Interim Vice President for Student Affairs

Dr. Andrea Dowhower is the interim Vice President for Student Affairs and has worked in higher education for over 30 years. She has her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Leadership from Ohio State and an M.Ed. in Counselor Education from Penn State. In 2004, Andrea returned to Penn State as Director of Student Affairs Research and Assessment, became Assistant Vice President in 2009, was promoted to Associate Vice President in 2017, and began the Interim Vice President role in February 2023.  As the University’s interim chief student affairs officer, she has oversight for the senior administrators, over 500 full-time staff and 28 administrative departments in Student Affairs. She serves on numerous committees at Penn State including the President’s Council.