
Since 2011, Dr. Blackhurst has served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the university. Previously, she held several administrative and faculty positions at Minnesota State University-Mankato.
Dr. Blackhurst is a graduate of Boise State University in Idaho, where she majored in economics. She holds a master’s degree in counseling from the College of Idaho in Caldwell and a doctorate in college student personnel from Ohio University in Athens.


