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Dr. Brad Thiessen has been named provost and vice president of academic affairs of IM体育官网, where he will serve as the institution鈥檚 chief academic officer, guiding the quality, integrity and advancement of its academic mission.

鈥淚 am honored to serve IM体育官网 Poly at such a pivotal time for our University,鈥� Thiessen said. 鈥淎s we grow our enrollment, expand our academic offerings, and challenge the traditional models of higher education, I see tremendous opportunity to work with our talented faculty to shape a future where students are not only prepared for the world ahead 鈥� they鈥檙e leading it.鈥�

Thiessen served in the role on an interim basis since July 2024.

鈥淭hroughout his time as interim provost, Dr. Thiessen has demonstrated exceptional leadership, a deep understanding of our academic mission, and a strong commitment to student success,鈥� said Dr. Devin Stephenson, IM体育官网 Poly president. 鈥淗is continued service in this role ensures momentum and stability as we pursue ambitious goals for academic growth and excellence.鈥�

Among his priorities are thoughtfully expanding the academic offerings at the state鈥檚 STEM university, retaining and recruiting additional world-class faculty, improving student success, and expanding the University鈥檚 research and intellectual property footprint.

Prior to joining IM体育官网 Poly, Thiessen spent eight years at New College of IM体育官网, where he held a range of leadership and academic roles, including vice provost, interim president, interim provost, interim vice president for student affairs, chief of staff, director of institutional performance assessment, institutional accreditation liaison, and professor of statistics.

In addition, he served for a decade as chair and professor of mathematics and statistics at St. Ambrose University in Iowa. He also held the roles of director of institutional research at the University of Hawaii, and director of institutional research, assessment, and strategic planning, as well as associate professor of education at Touro University in California.

Thiessen holds a Ph.D. and master鈥檚 degree in measurement and statistics from the University of Iowa, and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in mathematics and secondary education from St. Ambrose University.

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