Provost candidate open forum: Dr. Rose Marie Ward

Northwest has identified finalists to become its next provost and is hosting a series of open forums and other opportunities for stakeholders to engage with each of the candidates.

All University stakeholders are invited to meet with provost candidate Dr. Rose Marie Ward during an open forum at 11 a.m. in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom. Students also are invited to visit with her during a meet-and-greet at 1:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.

Dr. Ward serves as special assistant to the provost and a professor of psychology at the University of Cincinnati, which she joined in 2022. She also served there as vice provost of graduate education and dean of the Graduate College.

Prior to joining the University of Cincinnati, she served Miami University in Ohio in several administrative roles that included associate dean of graduate studies; director of the Center for Teaching Excellence; grant writing for the College of Education, Health and Society; and graduate director of the Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition and Health. She also has served in faculty roles at Miami University since 2002 in its departments of Psychology; Kinesiology, Nutrition and Health; Statistics; and Educational Leadership.

She earned both her Ph.D. and Master of Arts degree in experimental psychology from the University of Rhode Island. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and communication from Juniata College in Pennsylvania.