Provost Laura Hartley oversees undergraduate and graduate faculty and academics working with President Dan Martin to establish and champion an academic and faith-based vision for Seattle Pacific. Prior to stepping into the role, she was the associate provost for student academic success and Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at George Fox. And in the classroom, Provost Hartley taught linguistics, intercultural communication, and first-year experience courses. Her discipline of linguistics gives her an appreciation for the incredible diversity that is part of the human family.