Trent Sutton

Vice Provost and Accreditation Liaison Officer

Office of the Provost

P.O. Box 757580 Fairbanks, AK 99775-7580

Website: www.uaf.edu/provost/

Trent Sutton was appointed as the new vice provost and accreditation liaison officer in June 2023. Sutton will also be serving as the dean of General Studies and the director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activities.

Sutton has a long history with UAF. He started as a fisheries faculty in 2006, received tenure in 2008, and was promoted to professor in 2011. He held the position of associate dean for the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and URSA director since 2016. He serves as program chair for retention and the student success program, and he is a member of the accreditation team overseeing program reviews at UAF.