Provost and Vice President Academic Affairs

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Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

As a comprehensive institution of the University System of Georgia, Valdosta State University (VSU) is a welcoming, aware, and vibrant community founded on and dedicated to serving our communities' rich and diverse heritages. Through excellence in teaching, basic and applied research, and service, VSU provides rigorous programs and opportunities that enrich our students, our university, and our region. As such, the VSU mission consists of three interrelated parts that includes a student mission, university mission and regional mission.

The university is equally dedicated to the core values of community, including a commitment to practice
civility, integrity,and
citizenship.As members of this community and proud Blazers we strive to uphold these core values for the advancement of the University, as stated in the Blazer Creed and reflected in our commitment to the University System of Georgia's Core Values.

Valdosta State University is a learning environment based on trust and mutual respect in which open dialogue, vigorous debate, and the free exchange of ideas are welcome. The University is equally dedicated to the core values of community, including a commitment to practice
civility, integrity,and
citizenship.As members of this community, and proud Blazers, we will strive to uphold these core values for the advancement of the University.

Civility
- A Blazer shows courtesy and compassion as well as respect for the dignity of every human being.

Integrity
- Each Blazer is responsible for his or her own actions, and our community is stronger when we contemplate the context of our decisions and uphold the principles of trust and honesty.

Citizenship
- Every Blazer has an interest in the well-being of the community, and, therefore, a duty to stay informed, to make positive contributions, and to offer support to those who need help.

As a Blazer, we pledge to uphold the core principles of
Civility, Integrity,and
Citizenship
.

Valdosta State University seeks an academically accomplished, visionary, and collaborative leader to serve as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Reporting directly to the President and serving as the University's chief academic officer and a member of the President's Cabinet, the Provost will provide strategic and operational leadership for the academic enterprise and play a central role in major decisions affecting the University as a whole.

The Provost will lead a broad portfolio that includes the academic colleges, Graduate School, Honors College, VState, vice provost leadership, and academic support functions. This leader will have the opportunity to shape VSU's academic identity, strengthen a culture of excellence and shared purpose, expand programs responsive to student and workforce needs, and align academic quality with enrollment growth, student success, research, and long-term financial sustainability.

This position will administer and oversee a major division of the university in order to manage one of the university's major functions. Report to the President or Vice President, may serve on the President's cabinet, and assists with major decisions effecting the university as a whole.

At VSU, academic leadership has a direct and visible connection to student opportunity and regional vitality. The next Provost will join an executive team focused on building momentum in enrollment, strengthening retention and completion, expanding the University's distinctive academic portfolio, and deepening partnerships across the communities VSU serves. The role offers an exceptional platform for an innovative academic leader to develop people, champion faculty achievement, influence institutional strategy, and create lasting impact.

This position will administer and oversee a major division of the university in order to manage one of the university's major functions. Report to the President or Vice President, may serve on the President's cabinet, and assists with major decisions effecting the university as a whole.

Department Summary

The ideal candidate is an academically credible, forward-looking, and highly collaborative leader who can honor the traditions of the academy while moving decisively toward VSU's future. This leader will be equally comfortable engaging faculty in shared governance, evaluating the academic…