From the Dean’s Desk: A&S, January 2024

The University of Tulsa acquires Fab Lab Tulsa

The University of Tulsa has announced the acquisition of Fab Lab Tulsa, which provides access to digital fabrication tools and resources throughout the community through membership and programming. The move is part of TU’s ongoing efforts to promote innovation and aligns with the university’s global reputation in engineering, computer science, and the creative arts. “We […]

Unique organizational studies program offers expansive opportunities

At roughly 75 majors, organizational studies is one of the largest majors in The University of Tulsa’s Kendall College of Arts & Sciences. From social sciences, media, and arts to business administration, the program provides students a wide range of knowledge and skills, rather than limiting them to a single discipline. But as a so-called […]

TU Law celebrates alumna Sara Hill’s historic confirmation to federal bench

The University of Tulsa’s College of Law congratulates alumna Sara Hill (JD ’03) as she becomes the first Native American woman to serve as a federal judge in Oklahoma. This historic appointment marks a significant milestone in the state’s legal landscape. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to confirm Hill, who fills a vacant […]

New faculty member brings expertise and INSPIRE lab to Psychology Department

The University of Tulsa Department of Psychology has a wide variety of faculty-led research labs. From the Exposure, Relaxation & Rescripting Therapy for Chronic Nightmares study to the Psychophysiology Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience lab, TU offers students the opportunity to participate in ongoing research and even publish their findings. New to Kendall College of Arts […]

More than 60 years of James Joyce Quarterly

Legend has it that Thomas Staley, former provost of The University of Tulsa, founded the James Joyce Quarterly, fondly known as JJQ, in his garage. Or was it his kitchen table? That was more than 60 years ago, and since then the journal has become an internationally esteemed publication known for its publishing of critical […]

Photograph of Kirsten Olds — Kirsten Olds

This January, the university revived a tradition of the “minimester.” This new J-term (short for January) featured six short-term, intensive A&S courses, including Artists and Publics with visiting curator Allison Glenn (funded by a grant from George Kaiser Family Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies); Leading Ladies: The Cinema of Greta Gerwig; and two faculty-led study abroad courses, Latin American Foodways, co-taught by faculty in Spanish and anthropology, and Politics and Culture in Japan. Students also had the opportunity to take Liberal Arts and Life, a career and life preparation course, in which students connected with mentors, learned about various career paths, and developed their resumés, cover letters, and interview skills. Alumni who were at TU in the late 1970s and 1980s: Did you participate in a May intersession course? Share with us your experiences on our social media or by email!
The intellectual life and energy in the Kendall College of Arts & Sciences is back full swing. On Jan. 18, we officially launched our new minor in Historical Trauma and Transformation, an initiative supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, that builds on our reputation and depth in trauma studies.
Three symposia this spring will bring leading scholars to Tulsa from around the world:

Acts of Reading: Non-Philosophy and Humanities, Feb. 23-24
Cultures of the Americas (with the Helmerich Center for American Research), March 1
In My End is My Beginning: Commemoration of the 750^th Anniversary of the Death of Thomas Aquinas (with the Honors College), March 8-9

Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge students have been researching the work of artist (and former TU faculty member) Daniel Lang. The exhibition Remembering Daniel Lang, curated by students under the supervision of their TURC mentor, Associate Professor Maria Maurer, are now on view in the Alexandre Hogue Gallery, with a closing reception (with curators’ talks and catalog distribution) on March 7.
We hope you’ll join us at these events as well as others! Please check the calendar and our social media for updates.

Embrace the ampersand,

Kirsten Olds
Interim Dean
Kendall College of Arts and Sciences

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