Boise State University will have a new interim president, starting in May.

Jeremiah Shinn, Boise State’s vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, will step into the interim post, as current President Marlene Tromp begins to move into her new job as president at the University of Vermont.

The transition will begin after Boise State’s spring commencement next month.

The State Board of Education announced the move Thursday.

“I consider it an honor and privilege to serve as interim president for Boise State University,” Shinn said in a news release. “I look forward to supporting a successful presidential search process and partnering with our next university president to continue the culture of student-centeredness, creativity, and service to the state of Idaho that define this exceptional institution.”

Shinn has taught at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and is in the middle of his second tour of duty at Boise State.

He held several roles at Boise State, beginning in 2010, before he left for Louisiana State University, where he served as vice president for student affairs.

Shinn returned to Boise State in early 2023.

“Jeremiah Shinn is widely respected on the Boise State campus and in the community,” State Board President Kurt Liebich said. “We are glad he returned to the university that he loves, and we know he’ll be a steady hand at the institution’s wheel as we conduct the search for Boise State’s next president.”

The State Board will act on the appointment at a later date.