About

Office of the Dean

Kirsten Olds

Interim Dean
Kirsten Olds, Ph.D., was named interim dean of The University of Tulsa’s Kendall College of Arts & Sciences on Feb. 1, 2023. She previously served as senior associate dean for faculty and community engagement of Kendall College and associate professor of art history.

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Kirsten Olds
Interim Dean, Kendall College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Art History
Office of the Dean
Chapman Hall, Room 111
918-631-3714
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Lara Foley
Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Affairs
Chapman Hall, Room 113
918-631-2050
lara-foley@utulsa.edu

Stephanie Boulden
Manager of Special Projects and Technical Needs
Chapman Hall, Room 111
918-631-3795
stephanie-boulden@utulsa.edu

Steven Buchele
Special Projects and Technical Needs Associate
Chapman Hall, Room 109
918-631-3012
steven-buchele@utulsa.edu

Lindsey Boulden
Communications and Events Coordinator
Chapman Hall, Room 115
918-631-2208
lab428@utulsa.edu

Points of Pride
- 96% placement rates in jobs or graduate school
- Since 1991, there have been 365 Presidential Scholars.
- In the past five years, 288 Arts & Science students traveled abroad to more than 42 countries.
- Since 1980, 39 Arts & Sciences professors received the TU Outstanding Teacher Award.
- 20 Arts & Science students received research grant awards (2016-2017)
- Students have won competitive awards such as: Harry S. Truman Scholarship, Marshall Scholarship, Fullbright Scholarship and The Vance and Betty Lee Stickell Student Internship
- Kendall College is home to six award winning journals: James Joyce Quarterly, Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature, Russian Studies in History, Nimrod: International Journal of Prose and Poetry, Journal of Modern Periodical Studies and the student journal Stylus.
- Kendall College alumni include: author Rilla Askew, Emmy-winning student director Chase Chambers, Chief of Operations at the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center Monte Hawkins, author S.E. Hinton, actor Wesam Keesh, actor and producer Julius Tennon, actor Wade Williams
- Students go on to pursue graduate studies at leading universities: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Oxford and Chicago to name a few.
Board of Visitors
- Caroline Abbott
- Ellen Adelson
- Mitch Adwon
- Joanie Atkinson
- Leta Bell
- Barbara Blackburn
- Don Blackburn
- John Bovaird
- Beth Bovaird
- Laurie Brumbaugh
- Bill Derrevere
- Harriet Derrevere
- Linda Feagin
- John Finley
- Linda Frazier
- Marc Frazier
- Greg Frizzell
- Michael Graves
- Monte Hawkins
- Kim Johnson
- Jenk Jones
- Jake Jorishie
- Cheryl LaFortune
- Mary Lhevine
- Judy McCormack
- Paula Milsten
- Bob Mogelnicki
- Mahvash Moghaddam
- Valerie Naifeh
- TimPhoenix
- George Schnetzer
- Greg Spears
- Julius Tennon
- Bruce Tibbets
- Frances Tibbets
- Steve Turnbo
- Bill Watson
- Julie Watson
- Melissa Weiss
- Martin Wing
Contact

Office of the Dean
Chapman Hall, Room 111
918-631-3795
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Stephanie Boulden
Manager of Special Projects and Technical Needs
Chapman Hall, Room 111
918-631-3795
stephanie-boulden@utulsa.edu