Vice President of Regional Campuses

The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), one of the largest and most diverse universities in Texas, invites inquiries, applications, and nominations for the inaugural Vice President of Regional Campuses. UTA recently announced its plan to add a new campus, known as UTA West, in Fort Worth, dedicated to fostering economic development and to meeting the educational needs of one of the fastest-growing areas in the country. UTA West will be developed as a part of a multi-year plan, with the goal of welcoming students as early as fall 2028 and could grow to serve more than 10,000 students. The new UTA campus will complement the UTA Fort Worth Center (FWC), already located in downtown Fort Worth, which focuses on serving working professionals by connecting education with careers and offers high-quality academic programs that meet the needs of students and the 21^st century workforce. 

The inaugural Vice President of Regional Campuses will have the opportunity to shape the vision and implementation strategy for the new UTA West campus and position the Fort Worth Center for continued success. Reporting directly to the President of The University of Texas at Arlington, the Vice President of Regional Campuses will provide strategic leadership and overall administration for UTA West and FWC by working across the University to create new, vibrant, innovative, and high-quality opportunities for learning, teaching, research, and service. UTA seeks an entrepreneurial and visionary leader with strong business acumen, demonstrated operational expertise, the ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with community leaders and government officials, and the ability to partner effectively with UTA leadership, deans, faculty, industry partners and community college leaders to build academic programs that meet workforce needs. 

Confidential inquiries, nominations, and applications (including curriculum vitae and letter of interest) should be submitted electronically in confidence below. 

Jackie Mildner is leading this search with Kelly McLaughlin and Pamela Carty.

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