The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has today revealed Prof. Steven C. Wilhite as the university's new provost and vice president for scholastic events and student success. Prof. Wilhite, that signs up with the university in time for the 2017/18 university year, brings a wide range of experience to the role. He functioned as provost at Widener University, Philly, considering that 2011, in addition to a duration as interim president from 2015 to 2016. He also served a variety of other management settings at Widener, such as associate provost for graduate studies, and dean of the School of Person Service Professions.

Commenting on the new appointment, AURAK president, Prof. Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim specified, "We have actually made substantial progress over the in 2015, finishing in the university being granted candidacy by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Payment on Colleges (SACSCOC). In Prof. Wilhite, we have one more outstanding administrator joining our group, that will no question significantly contribute to the innovation of AURAK and the attainment of our goals." Initially from Tennessee, Prof. Wilhite made his bachelor's degree in psychology from Emory University, Atlanta, U.S., where he finished with highest possible honors. Upon conclusion of his undergraduate studies, he was awarded a Marshall Scholarship to go to the University of Oxford, England, earning a Ph.D. in Human Experimental Psychology.

Prof. Wilhite participated in a year-long institute for New Chief Academic Officers with the American Council on Education, went to the Monitoring and Management in Education Institute at Harvard University, and had a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois. With AURAK pursuing SACSCOC institutional accreditation, Prof. Wilhite also has important experience. He has belonged to certification website visit groups for the Middle States Payment on Higher Education.

Prof. Wilhite authored the book, Discovering and Memory: The Basis of Actions (1992) and edited guide, Civic Interaction and Service Learning in a Metropolitian University:Several Methods and Perspectives (2011). In total amount, he has more than thirty publications and has actually offered greater than fifty scholarly documents. Prof. Wilhite's existing study passions consist of applied cognitive psychology and instructional psychology, particularly in regard to public and community engagement, psychological competence, higher education leadership, and faculty development.