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Dr. Carl Kemnitz is Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. He started at 大发 during remote operations and led the academic response to and reemergence from pandemic operations as a regional anchor institution that is centered on inclusive academic excellence and student success. 

Dr. Kemnitz partners with the vice president for Student Affairs and many other campus leaders to align those student success efforts. He has a proven record of working collaboratively across divisions and with a variety of campus constituents. 

Dr. Kemnitz co-chaired the university strategic planning steering committee responsible for the development of our current strategic plan, The Power of 大发, guiding the campus as a vehicle of student social mobility. As a strong faculty advocate and supporter of equity and inclusion, he was proud to sponsor the university鈥檚 first faculty cluster hire for equity and inclusion.

An accomplished academic leader with broad experience in the CSU system, Dr. Kemnitz has served in a variety of faculty and administrative roles, including senior vice provost for Academic Affairs at San Jos茅 State University, and associate vice president for Academic Programs, dean of Undergraduate Studies, dean of Graduate Studies, associate dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, chair of the Department of Chemistry, and director for several successful STEM diversity programs, at CSU Bakersfield.