LARAMIE, Wyo. — In a campus-wide email sent out Monday afternoon, University of Wyoming Provost Kevin Carman announced his near-immediate resignation. According to the email, this decision to step down from the position Carman held for over three years was informed by a request from UW President Ed Seidel.
Carman said in the email that the decision came from top down last Friday when the president said that a change was needed in the position.
“I respect his decision and will end my appointment at the close of business today,” Carman said in the email yesterday. “I look forward to joining my colleagues in Zoology & Physiology as a faculty member.”
Carman’s professional expertise is in Zoology and Physiology, but prior to becoming the provost in Laramie he was provost at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a professor of biology. Carman’s most notable lasting impact is likely the implementation of the Saddle Up orientation program, which ushered in new students to the college for the first time in 2022.
In another campus communication published by the university, Seidel spoke fondly of Carman.
“Provost Carman has helped lead our university through a period of change and has played a key role in positioning us for success in the future,” Seidel said. “I deeply appreciate his many contributions and will miss his collegial counsel.”
The responsibilities of a university provost are to serve as chief academic officer and oversee both undergraduate and graduate academic programs. They oversee academic planning, faculty recruitment and retention, admissions and financial aid and more. Despite his nearly four years in the position, President Seidel’s assumption of office presumes Carman’s by a little under a year.
As for now, it is unclear who will be the next provost at the University of Wyoming. However, the University of Wyoming’s Institutional Communications announced that Seidel would make a decision for the interim leader by Oct. 18.
