Meet the Provost

Dr. Roberta Stell is a long time academic administrator and has served UAS and Juneau-Douglas Community College since 1969. Dr. Stell has been Chief Academic Officer since 1990 and previously served as Dean of the School of Business and Dean of the Juneau-Douglas Community College.

Provost Stell holds an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of San Francisco, a M.Ed in Public School Administration from the University of Alaska and a secondary teaching degree from Western State College in Colorado.

As Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Stell reports directly to Chancellor John Pugh. The Provost oversees the operations of the Vice Provost; the Deans of four schools within UAS - Arts & Sciences, Education, Career Education and Management; and the Directors of the Ketchikan and Sitka campuses Library Services, Information Technology and Media, and Institutional Research. Responsible for overall management and academic policy for UAS, Provost Stell also serves on the Statewide Academic Council, advising UA President Hamilton on the formulation and coordination of academic policies and programs within the University of Alaska statewide system.

Provost Stell represented Alaska on the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET) Steering Committee and completed a three-year term on the WCET Board of Directors. She has been a frequent presenter and panelist on distance education and academic development topics at WCET and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) conferences.