state and federal agencies, and track current year financial activity through a financial management information system.
Once a month, the financial information system provides the status of carry forwards, encumbrances, budget, expenditures and balances for all sources of funds to the Dean and all other budget unit heads. A supplemental monthly report on the status of the College building fund and grant activities is also provided. Other supplemental reports are developed based upon request.
Administrative coordinating duties of our office include:
Processing of:
- Personal services contracts
- In state travel expense vouchers
- Out of state travel requests and travel vouchers
- Supplemental consultant pay
- Direct pay requests
Banner related activities:
- Accounting
- Purchasing
For your convenience, many of the most-used financial forms are available in the Faculty/Staff section of this website. Simply log in and click on “online forms” to gain access.

