Vice Provost Academic Affairs

ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. This position requires the employee to be a professing Christian and to be willing to support the Christian mission of ACU. The Vice Provost for Academic Affairs is the primary academic operational executive for the Dallas campus of Abilene Christian University, providing strategic leadership across the full portfolio of academic programs and is responsible for implementing academic policy, managing governance processes, and ensuring the day-to-day health of academic programs, faculty affairs, and registrar operations.

This fully remote role reports directly to the Provost for the Dallas Campus, directs the work of college deans and program directors, and coordinates with the Vice Provost for Academic Development to collaborate on strategic direction. Deans and program directors report directly to the Vice Provost under the general oversight of the Provost as the chief academic officer for the campus and in close coordination with operational divisions.

This position requires strong institutional judgment, a systems orientation, and the credibility to represent senior academic leadership with faculty, staff, students, and partners.

The Vice Provost for Academic Affairs provides leadership and direction for the faculty, curriculum, and students in the colleges while supporting the management of a diverse portfolio of viable, market-facing, academic programs.

As a senior academic leader, the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs should hold a terminal degree and have demonstrated senior leadership experience in higher education administration, preferably at the level of academic dean, associate provost, or equivalent. The candidate must demonstrate effective leadership skills and knowledge of current practices in academic affairs and innovative program implementation. The Vice Provost for Academic Affairs must advance ACU’s mission of teaching, scholarship, and service across the Dallas campus.

• Manage the faculty load management process: maintain load calculator tools, track full-time faculty assignments, and flag capacity concerns to the Provost.
• Prepare faculty contract and merit documentation, including all contract processes and overload policy administration.
• Handle routine faculty correspondence on behalf of the Provost: course-related requests, scheduling conflicts, and academic policy questions.

• Lead the formulation and execution of multi-year academic strategic initiatives, collaborating with the Provost, Provost’s Cabinet, and Dallas campus leadership.
• Champion an inclusive, student-centered, and innovation-oriented academic culture across all Dallas campus programs and divisions.
• Manage Course Standards Committee operational processes on behalf of the Provost: agenda coordination, faculty submissions intake, tracking decisions, and communicating outcomes to deans and program directors.
• Administer the suspension appeals hearing process, coordinating with relevant faculty, staff, and student affairs to ensure timely and equitable outcomes.
• Implement academic policy directives from the Provost across the program portfolio, ensuring consistent application and follow-through.
• Track program performance data, accreditation-related documentation, and student outcomes across the academic unit.
• Oversee administration of integration and course of progress processes.
• Manage routine academic compliance documentation (syllabi submissions, library support memos, catalog coordination) in liaison with the registrar and academic support teams.
• Coordinate program director recruitment and onboarding, including maintaining SOPs for General Education and other curriculum areas.

• Serve as the primary operational liaison between the Provost’s office and Registrar Operations: course builds, enrollment data, catalog updates, and student registration issues.
• Represent academic affairs in ACU’s ERP (Workday) implementation working sessions, ensuring that faculty load, curriculum, and academic foundation requirements are accurately documented and communicated.

• Manage operational elements of external partnership and articulation agreement development (e.g., Salvation Army, community college alignment, international residency coordination).
• Prepare budget tracking reports and operational…