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Wes Smith, Ed. D., currently serves as the Director of Army Credentialing and Continuing Education at Army University since May 2022. Previously, Wes held the position of Dean and Chief Academic Officer at the US Army Recruiting and Retention College from October 2018 to June 2022. Wes's extensive experience includes serving as the Director of the Faculty Development Division for the US Army, where responsibilities encompassed overseeing ROTC programs nationwide, and roles in instructional design and educational administration at various defense and educational institutions. Educational credentials include a Doctor of Education in Educational Administration and Policy Studies and a Master of Science in Education from The George Washington University, along with additional degrees from USAF Air War College, Old Dominion University, and Fayetteville State University.
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The Army University
Welcome to Army University! It is an honor to serve our Army’s Soldiers and Civilians as part of an amazing team of professionals. The faculty and staff across the Army University enterprise care passionately about the education of our force and work tirelessly to ensure our people receive the credits, credentials, certifications and degrees they deserve. Army University’s primary role is to educate and develop our Army’s Uniformed and Civilian leaders. We cast a wide net, providing academic governance across the entire Army education enterprise. We ensure the currency and quality of the education that our Soldiers and Civilians receive, both in live classroom environments and in distributed learning venues. Ultimately we return agile, adaptive, and innovative leaders to the Army’s formations and to the institutional force who are capable of solving complex problems in a complex, dynamic, and ever-evolving world. Leaders who will ensure our Army can effectively shape the environment, prevent conflict, prevail in large scale combat operations and consolidate gains against peer threats in contested operating environments. Our CSA’s number one priority is the Army’s people, and our team of teams is working hard on several exciting initiatives which will benefit our Army’s professionals. We hope this pamphlet will whet your appetite to learn more about Army University and what we are doing for our Soldiers and Civilians. We invite you to reach out to us directly, or to the Army University team with any questions you may have.