Acting Associate Provost for Academic Operations Appointed

Campus Colleagues,

Earlier this month, I informed you of a new role within the Office of the Provost: associate provost for academic operations. I am pleased to announce that Christine Harper has agreed to serve as acting associate provost for academic operations. 

Christine joined the University of Kentucky in 2010, where she served in the role of assistant dean of admissions and student affairs within the College of Dentistry, and she has since worked in multiple other areas of the university, including the Office for Student Success and the Office of the Provost, as an associate provost. 

As associate vice president of enrollment and chief enrollment officer for UK, Christine has helped shape our success in growing our first-year undergraduate cohorts and expand access for transfer students to join UK through mapped Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) pathways. Through these efforts, she has worked closely with college faculty and staff to support their individual enrollment goals. In addition, Christine served on the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) compliance review committee through UK’s last accreditation. 

Christine’s experience collaborating with individuals and groups across the university, including faculty, staff and senior leadership, will allow her to continue working with college leadership and faculty as acting associate provost for academic operations. She will help the Office of the Provost and our colleges and programs focus and collaborate more on academic operational efforts at UK.

I appreciate Christine’s willingness to step into this role, and I am confident that she will use her experience to continue UK’s forward momentum.

Please join me in thanking her — and thank you for your continued efforts supporting our mission to advance our Commonwealth. 

Robert S. DiPaola, M.D. 
Provost