Patrick Clare
Lower Gwynedd, PA
Major: Accounting and Finance
Minor: General Studies in Music Minor
Overseas Study: Kelley in Oxford Program
Internships/work experience: Assurance Intern at Ernst & Young
Campus Involvement/Community Activities:
- VP of Professional Development, Alpha Kappa Psi
- Student Executive Board, Kelley Living Learning Center
- Alternative Spring Break Volunteer, Civic Leadership Development
- Consultant, 180 Degrees Consulting
Career goal: I would like to work in public accounting or consulting. Additionally, I would like to return to school at some point during my career to earn an MBA.
Best IU experience so far: Watching IU beat Kentucky with a buzzer-beater.
One thing I want to do before I leave Bloomington/Campus: Swim in Showalter Fountain.
My greatest role model and why: My greatest role model is Lance Armstrong. I find the strength and perseverance with which he overcame cancer to be inspiring.
Favorite movie and why: My favorite movie is Jerry Maguire because of the lesson it teaches. It's not money, but the people you have in life that are most important.
Favorite musical artist/group: Bob Dylan
Something that would surprise people about me or a fun fact: I spent three summers cooking breakfast food in a pancake house at the Jersey shore.
