Director, Regional Campuses (Internal Search)

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a student-centered applied-research institution committed to providing its students with a transformative academic and social experience and to elevating its surrounding communities. Founded in 1906 WKU is the third largest public four-year institution in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with approximately 16293 students and nearly 2612 faculty and staff employees.

Western Kentucky University is committed to empowering its campus community. At the heart of our mission we seek to provide holistic education and employment experiences that prepare students faculty and staff to become effective scholars contributors and leaders in our ever-evolving communities.

Located 65 miles north of Nashville TN and just over 100 miles south of Louisville KY WKUs main campus is in Bowling Green KY - a city with approximately 70000 residents. Our population is ethnically diverse with more than 85 languages spoken in and around Bowling Green and people from 35 nationalities call our community home.

Western Kentucky University seeks to attract talented faculty and staff who are inspired individually to contribute to WKUs strategic plans and ongoing success. We offer comprehensive wellness and health benefits to employees and their families including domestic partners and other qualified dependents and take pride in providing a workplace culture that supports balancing the responsibilities of work and family life. Paid-time off for holidays vacation and sick leave and a tuition discount program for employees and dependents are also provided. Learn more about WKU and Bowling Green at Description:

Internal Search: only WKU employees currently working in a non-temporary status are eligible to apply.

The Director Regional Campuses will provide oversight to the regional campuses on a daily basis as a direct report to the Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Excellence.

The Director will be expected to supervise the staff for the current regional campus locations collaborate with Academic Colleges and Departments to provide strategic planningfor instruction and programs to meet the unique needs within each community and oversee the daily duties of operating regional campus locations.

The regional campus locations include Elizabethtown Ft. Knox Glasgow Somerset and Owensboro. The successful candidate for Director Regional Campuses must be knowledgeable about and focused on the students constituents and communities served by the WKU Regional Campuses including the development of academic and student focused programming maintenance of physical buildings and grounds and development of strong community relationships. This is a full-time twelve-month position.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide supervision for approximately 13 full-time staff including evaluations personnel hiring development and goal setting
• Provide strategic direction for program development in collaboration with Colleges and Departments to meet the needs of the regional students
• Provide leadership in developing community relationships and other regionally located institutional partners at each of the regional locations
• Manage the Regional Campuses annual budget and provide financial oversight including monitoring and balancing budgetary expenses.
• Ensure the physical environment at each location facilitates safety and learning for students staff faculty and clients including strategies and oversight for both physical plant and technology. This includes the offices at Elizabethtown Ft. Knox and Somerset and the buildings and grounds at Glasgow and Owensboro.
• Under the direction of the Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Excellence provide leadership to provide excellent academic support services to regional students at all off-campus instructional sites under the regional campus umbrella including the Early College Program in Glasgow.
• Develop and implement effective initiatives that will further WKUs mission to serve this region. This will include working with Enrollment and Student Experience offices to support recruitment and retention efforts for transfer and regional students.

• Masters Degree
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills
• Good organizational planning and coordination skills
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and re-prioritize as needed
• Must demonstrate strong knowledge of WKU programs and regional education particular to the WKU Regional Campuses
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build collaborative relationships
• Good verbal presentation group dynamic and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated supervisory experience
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective operating procedures and long-range plans
• Demonstrated ability to champion regional campus strengths and needs to a variety of constituencies including political representatives educational boards and the general public
• Must possess valid Kentucky drivers license
• Ability to spend significant periods of time at a computer workstation
• Ability to travel between regional campus locations

Salary Range:$80000 - $95000

Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Revised 1992 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race color ethnicity national origin creed religion political belief sex sexual orientation gender identity/expression marital status age uniformed services veteran status genetic information pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities or employment practices.

Persons with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process may contact the Office of Institutional Equity at for assistance. To report concerns related to WKUs Discrimination and Harassment Policy No. 0.2040 and/or WKUs Sex and Gender-Based Discrimination Harassment and Retaliation Policy No. 0.2070 please complete the Discrimination Harassment and Retaliation Reporting Form. Additional information regarding Title IX including contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and reporting options is available on WKUs Title IX website.

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The following items must be submitted through this electronic talent management system by September 3 2026 although expressions of interest may be considered until the position is filled:

• Letter of Application
• Resume

Names and contact information of three reference providers will be collected during the application process. Reference letters will be requested by the Search Committee through an online process at a later date.

You will receive email confirmation once you have successfully completed the application process.

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