College of Information and Communications
Faculty and Staff
Kara Law
Title: | Assistant Dean of Administration and Finance |
College of Information and Communications | |
Email: | lawkh@mailbox.sc.edu |
Phone: | 803-777-5066 |
Fax: | 803-777-4103 |
Office: | School of Journalism and Mass Communications 800 Sumter Street, Room 240C Columbia, SC 29208 |
Education
B.A., Public Relations, University of South Carolina
M.B.A., Finance, University of South Carolina
Position
Kara Law manages the financial and administrative operations of the college. Law provides guidance, monitoring and analysis to administration and departments. Additionally, Law oversee activities related to human resources, facilities, and information technology.
Background
Law previously served as the director of finance for the Division of Student Affairs
and Academic Support at the University of South Carolina. She was responsible for
$95 million in budgets encompassing more than 30 departments and five responsibility
units for the division.
Additionally, Law has served as a tuition and budget analyst in the University Budget
Office where she provided budget oversight and training for a variety of USC administrative
units and specialized in fee management and revenue projections for the university.
She also chaired the Tuition Refund Appeal Committee and was a member of the Service
Unit Allocation Committee.
Before joining USC, Law worked for an industry-leading distribution company with progressively
greater responsibility in roles including project management, general ledger accounting,
accounts receivable and treasury management.
Law is pursing her doctorate in educational leadership and policies at USC.