ISWD alumna named interim dean of MUW’s College of Business, Professional Studies

Mississippi State alumna Marty Brock is the interim dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies at Mississippi University for Women. 

Also chair of MUW’s Department of Business and professor of Management Information Systems, Brock’s appointment as interim dean began in August of 2018. In the position, she supervises an additional three departments, including the Department of Business, Culinary Arts Institute and legal studies. Brock joined MUW in 2006 as instructor and director of instructional technology and became instructor and coordinator for the Center for Teaching Excellence three years later. She served as MIS associate professor and assistant professor before taking on the role as business department chair in 2012 and becoming an MIS professor in 2017. 

“Dr. Brock has been a catalyst in the student growth and curricular innovation that has occurred across The W’s business programs. Working collaboratively with the faculty and staff, the College of Business and Professional Studies could not be in better hands, nor more ably led,” said Scott Tollison, MUW interim provost and vice president for academic affairs. 

The Caledonia native has served the campus in numerous capacities, most recently with the Planning Institution and Effectiveness Council, Graduate Council and Council of Chairs. She also has given presentations on a range of topics and has submitted a number of grant proposals related to enhancing student learning. 

Her professional affiliations include the Mississippi Business Educators Association, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, and the Association for the Advancement of Computing Education. 

Prior to joining MUW, Brock was an Extension instructor at Mississippi State. 

She earned her Ph.D. in instructional systems and workforce development with a minor in agricultural information science from MSU. The university also awarded Brock her master’s degree in business administration and bachelor’s degree in history. 

Brock said of her MUW colleagues, “I could not ask for a better group of faculty and staff to work with than those who serve in the Department of Legal Studies, the Culinary Arts Institute and the Department of Business. Under Dr. Tollison’s leadership, the College of Business and Professional Studies has grown and is in a wonderful place. 

“With recent curriculum redesign and innovative initiatives such as the 10K-MBA, I believe we are poised for further growth. I am both honored and humbled to have been asked to serve during this time of transition,” she added.