Provost's Office Personnel

Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Wes Chapin, Ph.D.

Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Start Year: 1997
Office: 116a North Hall
Phone: 715-425-4096
Email: wes.chapin@uwrf.edu

Professional Information

Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1996
M.A., Marquette University
B.A., University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Areas of Specialization

International Relations
Comparative Politics
European Politics
Political Economy
American Politics

Courses Taught

POLS 245 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS 260 Introduction to International Relations
POLS 346 Politics of Western Europe
POLS 364 International War and Peace
POLS 365 American Foreign Policy
POLS 369 Politics of the World Economy
POLS 371 The Politics of German-speaking Europe
POLS 372 The Politics of Scotland
POLS 377 The United Nations
POLS 378 Semester Abroad Research
POLS 480 Seminar: Political Science
INTS 200 International Studies
INTS 365 Contemporary Europe
INTS 370 International Study Tour
INTS 377 Semester Abroad
INTS 480 International Studies Senior Seminar

Dr. Wes Chapin began working at the UWRF in 1997 and was promoted to full professor in 2008. He has served as chair of both Political Science and International Studies. He has also been involved in Education Abroad, leading both semester-length and short-term programs, and served 13 years on the Faculty Senate, including three years as chair and faculty representative to the UW System and its Board of Regents. He is currently vice president of the Arrowhead Model United Nations Association, and has been an officer of both the Wisconsin Political Science Association and the UWRF Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi multiple times. He is currently the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies with duties that include but are not limited to faculty development, program review, assessment, program prioritization, graduate studies, and the administration of activity insight.