Alicen Flosi

Contact
Dr. Alicen Flosi
Director of Sustainability
Instructor of Information Systems
School of Accounting & Information Systems
Phone: (409) 880-8612
Email: flosiab@lamar.edu
Office: Galloway Business Building Room 227
M.S.-M.I.S. Nova Southeastern University
M.B.A. Lamar University
B.B.A. Lamar University
Courses Taught
M.B.A.:
Special Topics in Management
Bachelors:
Business Communications
Intro to ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Introduction to Business Technologies
Principles of Management Information Systems
Special Problems in Business
Special Topics in Management Information Systems
Visual BASIC Development
Courses taught, but not in the Schedule:
E-Commerce, Business Communications
Professional Experience
Academic Experience
Director of Sustainability, Lamar University (January, 2015 - Present), Beaumont, Texas.
Instructor, Lamar University (January, 1999 - Present), Beaumont, Texas. Teach courses in Management Information Systems.
Non-Academic Experience
Chief Financial Officer, Port Arthur Independent School District (July, 1997 - June, 1999), Port Arthur, Texas.
Assistant Superintendent for Business Services, Community Consolidated School District 59 (July, 1994 - June, 1997), Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Assistant Superintendent for Business Operations, McHenry School District 59 (July, 1993 - June, 1994), McHenry, Illinois.
Assistant to the Superintendent for Business Operations, Country Club Hills School District 160 (July, 1991 - June, 1993), Country Club Hills, Illinois.
Consulting
2013: LIT, Excel training for LIT employees
Service
Professional Service
Academic Conference: Panelist
2015: All College Day - LIT (Local). Present session on advanced spreadsheet features
Member: Committee/Task Force
2015: Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference, Houston, Texas (National). Program committee member and session chair for conference
2014: Construction Management Accreditation Meeting (Local).
Reviewer: Conference Paper
2014 – 2016: Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference (State).
Institutional Service
Department Assignments
Chair:2005-2006 – 2006-2007: ISAD MISY 1373 Curriculum Subcommittee
Faculty Advisor:
2013-2014: Student Organization Fair
2011-2012: Association for Information Systems
2019-2020 – 2020-2021: Exploring MIS
2014 – 2015: Recruitment Committee for MIS Professor
2017-2018 – 2018-2019: Cardinal View
2011-2012: MIS Session: Kristine Estes, November 10, 2010
College Assignments
Chair:
2020-2021: College of Business Strategic Planning (task force - Curricular Programming) (Co-Chair)
2019-2020 – 2020-2021: CoB Service Committee
2006-2007: GB Business Teaching Certification Development
Faculty Advisor:
2012-2013: Assist students competing in Big Idea Competition
2004-2005 – 2005-2006: Fellowship of Christ
Member:
2020-2021: Undergraduate Programs
2020-2021: Interview team for Chair of School of Accountancy and IS
2015-2016: Facilities, Technology, & Space Development Committee
2014-2015: Conferment
2014-2015: Accreditation and Assessment Committee Lamar University
2011-2012 – 2014-2015: General Business Program Committee Lamar University
2012-2013 – 2013-2014: Institutional Resources Committee Lamar University
2012-2013: Ad Hoc Committee for Academic Lecture Series
2011-2012: Institutional Resource Committee Lamar University
Assurance of Learning - Institutional Service
2017 – 2018: Provost's Kick-Off
2015: COB Strategic Planning Workshops
2012: College of Business Week - speaker Paul Chargois
2012: MISY 1373 AP 8-week course development
2011-2012: University Professor/Merit Awards
2010-2011: Career Service Overview
2010-2011: Writing Fellows Pilot Program
Mentoring:
2019-2020 – 2020-2021: Supervise Honors Students
2010-2011: Learning Community Program
Other Institutional Service Activities:
2019-2020: Strategic Planning Outreach Session
2016-2017: Excel training for administrative assistants in CoB
2014 – 2015: Business Development Week
2013-2014: Career Week: Schedule professional speakers for classes during Career Week
2012-2013: Freshman Orientation
2011: Judge - Big Idea Challenge
2011: Spring Open House
2013-2014 – 2015-2016: Sustainability: Assist/coordinate recycling in the College of Business
Writing Student Recommendations:
2018-2019 – 2019-2020: Business students
University Assignments
Chair:2020-2021: LU Reads for Change 2020
Faculty Advisor:
2016-2017 – 2020-2021: LU Green Squad
Mentoring Activities:
2018-2019: Sr. Engineering Project
2014-2015 – 2015-2016: Honors Student Supervision
Assurance of Learning - Institutional Service
Other Institutional Service Activities:
2012: Campus Wide Trash Off Day
Community Service
Chair of a Committee
2016 – 2020: Sustainability Programs on Campus
2012 – 2013: Westbrook High School, Assist with school activities: book fair, band concerts
2012: AIS Pie Your Professor
2012: AIS Bake Sale
2011 – 2012: Toy Collection
Other Community Service Activities
2013: Develop Promotional Materials for Beaumont Botanical Gardens
2011 – 2013: Assist in hosting American Valve & Hydrant Speech Contest
2012: Lifeshare
2011 – 2012: Southeast Texas Food Bank volunteer
Intellectual Contributions
Refereed Articles
- Fontenot, Sr., D., Flossi, A., & Dyson, J. (in press, 2018). A Spirit of Shared Learning: Bringing Classroom Content Alive. Southwestern Business Administration Journal.
- Dyson, J. & Flosi, A. (2015). Leadership: Using case studies to increase learning and interest. Southwestern Business Administration Journal, 15 (2).
- Flosi, A., Boone, R., Dyson, J., Brown, D., Kaufman, R., Bethany White, Lamar University, United States of America (2014). Service Learning: Real World Experience in a Classroom Setting. Southwestern Business Administration Journal.
- Mandal, P., Flosi, A., & Large, J. (2014). Title: Paradigm shift in teaching IT-based courses in a teaching university. International Journal of Business Information Systems.
- Bandyopadhyay, K., Moss, G., & Flosi, A. (2013). ERP Integration in the Accounting Curriculum. Competition Forum.
- Moss, G., Dyson, J., & Flosi, A. (2012). Impact Teaching: Lead or Be Left Behind. College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 7 (2), 6.
- Mandal, P. & Flosi, A. (2011). Horizontal Integration of Courses through SAP: Implementation in a Business School. International Journal of Business Information Systems.
- Flosi, A., & Bandyopadhyay, K. (2009). An Empirical Investigation into Factors Relating to the Use of Course Management Software by Post-Secondary Faculty. International Journal of Business Information Systems.
Refereed Proceedings
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Flosi, A., Flosi, A., Nelson, M., Sheehan, A., & Scott, I. (2021). Dealing with Academic Stress During Crisis: Navigating College While Being Affected by an Explosion, a Pandemic, and Multiple Hurricanes. Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference.
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Flosi, A., Fontenot, D., Nelson, M., Sheehan, A., & Scott, I. (in press, 2021). Dealing with Academic Stress During Crisis: Navigating College While Being Affected by an Explosion, a Pandemic, and Multiple Hurricanes. Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference.
- Fraccastoro, K., Flosi, A., Karani, K., & Moss, G. (in press, 2019). Disseminating Information to College Students in a Complex Media Environment. Academy of Business Research.
- Dyson, J., Flosi, A., Fontenot, D., Bhawal, S., Craig, M., Catherine Knuth, Deep Narula (2016). A Spirit of Shared Learning: Bringing Classroom Content Alive. Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference.
- Flosi, A. & Dyson, J. (2015). Leadership: Using case studies to increase learning and interest. Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference.
- Flosi, A., Boone, R., Dyson, J., Kaufman, R., White, B., Darrell Brown (2014). Service Learning: Real World Experience in a Classroom Setting. 22nd Annual Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference.
- Bandyopadhyay, K., Moss, G., & Flosi, A. (in press, 2013). ERP Integration in the Accounting Curriculum. American Society of Competitiveness.
- Flosi, A., Moss, G., & Dyson, J. (2008). Best Practices in Student Connections. International Society of Business Disciplines.
- Dyson, J., Flosi, A., & Moss, G. (2019). Social Responsibility: Preparing Students for the Real World. Southwestern Business Administration Journal, 18 (1), 10.
- Flosi, A. (2010). Introduction to Business Technologies Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
Presentation of Refereed Papers
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Flosi, A., Fontenot, D., Nelson, M., Sheehan, A., & Scott, I. (2021). Dealing with Academic Stress During Crisis: Navigating College While Being Affected by an Explosion, a Pandemic, and Multiple Hurricanes. Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference, Online/Houston, Texas.
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Dyson, J., Flosi, A., & Moss, G. (2018). Social Responsibility: Preparing Students for the Real World. Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference, Houston, Texas.
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Badua, F. (2017, August). Green Oasis: Measuring Sustainability Amelioration at a University Campus Situated in the Heart of TX Oil Country. Annual Meeting and Conference on teaching and Learning in Accounting - AAA, San Diego, United States of America.
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Dyson, J., Flosi, A., Fontenot, D., Bhawal, S., Craig, M., Catherine Knuth, Deep Narula (2016). A Spirit of Shared Learning: Bringing Classroom Content Alive. Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference, Houston, Texas.
- Flosi, A. & Dyson, J. (2015, October). Leadership: Using case studies to increase learning and interest. Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference, Houston, Texas.
- Flosi, A., Boone, R., Dyson, J., Kaufman, R., White, B., Darrell Brown (2014, October). Service Learning: Real World Experience in a Classroom Setting. 22nd Annual Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference, Houston, Texas.
- Bandyopadhyay, K., Moss, G., & Flosi, A. (2013). ERP Integration in the Accounting Curriculum. American Society of Competitiveness, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.