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Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Mission 
The mission of the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs is to provide academic guidance and support that facilitates student engagement in classroom and co-curricular activities, fosters student responsibility for learning, and equips students to persist and graduate.

Vision
The vision of the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic 
Affairs is seamless integration of academic services and relational
support  across a student's academic career that increases retention,
cultivates  persistence and promotes degree completion.   

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Leadership    


The Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs is a member of the Provost's leadership team, advises the Provost on a wide range of matters relating to curriculum, assessment, and student success initiatives, and serves as deputy to the Provost. The Vice Provost also collaborates with the undergraduate community and the university to plan and implement programs that enhance the academic life of a student and that lead to graduation and overall success.  

Committees    


The Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs convenes the following  committees and councils: Admissions & Academic Policies Committee and the Associate/Assistant Dean’s Council and serves on the University Compliance Committee, the University Research Council and the President's Leadership Council; and participates as an ex officio member of the University Curriculum Committee and the General Education Committee.

Liaison  


In addition, the Vice Provost serves as University liaison with the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, and is NKU’s representative to the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities (GCCCU); with responsibility for providing leadership in the areas of academic program development, academic policy development and enforcement, institutional accreditation with SACSCOC, student learning assessment, program review, articulation agreements, course evaluations, and special initiatives.