Rosario Alumni Sabbath

Darren Wilkins joined the Walla Walla University administrative team as the vice president for Student Life in the summer of 2023 and has since been providing administrative and student life leadership to support the success of students at the university. He oversees all areas of the university’s student life, including housing, spiritual and social programs, student missions, athletics, and more.

Prior to WWU Wilkins spent nearly 29 years in K-12 Adventist education, 21 of those serving as an Adventist academy principal. During his 10-year tenure as principal at Spring Valley Academy in Centerville, Ohio, Wilkins developed and led teams to improve spiritual, academic and student life offerings; recruit faculty; expand campus facilities; and offer outdoor activities and international mission and learning trips. Prior to his time in Centerville, Wilkins served as principal at Mount Ellis Academy in Montana and taught at Loma Linda Academy in California.

An alumnus of WWU, Wilkins earned a bachelor’s degree in French, with minors in mathematics and history. He received a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in ancient languages from La Sierra University. He has also earned a high school principal endorsement from Montana State University. As an undergraduate student, Wilkins studied at Collonges, France, and in Athens, Greece.

Wilkins is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hiking, backpacking, skiing, and kayaking. He combines interests in history, world religions, and languages with a love for travel, leading experiential learning and mission trips, and has visited 33 countries. Wilkins is married to alumna Yvette (Att. 1991-1992) and they have three sons, all WWU graduates, Monte '23, Torvy '24, and Kobe '25.