Assistant Provost

The Assistant Provost is a senior academic administrator who supports the Provost in advancing the academic mission, strategic priorities, and effective operation of the University. As a member of the Provost’s leadership team, the Assistant Provost works collaboratively with the deans, faculty, and administrative leaders to develop, implement, and evaluate academic policies, programs, and initiatives and to promote academic quality, student success, institutional effectiveness, and continuous improvement.

The Assistant Provost assists the Provost in ensuring institutional compliance with applicable accreditation standards, governmental regulations, University policies, and academic requirements. The Assistant Provost serves as the University’s SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison and provides leadership and coordination for institutional accreditation, substantive change, reaffirmation, accreditation reporting, and ongoing institutional readiness. The Assistant Provost provides direct supervision of the Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research, overseeing the University’s institutional research, assessment, institutional effectiveness, and data-reporting functions.

The Assistant Provost works with the Director to ensure that institutional data and assessment findings inform strategic planning, academic decision-making, accreditation compliance, and continuous improvement across the University. The Assistant Provost also provides leadership for the development and maintenance of the University’s academic partnerships and articulation agreements. Working with the Provost, deans, faculty, Registrar, Admissions, and external partners, the Assistant Provost identifies and develops relationships with colleges, universities, community colleges, and other appropriate organizations that expand educational opportunities for students and advance the University’s strategic enrollment and academic goals.

The Assistant Provost coordinates the development, review, approval, implementation, and renewal of articulation agreements, transfer pathways, memoranda of understanding, and other academic partnership agreements. The position works to ensure that such agreements are academically sound, operationally effective, appropriately documented, and consistent with university policies and applicable accreditation and regulatory requirements. The Assistant Provost serves as a liaison between academic units and other areas of the University, leads special projects and cross-functional initiatives assigned by the Provost, and represents the Provost at meetings, committees, and external functions as requested.

• Support Academic Administration and Strategic Initiatives Assist the Provost in the administration of academic affairs and in implementing the University’s academic priorities, strategic plan, and initiatives designed to strengthen academic quality, enrollment, and student success.
• Assist the Provost with Compliance and Accreditation Assist the Provost in ensuring institutional compliance with applicable accreditation standards, governmental regulations, University policies, and academic requirements. Serve as the University’s SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison and coordinate accreditation reporting, substantive change requirements, reaffirmation activities, and other matters related to institutional accreditation.
• Coordinate Academic Policies, Programs, and Processes Work with the Provost, deans, faculty, and appropriate committees to develop, review, implement, and assess academic policies and procedures and to facilitate the development, modification, approval, and ongoing evaluation of academic programs.
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