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Provost Organizational Chart (text only)
This organizational chart shows the various entities in the Office of the Provost and what positions and responsibilities report to what entity.
The chart depicts the Provost's organization as follows:
Top center of the page: Provost and Chief Academic Officer (Vicky Wilkins).
Below and to the right, and connected by a solid line, is the Executive Assistant (Chasity Cooper).
Below and to the left, and connected by a solid line, is the Director, Strategic Initiatives and Communication (Sara Biggs).
Connected by a solid line to the Provost are the main units of the Provost's Office (including the seven schools and colleges at American University and the University Library). From left to right, they are:
College of Arts & Sciences (Dean Linda Aldoory)
Kogod School of Business (Dean David Marchick)
School of Communication (Dean Marnel Niles Goins)
School of Education (Interim Dean Rodney Hopson)
School of International Service (Dean Shannon Hader)
School of Public Affairs (Interim Dean Alison Jacknowitz)
Washington College of Law (Interim Dean Heather Hughes)
University Library (University Librarian Jeehyun Davis)
Below the main units are the seven main sub sections of the Provost Office. They are connected by solid lines to the Provost, the same solid line from which the above entities sprout off of. From left to right, they are:
Deputy Provost & Dean of Faculty (Monica Jackson)
Dean of Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost for Academic Student Services (Bridget Trogden)
Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies (Wendy Boland)
Vice Provost for Academic Administration (Vacant)
Interim Vice Provost for Research and Innovation (Julie Marie Baldwin)
Associate Director of Institutional Research and Assessment (Robin Beads)
Reporting to the Deputy Provost & Dean of Faculty and connected below it are: Academic Integrity, AU Abroad and Abroad at AU, Career Center (including Merit Awards), and Center for Faculty Excellence. The Deputy Provost & Dean of Faculty also has the following responsibilities, which are connected by solid lines below it: Faculty Development/Leadership Development, Faculty Personnel & Contracts, Faculty Manual Policies, Misconduct & Investigations, and Faculty Competitions & Awards.
Reporting to the Dean of Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost for Academic Student Services and connected below it are: AU Core / General Education, Honors and Scholars Programs, Learning Communities, Academic Support (students), Disability Support (students), Student-Athlete Support Program, Undergraduate Student Success and Retention. The Dean of Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost for Academic Student Services also has the following responsibilities, which are connected below it: Undergraduate Research, Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Undergraduate Student Success and Retention.
Reporting to the Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies and connected below it are: Graduate Studies, Professional Studies, Lifelong Learning/Executive Education, and Digital Learning and Strategy. The Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies also has the following responsibilities, which are connected below it: Graduate Advising Council, Graduate Academic Regulations, GFA & Graduate Student Awards, Graduate Marketing Strategy, Graduate Data Analytics, and International Partnerships.
Reporting to the Vice Provost for Academic Administration and connected below it are: AU Central and the Registrar. The Vice Provost for Academic Administration also has the following responsibilities, which are connected below it: Budget, Administration, Staff & Personnel, and Academic Agreements.
Reporting to the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and connected below it are: the Office of Sponsored Awards and Research Administration (OSARA), University-Wide Centers & Institutes, and Signature Research Initiatives. The Vice Provost for Research and Innovation also has the following responsibilities, which are connected below it: Intellectual Property Commercialization, Faculty Research Support Grants, and Research Compliance.
Reporting to the Assistant Provost of Institutional Research and Assessment and connected below it are: Data Analysis & Reports, Learning Assessment, Institutional Assessment, Middle States Accreditation Liaison, and SET Administration.