New pharmacy dean set to arrive in fall
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has hired a new dean for its College of Pharmacy.
Keith Olsen, who holds a doctorate of pharmacy degree, will begin in that role on or before Nov. 1, according to a news release. He will earn $240,000 annually.
Olsen is replacing Stephanie Gardner, who took over July 1 as UAMS' provost and chief academic officer. UAMS officials have named Kathryn Neill, the college's assistant dean, as an interim leader of the college until Olsen arrives.
He will make the move from Omaha, Neb., where he heads the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy. Olsen, who was a faculty member at the UAMS college from 1989 to 1993, specializes in critical care and infectious diseases, the news release states.
"I am confident that Dr. Olsen's wide-ranging experience will enable him to be a wonderful leader for the college and for UAMS," Chancellor Dr. Dan Rahn said in a statement.
ASU puts online its sports-tied master's
Arkansas State University is now offering an online master's degree in sports administration.
The 36-credit hour program is administered by the university's Health, Physical Education and Sports Sciences Department in the College of Education and Behavioral Science, according to a news release. It's available through Astate.edu/online.
The program targets graduate students interested in administration or management in professional sports, intercollegiate sports, sports recreation facilities, sports media, and sports marketing and management agencies. The program will require students to undergo an internship, the news release states.
The Commission on Sport Management Accreditation will conduct a site visit as well, the news release states.
Salary is $235,000 for new SAU chief
Southern Arkansas University's new president will earn more than his predecessor.
Trey Berry, who took the helm of the Magnolia university this month, will earn $235,000 annually, the university said. Berry asked that his salary be frozen for three years.
Berry joined the 3,546-student university in 2011 as a professor of history and dean of the College of Liberal and Performing Arts. A year later, he was promoted to provost and vice president for academic affairs. He succeeds David Rankin, who served as the president for 13 years and earned $203,873 annually.
In the new role, Berry said he will "hit the ground listening," according to a news release.
Metro on 07/12/2015