Grand Canyon University Announces New Provost

From the Desk of President, Dr. Kathy Player

I’m very pleased to announce that Dr. Cheri St. Arnauld has been appointed to the position of Provost and Chief Academic Officer. Dr. St. Arnauld came to GCU in October 2007 from Maricopa Community Colleges and was hired as the Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Dr. St. Arnauld has a strong leadership background in the educational arena and was instrumental in leading GCU’s College of Education through the development and implementation of the new doctoral program. She played an integral role in leading the College of Education through the reaccreditation process with the Arizona Department of Education (ADE). Dr. St. Arnauld worked diligently to restructure and bring the institutional recommendation programs in line with ADE expectations. Recently, ADE awarded the College of Education maximum approval for accreditation in 6 major programs.

Dr. St Arnauld is recognized as a leader and expert at both the state and national levels. She has served on the Arizona Business and Education Coalition, the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs, and several task forces and committees at the request of Arizona Superintendent Tom Horne. She was an adjunct professor at the University of Phoenix and has developed curriculum in the graduate programs in Education Administration.

Dr. St. Arnauld earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. She holds a Masters in Education in Curriculum and Instruction, and a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary and Special Education from Arizona State University. Cheri holds Arizona credentials in Elementary Education (K-8), Special Education (K-12), and Superintendent.

Please join me in congratulating Dr. St. Arnauld on her promotion!

Kathy

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