Responsibilities

The Vice Provost assists the Executive Vice President and Provost in achieving the academic mission of the university. The Vice Provost has administrative responsibility for coordination of activities pertaining to the undergraduate curriculum as well as to undergraduate academic standards and admissions policies. Further, the Vice Provost oversees undergraduate academic support units and the preparation and editing of the undergraduate catalog. The Vice Provost also coordinates for NIU, certain state and institutional initiatives related to undergraduate education, currently including the Annual Report on Undergraduate Education to the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), the selection committee for Presidential Teaching Professors and the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Awards.

Reporting Units

• Academic Advising Center
• Catalog Editor/Curriculum Coordinator
  • Graduate Catalog
  • Undergraduate Catalog 
• Center for Black Studies
• ESP/ACCESS
• ESP/CHANCE
• ESP/Student Support Services 
• Upward Bound/Office of Precollegiate Programs
• Registration and Records
• Student Athlete Academic Support Services (SAASS)
• Testing Services
• University Honors Program
• University Office of Teacher Certification

Committee Participation

• Admissions Policies & Academic Standards Committee (APASC)
• Committee on the Improvement of Undergraduate Education (CIUE)
• Committee on Undergraduate Academic Environment (CUAE)
• Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum (CUC)
• General Education Committee (GEC)
• Honors Committee (HC)
• Committee on Initial Teacher Certification (CITC)
• Undergraduate Coordinating Council (UCC)
• Committee on Advanced Professional Certification in Education (CAPCE)
• Council of Deans

Last Updated: 08/03/2011