Dr. Kathy Wilson is UNB’s first vice-provost learning and student experience. Dr. Wilson oversees student affairs and services, experiential learning and the newly established learning futures unit.
With a focus on student success, units within her portfolio foster a transformative education for diverse learners by providing leading edge student supports, opportunities for experiential education, enhanced teaching and learning excellence, innovative online academic programming, micro-credentials, and professional learning.
Before taking on this new position, Dr. Wilson was vice-president academic (Fredericton) at UNB since January 2021. She also served as associate vice-president academic (learning environment) and has held several positions within the faculty of nursing.
Throughout her time at UNB, Dr. Wilson has demonstrated optimism, compassion and determination in her belief in the transformative power of teaching and learning.
The members of the vice provost learning and student experience portfolio embrace the core values of authenticity, inclusion, innovation, responsibility and collaboration in their actions to achieve the vision and mission.
Authenticity: Consistently engages with others in a transparent and genuine manner that demonstrates honesty, dependability, and intentionality.
Inclusion: Recognizes individual identities to create space for diversity and an openness to different ways of doing, being and knowing. Builds and supports environments where all feel welcome and that they belong.
Responsibility: Demonstrates ownership and accountability for actions, decisions, outcomes and consequences. Continuously seeks feedback and responds proactively. Contributes to a community that prioritizes ethical management of sustainable financial, human, and environmental resources.
Innovation: Demonstrates divergent thinking, consistently considering progressive ahead of the curve solutions supported by evidence-based risk taking and implementation of best practices.
Collaboration: Prioritizes connection with community (internally, locally, nationally, and globally) to collectively enhance the student experience at UNB.
Inspire students to be catalysts for global change by amplifying student success and transforming the landscape of learning through future focused thinking, connection, and innovation.
To drive student success by providing all students with an inclusive, transformative learning experience, cultivated through connected communities of practice that foster impactful and innovative teaching, experiential education and high-quality programming.
