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, […]
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 […]
Every time University of the Ozarks Professor of Spanish Dr. William Clary taught a class, it was a learning experience not only for his students, but for him. Clary is retiring this month at the end of the Fall 2024 Semester after 18 years at Ozarks and a total of 30 years as a college […]
Dr. Darrin Hunt, assistant professor of biology at University of the Ozarks, is the lead author of a new scholarly article on invasive mussels in streams in the journal Hydrobiologia and will discuss his research during a webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Hunt’s article appeared in the July edition of the peer-reviewed aquatic biology journal […]
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, 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 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, 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, […]
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, […]
(Photos courtesy of Russell Jones, instructor of broadcast/video/multimedia storytelling) A group of University of the Ozarks faculty and students are taking part in a coordinated, multi-year research project that is examining the effects of an event that hasn’t occurred since Thomas Jefferson was president of the United States. The event is being called the Great […]