Marie G. Kulesza, CPA
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Contact
Phone: 860.231.5395
E-mail:
mkulesza@sjc.edu
After many years working in the public accounting field, Marie G. Kulesza, a certified public accountant, started an academic career to fulfill her love for teaching. Today, as an Assistant Professor of Business Administration, her experience as an auditor of municipalities, not-for-profit organizations and privately held corporations, enhance her lectures in auditing and financial accounting.
Accounting requires constant updating to keep up with emerging issues in the profession, and students need to be provided with links to the “real world” whenever possible. Kulesza combines both past experience and current research in accounting to improve students’ learning experience and the development of their critical thinking skills to prepare them as they enter the professional world. And she wants students to see accounting in a better light. Kulesza stresses that by learning accounting, you have a better understanding of the business world. "I know that many assume accounting is boring, but my enthusiasm for the subject is contagious," she said.
For Kulesza, one of the best parts of teaching at Saint Joseph College is the strong sense of community. “Students and faculty are encouraged to participate in many activities outside of the classroom that enhance the college experience for the students. I enjoy being part of that process."
Degrees
M. S., University of Hartford
B.S., Central Connecticut State University
Certified Public Accountant, State of Connecticut
RecentResearch/Publications/Presentations
Kulesza, M. and Weaver, P. (2011), “CPA Owners: The Reluctant Retirees”, Connecticut CPA.
Kulesza, M., Weaver, P. and Friedman, S., (in press) “Frederick W. Taylor’s Presence in 21st Century Management Accounting Systems and Work Process Theories”, Journal of Business and Management, Special Issue: Frederick Winslow Taylor, Reflections of the Relevance of the Principles of Scientific Management, 100 Years Later.
Kulesza, M., Mihalek, P. and Crespi, C., Incentive-Based Tax Legislation and the Film Industry, 14th Connecticut State University Faculty Research Conference, Western Connecticut State University, April 2011
Kulesza, M., Mihalek, P. and Crespi, C., Auditing Syllabus and Techniques for the New Professor, , Effective Teaching Practices Poster Session, Third Annual Conference On Teaching and Learning in Accounting, American Accounting Association – Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, August 2010
Kulesza, M., Mihalek, P. and Rich, A., Diversity in the Accounting Curriculum, Effective Teaching Practices Poster Session, Third Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting, American Accounting Association – Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, August 2010
Kulesza, M., Mihalek, P., and Durant, M., Film Production Incentives, Tax Section, American Accounting Association – 2009 Northeast Region Meeting, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 2009
Duffy, C., Kulesza, M., and Perry K., Playing Monopoly to Teach Accounting, Craft of Teaching Concurrent Session, Second Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting, American Accounting Association – Annual Meeting, New York, New York, August 2009
Kulesza, M. and Mihalek, P., Teaching with Technology in Auditing Courses, Effective Teaching Practices Poster Session, Second Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting, American Accounting Association – Annual Meeting, New York, New York, August 2009
