Associate Provost - Western Colorado University

Western Colorado University is seeking an Associate Provost to help shape the future of academic excellence, innovation, and student success in Gunnison, Colorado. Reporting directly to the Provost, this senior leader will influence undergraduate and graduate education, faculty development, strategic initiatives, and institutional priorities, including oversight of the School of Graduate Studies and a campus wide general education reform initiative. This is an on-campus opportunity for a collaborative, forward-thinking academic leader ready to make a university-wide impact.

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Western Colorado University
, is recruiting an Associate Provost to join their team in Gunnison, Colorado. This is an on-campus senior leadership opportunity reporting directly to the Provost. Relocation assistance is available.

Western Colorado University offers the opportunity to make an institution-wide impact in a highly collaborative academic environment. Located in Gunnison, Colorado, Western brings together undergraduate and graduate education with a strong commitment to academic quality, student success, and continuous improvement.

The Associate Provost will join the university at a time when Academic Affairs is advancing several significant priorities, including graduate education, general education reform, accreditation, strategic planning, and the exploration of new academic programs. For a higher education leader who enjoys working across disciplines and turning strategy into action, this role offers meaningful scope and visibility.

Reporting to the Provost, the Associate Provost is a senior academic administrator responsible for helping ensure the quality and integrity of Western's undergraduate and graduate degrees while sharing in the leadership of academic operations.

This position combines academic strategy, faculty and staff leadership, program development, institutional governance, and external representation. The Associate Provost typically supervises 8–12 faculty and administrative leaders and works across the university to move strategic priorities forward. The role also represents Academic Affairs in shared governance and with organizations and governing bodies such as the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), Higher Learning Commission (HLC), and Board of Trustees.

• Strategic Planning, Assessment & Academic Oversight (25%): Help lead academic operations, fiscal health, curriculum review, assessment, and accreditation while promoting data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement. Partner with academic departments to explore opportunities for new graduate programs.

• Faculty & Staff Recruitment, Retention & Development (25%): Foster an environment that supports excellence in teaching, scholarship, service, professional growth, and innovation. Provide leadership, mentoring, and performance management for academic administrators reporting through Academic Affairs.

• Strategic Implementation & Institutional Representation (20%): Translate Western's strategic plan, mission, and institutional priorities into action within the Office of the Provost. Represent Academic Affairs in shared governance, state committees, and external organizations, and support responses to Board of Trustees inquiries.

• Advancement & Student Success Partnerships (15%): Collaborate with Alumni Relations, Career Services, Sponsored Programs, and Advancement to strengthen students' professional pathways, pursue innovative funding strategies, and help lower the cost of education. Contribute to grant development and external partnerships as appropriate.

• Conflict Resolution &…