Deans and Executives

Record-breaking enrollment, major reductions in WSU’s annual operating deficit, and other achievements lauded.

President Kirk Schulz will introduce and present crimson-colored coats to the six individuals named to leadership posts at WSU in the past 12 months.

As a young scholar, Matthew Jockers loved both the wildness of literature and the controlled logic of computer programming. Today he’s dean of WSU’s College of Arts and Sciences.

The Washington Post profiled WSU Athletic Director Pat Chun and the path that made him the first Asian American to lead a Power Five program.

The award recognizes WSU Vancouver Chancellor Mel Netzhammer’s service to the students and families of Vancouver Public Schools.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Leading literary scholar and data scientist Matthew Jockers has been named dean of the WSU College of Arts and Sciences.

The candidates will meet with faculty, staff, students and administrators during April.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Bruce Pinkleton has been named dean of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University following a national search.

As a longtime faculty member, Pinkleton has held several roles at Murrow, including head of the Strategic Communication degree program, the graduate director and associate dean.

More information about the dates, times and locations is available at studentaffairs.wsu.edu/avp.