President Kaler names Joy K. Ward provost after national search

President Eric W. Kaler announced today that Joy K. Ward will be ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s next provost and executive vice president, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Since becoming interim provost, Ward has led development of a strategic initiative to add 100 net new tenured and tenure-track faculty positions, collaborated on planning for the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building and overseen the launch of a restructured Undergraduate Advising Support Office and implementation of new Undergraduate General Education Requirements.