Mines Names New AVP of Academic Affairs

South Dakota Mines has named Darcy Briggs, Ph.D., the new associate vice president of academic affairs. Briggs will serve in the Office of the Provost under Dr. Lance Roberts.

Dr. Briggs began her career in higher education in 1998 and over the last 23 years has worked at two-year and four-year, public and private institutions. She brings a breadth of experience to South Dakota Mines in both student and academic affairs. Briggs is from South Dakota and earned her bachelor's degree in management at Northern State University before earning a master of public administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a master of education at Regis University. She earned her Ph.D. in leadership from the University of the Cumberlands in 2017.

“I am grateful to have been selected as the next associate vice president of academic affairs at Mines. There are so many exciting things currently happening at the institution and planned for the future, and I am thrilled for the opportunity and look forward to working with students, faculty, and staff,” says Briggs.

In her free time Briggs enjoys staying busy and being outside. She can usually be found doing home improvements, enjoying the outdoors with family and friends and volunteering for organizations that support veterans and their families.

Briggs takes over for Dr. Kate Alley who is retiring after 20 years of service to South Dakota Mines.