Sandra Haynes, chancellor of Washington State University Tri-Cities, has been selected to serve in a dual role as interim chancellor of Washington State University Vancouver. She will also co-chair the search for the Vancouver campus’ permanent chancellor.
Washington State University’s Tri-Cities campus enrolls about 1,500 students, while the Vancouver campus enrolls some 2,700 students. Women represent 60 percent of the Tri-Cities student population and 53 percent of the Vancouver student body.
With over two decades of higher education experience, Dr. Haynes has served as the seventh chancellor of WSU Tri-Cities since 2018. Prior to her current role, she was deputy provost for academic and student affairs at Metropolitan State University in Denver, Colorado. Earlier, she spent 13 years as dean of Metropolitan State’s College of Professional Studies.
Dr. Haynes is a three-time graduate of Colorado State University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology, as well as her master’s degree and Ph.D. in experimental neuropsychology.