Vice President of Student Affairs candidate forum: Jacob Johnson

The screening committee charged with considering candidates to become Northwest Missouri State University’s next vice president of student affairs is introducing finalists for the role and will host opportunities to meet with two candidates this week.

Dr. Jacob Johnson will visit the Northwest campus on Friday, May 8, and speak with the University community during a public forum at 11 a.m. in the J.W. Jones Student Union Boardroom.

Johnson serves as assistant provost of leadership development and compliance at Southern Utah University. He has served at Southern Utah in multiple roles during two employment periods there, including as director of equal opportunity and Clery compliance; assistant dean of students and director of planning, assessment and accountability; and assistant director of student involvement and leadership.

He also has served in student life, academic support and compliance roles at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Idaho and Idaho State University

He has a J.D. from the University of Idaho with a Ph.D. in higher education leadership and a Master of Arts degree in educational administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has a Bachelor of Science in political science and communications from Southern Utah University and an Associate in Science degree in general studies from Utah Tech University.