Meet the Staff

The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is the chief academic officer of the University. He provides leadership for the overall administration and quality of all academic programs, ensuring the effective delivery of the curriculum and the development of new programs. Dr. Bachand serves as a member of the President's Planning Council and presides over the Council of Deans and Directors. The Deans of the five colleges, the Director of the Library, the Director of Instructional Support & Writing Programs, the Director of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, the Director of the Office of Sponsored and Academic Program Support, the Office of Institutional Research, the Registrar, the Chairperson of the Institutional Review Board, and the Director of the Honors Program report to him. The VPAA is also responsible for administrative appointments to standing committees such as Professional Practices Committee, Curriculum and Academic Policies Committee, Graduate Committee and General Education Committee.

Dr. Peretz is responsible for assessment of academic programs, administration of online education, and coordination of faculty development and awards. He chairs the Academic Program Advisory Board and prepares an annual academic assessment report for accreditation purposes. He is responsible for developing policies and procedures for online education. Dr. Peretz chairs the committees that select the Landee Teaching Excellence Award, the Earl L. Warrick Award for Research Excellence, and the House Family Award. He works closely with the Academic Vice President in allocating resources, including research and release time grants, and assists in the operation of the Office of Academic Affairs. He also serves on the President's Staff, the Council of Deans and Directors, the General Education Committee, and the Student Research and Creativity Institute.

The Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs works closely with the Vice President for Academic Affairs on class schedule preparation and is responsible for the assignment of all classrooms. She serves on several university committees, including the Curriculum and Academic Policies Committee and coordinates curriculum revisions for inclusion in the University catalog. She also works closely with the Academic Deans and faculty on issues involving tenure and promotion eligibility, faculty teaching loads, supplemental contracts and independent study compensation. She does research and carries out special projects as assigned by the VPAA.

The Project Coordinator and Information Specialist serves as the principal editor of the University catalog, works with the five colleges and Web Communications to develop, update and maintain college web sites, and works to ensure accuracy and consistency between the University website and the University catalog. Others duties include work on the Academic Affairs events calendar and the coordination of University data for the Higher Learning Commission self-study.