Dear WKU Faculty and Staff,
It is my pleasure to write this first note to you as Acting Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
I know that change is difficult and that we are at the beginning of a time for renewal. WKU continues to have challenges, and there is much hard work ahead of us. However, we know who we are and we understand our values. Operating on our principles and putting student success first will allow us to operationalize many of the goals in our new strategic plan,
Climbing to Greater Heights
. I am confident that our talented and dedicated faculty and staff will work together to achieve these goals.
I want you to know that my leadership style is collaborative and inclusive. I will do my best to engage with many of you and share information about Academic Affairs’ priorities and progress. Please know that I am always receptive to good ideas and creative solutions and I have already heard several. This reinforces my truly optimistic view of our future.
Finally, thank you for the notes of congratulations, support, and encouragement. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to serve WKU in this new role.
It will take me a “few” days to get up to speed on the many good (and challenging) things happening on this campus, but we will begin moving forward immediately, starting with the Comprehensive Academic Program Evaluation.
The CAPE Committee has completed its review of all 380 of WKU’s academic programs—majors, minors and certificates—and is ready to present its recommendations to the Academic Affairs Committee of the WKU Board of Regents on Friday. (You can find this recommendation in the Board materials
here
.) This is a monumental undertaking, and I want to thank the deans, faculty and staff who have worked long and hard to bring it to this point. The process is arduous, but the reward is ensuring that WKU offers a portfolio of academic programs that are aligned with the interests and needs of our students and the region we serve.
