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The 91¹ú²ú¾«Æ· community gathered at the Student Center to celebrate the accomplishments of Provost Jianping Zhu and to wish him well as he rejoins the faculty as a Professor of Mathematics.

During his more than nine years as a 91¹ú²ú¾«Æ· senior administrator – six as Provost preceded by three years as Dean of College of Graduate Studies – Dr. Zhu’s leadership has demonstrated unwavering commitment, integrity, humility and exceptional service. During his tenure, he played a key role in hiring over 200 new faculty, renovating and adding research labs and classrooms, developing nationally recognized student success initiatives, establishing 91¹ú²ú¾«Æ· Global, transitioning to remote learning and teaching and collaborating on 91¹ú²ú¾«Æ· 2.0

We wish Dr. Zhu well on the next step of his 91¹ú²ú¾«Æ· journey.