Associate Provost for Academic Operations Named
Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to announce that Christine Harper has accepted the offer to serve as associate provost for academic operations after a national search.
Christine has served as the acting associate provost for academic operations since the role was created last summer.
Since joining the University of Kentucky in 2010, Christine has worked in many areas of the university including the College of Dentistry, the Office for Student Success and the Office of the Provost.
Before being named acting associate provost for academic operations, she served as associate vice president of enrollment and chief enrollment officer for UK, where she led efforts to foster the university’s success in growing our first-year undergraduate cohorts and expanding access for transfer students to join UK through mapped Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) pathways. In addition, she served on the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) compliance review committee through UK’s last accreditation.
As a reminder, moving forward, any questions you may have about admissions, scholarships and financial aid should be directed to the Office for Student Success, led by Vice President for Student Success Kirsten Turner.
During the past several months in her acting role, Christine has been able to translate the vast experience she had working closely with college faculty and staff to support their individual enrollment goals to this acting position. Her leadership has facilitated a much more focused collaboration on academic operational efforts between the Office of the Provost and UK’s colleges and programs.
I am happy Christine will build upon this momentum, and I am confident that she will use her experience — both in the acting role and during her time at UK — to ensure we are meeting the academic administration and student success missions of the university.
Please join me in congratulating Christine.
Robert S. DiPaola, M.D.
Provost