Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President
Welcome from Interim Provost Mercer
Kansas State University is indeed a special place. I know this first hand as a student and long-standing dean. Now, I am honored to be serving my alma mater as Interim Provost. I believe in the shared ideals and core values that make K-State a vibrant and inclusive community of scholars. With over a 150-year history as Kansas's land-grant research university, we have a rich tradition of academic excellence, discovery, and leadership that serves the aspirations of our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the broader community. It is my privilege and pledge to ensure that our land grant mission, including teaching, research, extension, and community service, continues to be the touchstone for all we do. I invite you to explore the many opportunities that K-State has to offer across our nine academic colleges, the Libraries, Graduate School, our campuses at Salina and Olathe, and our extension offices in all 105 counties across Kansas. Kansas State University is indeed a “spot that I love full well!”
Debbie Mercer
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President
Provost Picks
Next-Gen K-State Strategic Plan
President Richard Linton has launched a new strategic planning effort: Next-Gen K-State. The new plan builds off the successes of K-State 2025 and will take us from 2023 to 2030 and beyond. Learn how you can get engaged!
Academic Program Review and Revitalization
Learn more about the university initiative to implement a transparent, comprehensive academic program review process to support continuous improvement and revitalization of our academic portfolio.
Academic Innovation Framework
Learn about the new academic innovation structural framework for the Provost Office to better support growing enrollment and accelerating academic innovation across the university.
Academic Innovation Fund
Learn more about the new Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) to invest up to $1 million in new academic programs, including microcredentials in the FY24 year.
K-State Core
Learn more about the Fall 2024 implementation of the K-State Core, our university's version of the Kansas Board of Regents' systemwide general education framework.
Faculty Honors
Kansas State University is home to many leading scholars. More than 60 of our faculty are or have been named University Distinguished Professors, which is a lifelong honor bestowed by the Provost on those who have made outstanding contributions to their field.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategic Plan
Explore the university's five-year strategic plan for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging: Our Lens, Our Focus, Our K-State.Action Plan for a More Inclusive K-State
Recent national events and #BlackAtKState bring into clear focus how much work needs to be done to address racial and social injustice issues at our university. Developing meaningful, measurable action plans will propel us forward together.
Strategic Enrollment Management
In partnership with the Huron Consulting Group, we charted new directions to enhance enrollment, recruit and retain a talented, diverse student body, and improve overall student success at Kansas State University.