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Board of Trustees faculty and staff awards
May 6, 2025 • Posted in

Trustees Honor Faculty, Staff

The University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees presented its annual faculty and staff awards during the 2025 Trustees Awards Banquet, held April 25 in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the recipients for 2025 were (pictured, from left) Margo Duvall, Dr. Christie Sampson, Nicole England ’18, Hunter Jackson ’12, Crystal Buchanan and Glendon Jenkins ’13. […]

Professors promoted
April 30, 2025 • Posted in

Board Votes for Promotion, Tenure for Five Faculty Members

The University of the Ozarks Board of Trustees granted tenure and approved promotions for several professors during the board’s annual spring meeting last week. Those who were recognized included (pictured, from left) Dr. Befrika Murdianti, Susan Edens, Dr. Sergio Molina, Dr. Argelia Garcia Saldivar and Dr. Javier Taylor. Murdianti, who joined the University in 2013, […]

Dr. Chris Hall Book
March 10, 2025 • Posted in

Hall Publishes Volume on Video Game Series

In February, Dr. Chris Hall, assistant professor of English at University of the Ozarks, published a volume of scholarly essays studying the critically and commercially acclaimed Metal Gear Solid video game series, titled The Metal Gear Solid Series: Critical Essays and New Perspectives. The book, which Hall co-edited with Steven Kielich (University of Rochester), was published […]

Kaethe Hoehling
September 16, 2024 • Posted in

Hoehling Co-Authors Journal Article

Dr. Kaethe Hoehling, director of counseling services at University of the Ozarks, has co-authored a recently published article in the “Journal of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.” Hoehling teamed up with four other scholars to write the article, “Women serving in special operations forces: Practical recommendations for mental health providers.” “I am […]

Dr. Macy Jones
August 20, 2024 • Posted in ,

Jones Participates in National Stage Combat Workshop

Dr. Macy Jones, assistant professor of theatre and communication at University of the Ozarks, spent part of her summer learning stage combat skills and safety training. Jones participated in the two-week National Stage Combat Workshop (NSCW) in Ruston, La., July 21 through Aug 4. The NSCW is run by the Society of American Fight Directors […]

Dr. Jisook Park

Park Joins Faculty as Music Professor and Collaborative Pianist

Dr. Jisook Park has been hired to join the University of the Ozarks faculty as assistant professor of music – piano/staff collaborative pianist, beginning the 2024 Fall Semester. Park most recently served as visiting assistant professor of piano and collaborative piano at Eastern New Mexico University, where she managed the piano program and accompanied students, […]

Dr. Chris Hall
July 10, 2024 • Posted in ,

Hall Presents Research in Greece

Dr. Chris Hall, assistant professor of English at University of the Ozarks, presented research in progress this summer at the Derrida Today conference held in Athens, Greece, June 10-14. The conference is a biennial gathering of scholars writing on the work of philosopher Jacques Derrida and the theory of deconstruction. Hall’s paper, titled “Oikonomia, Geschlecht, […]

Juan Carlos Garcia-Pina
June 26, 2024 • Posted in ,

Garcia-Pina Rosete Has Paper Published in Academic Journal

Dr. Juan Carlos Garcia-Pina Rosete, assistant professor of management at University of the Ozarks, is the lead author of a paper that has been accepted for publication in the prestigious Meditari Accountancy Research Journal. Garcia-Pina Rosete is the paper’s principal author along with co-author Dr. Rafael Hernandez Barros of the EAE Business School in Barcelona, […]