Executive arts
Near the end of her arts management studies, Jennifer Boyd Martin (BA '13) became 108|Contemporary's first intern. Since then, she has served this innovative organization in increasingly senior roles and recently was named executive director. "Many of our employees and interns have been students at TU," said Boyd Martin. "Having the chance to give them advice and support really is an example of life coming full circle."
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Over at the deanery
The new year began on a high note at the TU College of Law with the arrival of Dean Oren Griffin. Prior to coming to TU, Griffin served as a professor and senior administrator at Mercer University School of Law. "My top aspirations are raising our law school's national profile, recruiting outstanding faculty, expanding our programs and offerings in Native American law, and making contributions to the Tulsa community," he said.
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Origin story
Anthropology Professor Thomas Foster's new book, Apalachicola, follows the history of the people who contributed to the culture attributed to the Creek Indians. Focusing on their adaptation to a changing environment over a long period, Foster sheds light on this community prior to European colonialism and "how human societies have dealt with uncertainty and risk in their lives."
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A cool eight million
The Collins College of Business' Student Investment Fund (SIF) started the semester at $8 million, making it one of the top 25 in the nation. SIF faculty advisor Tally Ferguson explains what the fund is and how it is a key element in finance students' education: "Thanks to the generous donations of TU friends and alumni, students have gained valuable hands-on experience that will prepare them for challenges in their careers."
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Evidence of a Queer Past: Recovering Willa Cather and Edith Lewis' Creative Partnership
Thursday, Jan. 27, 7-8:30 p.m.
Tyrrell Hall Auditorium/Online via Zoom
The Oklahoma Center for the Humanities invites you to this hybrid-presentation lecture by Melissa Homestead, professor of English at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Discover more.
Faculty recital: Maureen O'Boyle and Stuart Deaver
Sunday, Jan. 30, 5-6:30 p.m.
Meinig Recital Hall, Lorton Performance Center
Join us for Beethoven's Sonata for Piano and Violin in F Major, Op. 24 ("Spring"); Spiegel im Spiegel, by Arvo Pärt; and Sonata No. 2 for Piano and Violin in A Major, Op. 100, by Johannes Brahms. Masks required. More notes.
Lunar New Year Night Market
Monday, Jan. 31, 6-9 p.m.
Great Hall, Student Union
Plan to celebrate the beginning of the year of the tiger with a variety of Asian games, arts and crafts, gifts, food and drinks. Masks required. More information.
The Truth Must be Spoken: Jesuit Political Theology and Rupert Mayer's Resistance to Hitler
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 6-7 p.m.
Chapman Hall
Russell Lemmons, University Distinguished Professor of History at Jacksonville State University, will present this lecture. Further details.
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