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Lise Youngblade

INTERIM PROVOST & EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

LISE M. YOUNGBLADE, Ph.D.

The Provost is the University’s Chief Academic Officer and oversees the integrity and success of the institution’s academic enterprise.

The responsibility of the Office of the Provost is to provide academic vision and leadership to fulfill the land-grant mission of Colorado State University. To chart CSU’s course to the forefront of excellence, the Provost’s Office will articulate, communicate, and facilitate the development of fundamental values basic to the University’s mission and administer academic programs and policies with the utmost respect for and attention to our constituents’ needs.

About Interim Provost Youngblade

Office of the Provost Reporting Units & Areas of Oversight

WORK WITH US

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Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President has launched an internal search for the next Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. 

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Dean, College of Business

Nominations and applications are open for the position of Dean of the College of Business at Colorado State University. 

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Dean, College of Natural Sciences

Nominations and applications are open for the position of Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at Colorado State University. 

KEY INITIATIVES

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HIGH-IMPACT RESEARCH

At CSU, research doesn’t stop at discovery — it moves into action, delivering practical solutions to the challenges people face every day. Our work fuels healthier lives, stronger communities, resilient industries, and a more sustainable world. As a leading research university and a new model for the modern land-grant mission, we’re turning ideas into impact across Colorado and far beyond.

ABOUT CSU

Colorado State University is one of the nation’s top public research universities and an institution on the rise. In the last decade, CSU has produced all-time highs in enrollment and success, record fundraising far outpacing ambitious goals, groundbreaking research driven by a highly productive faculty, a campus revitalized by a transformational building campaign, and, perhaps most important, an unrivaled learning environment from which nine of 10 recent graduates say they would choose CSU again and rate their education as excellent. To learn more about CSU, visit about.colostate.edu.

POINTS OF PRIDE

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Image description: 1.) CSU's research expenditures totaled $498.1 million in fiscal year 2023. 2.) CSU currently has a 17:1 student to faculty ratio. 3.) CSU's student body includes 20% Pell Grant recipients and 25% diverse enrollment. 4.) CSU dispersed $136 million in grant aid to undergraduates in 2021-2022. 5.) 90% of Rams secure employment or continued education within six months of graduation. 6.) CSU was named the 2024 Forbes Magazine best educational employer in Colorado. 7.) Nearly one in four CSU students is a first-generation college student. 8.) CSU ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide as ranked by The Center for World University Rankings.

THE CSU SYSTEM

It’s one thing to be located in a community but another entirely to be part of it: to know its attributes, its successes, and its challenges; to be a dedicated partner in seeking solutions that will best position communities and their citizens for the future. The Colorado State University System and its three campuses are just such partners for the state of Colorado. Our programs and our alumni are ingrained in communities across the state, joining every day with fellow citizens, policy makers, businesses, and organizations to spark innovation, hone ideas, and improve economic vibrancy and quality of life for the people of Colorado. At the heart of our work is a profound mission: providing access to educational excellence and opportunities that arise from it. To learn more about the CSU System, visit csusystem.edu.

PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY

INCLUSION

We create and nurture inclusive environments and welcome, value and affirm all members of our community, including their various identities, skills, ideas, talents and contributions.

INTEGRITY

We are accountable for our actions and will act ethically and honestly in all our interactions.

RESPECT

We honor the inherent dignity of all people within an environment where we are committed to freedom of expression, critical discourse, and the advancement of knowledge.

SERVICE

We are responsible, individually and collectively, to give of our time, talents, and resources to promote the well-being of each other and the development of our local, regional, and global communities.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

We have the right to be treated and the responsibility to treat others with fairness and equity, the duty to challenge prejudice, and to uphold the laws, policies and procedures that promote justice in all respects.

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