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TABLE 11.2
Example of Job Title for an Office of the Provost at a Public University
Job Title Job Responsibility
Provost and Executive VP for Academic Oversee all academic programs—instructional
Affairs and research
Executive Assistant Plans and organizes Provost’s schedule
Senior Vice Provost Works closely with the provost to set academic
policy, oversees academic activities, and
serves as a stand-in for the Provost
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Oversees undergraduate programs
Education
Associate Provost for Graduate Education Oversees graduate programs
Associate Provost for Research Responsible for all research activities,
including grants and contracts
Vice Provost of Outreach and Responsible for programs that support and
Engagement work with the community
Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion Monitors and reports on the status of
diversity and inclusions and develops
programs to enhance these conditions
Vice Provost for Capital Planning and Interfaces with VP of Finance to determine
Budgeting the capital plan for academic buildings and
programs, construct the budget, and ensure
that the academic side of the university
spends according to the budget
Vice Provost for Student Life Responsible for all things related to students,
including housing and resident life, student
discipline, student union, counseling for
students, and many others
Associate Vice Provost for Academic Responsible for off-campus educational
Programs and Continuing Education programs, including those internationally
Associate Vice Provost for Academic Responsible for setting policy that guides
Policy and Faculty Resources behavior of faculty and administrators and
oversee hiring, promotion, and tenure
Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Responsible for recruiting and enrolling
Enrollment Management students
Assistant Vice Provost for Information Interfaces with the Chief Information Officer
Systems to ensure that information systems serve
students and faculty
Assistant Vice Provost for Global Studies Responsible for working with international
& International Affairs students, ensuring that international faculty
and administrators have the proper work
visa and monitor international programs
Deans of Colleges (multiple) College Deans, which also have a significant
administrative contingent, report to the
office of the provost