In this episode of “Mastering the Next” we’re joined by Dr. Colin Potts, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The episode delves into strategic planning at Missouri S&T, focusing on the growth of non-thesis Master's programs and research-based PhD and MS programs, exploring how these initiatives are shaping the future of graduate education.  Dr. Potts also discusses the broader implications of these strategies on graduate education at universities across the United States.

Guest Name: Dr. Colin Potts, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Guest Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-potts-635222

Guest Bio: Dr. Colin Potts joined Missouri Science & Technology University on June 1, 2021, as provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs following a nearly 30-year career at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is responsible for overseeing all academic functions at Missouri S&T as well as academic success, enrollment management, institutional research and data management, international affairs, and Curtis Laws Wilson Library.
At Georgia Tech, Potts served as vice provost for undergraduate education from 2012 to 2021. In that role, he oversaw the offices and programs that govern the entire undergraduate education experience. He also served as a professor of interactive computing at Georgia Tech.
A native of London, Potts holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Sheffield University. Following his Ph.D., he worked as a software engineer and ergonomics consultant before joining Imperial College London’s department of computing. Later, he moved to the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp. in Austin, Texas, then joined Georgia Tech in 1992. His research over the past 25 years has spanned the fields of requirements engineering, software design methods, human-computer interaction and information privacy.

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