OneWSU Leadership Evolution

Effective July 1, 2022, Washington State University will undergo a leadership evolution to better support our campuses and local communities by allowing an appropriate level of autonomy for each location, ensuring our land-grant mission of providing education to all, regardless of means or background.

• Board of Regents
• Washington State Office of the Attorney General⁺Senior Assistant Attorney General
• President
• Vice President ADVANCEMENT AND CEO OF WSU FOUNDATION
• Vice President EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
• Vice President and CFO FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
• Vice President and CHRO HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES
• Vice President and CIO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
• Vice President MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
• Chief of Staff
• Chancellor WSU EVERETT
• Vice President ACADEMIC OUTREACH AND INNOVATIONChancellor WSU GLOBAL
• Vice President HEALTH SCIENCESChancellor WSU SPOKANE
• Dean Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
• Dean College of Nursing
• Dean College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Chancellor WSU TRI-CITIES
• Chancellor WSU VANCOUVER
• Provost and Executive Vice President Chancellor WSU PULLMAN
• Director Vice Chancellor INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
• Vice President Vice Chancellor INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
• Vice President Vice Chancellor RESEARCH
• Vice President Vice Chancellor STUDENT AFFAIRS
• Vice Provosts
• Dean College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
• Dean College of Arts and Sciences
• Dean Carson College of Business
• Dean Murrow College of Communication
• Dean College of Education
• Dean Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
• Dean College of Veterinary Medicine
• Dean Honors College
• Dean Graduate School
• Dean Libraries

The biggest changes of note are the appointment of the WSU Pullman Chancellor and the change in reporting structure for Cougar Athletics, International Programs, the Office of Research, and the Division of Student Affairs. With this transition, Athletic Director Pat Chun, Vice President Asif Chaudhry, Vice President Chris Keane, and Vice President Mary Jo Gonzales will formally assume additional roles as WSU Pullman Vice Chancellors for their respective areas. Effective July 1, 2022, these four leaders will report to the WSU Pullman Chancellor. Appointing these area leaders to expanded roles that include a focus on WSU Pullman will allow our flagship campus to grow and maintain an identity that is separate from that of the WSU system.

Effective immediately, I have charged a team, led by the President’s and Provost’s offices, to manage the transition over the next year. Additionally, this team will be working with subgroups in Athletics, International Programs, Research, and Student Affairs to ensure a smooth and thoughtful transition. We will also be engaging many of you in a set of working groups across the system encompassing finance and administration, research, internationalization, student success, and academic and faculty affairs, to provide recommendations for a successful evolution. Finally, over the course of the next year, we will develop what the appropriate structure looks like for the WSU System Office.