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Office of the Provost
The Provost and Executive Vice President reports to the President and is responsible to the President for the operation of the Academic Affairs division of the university, including the academic programs, personnel, and associated resources of Western Washington University.
The Provost's primary areas of oversight include academic planning, academic policy, faculty and academic budgets, faculty affairs, assessment and outcomes, enrollment management, academic advising, and institutional effectiveness. The Provost administers the seven academic colleges and academic support services, as well as all undergraduate and graduate programs.
The aim of the undergraduate experience is not only to prepare the young for productive careers, but also to enable them to live lives of dignity and purpose; not only to generate new knowledge, but to channel that knowledge to humane ends; not merely to study government, but to help shape a citizenry that can promote the public good.
Ernest Boyer
1987
Other areas of oversight responsibility include the university libraries, faculty research, international programs, Honors College, Outreach and Continuing Education, strategic planning, accreditation, and the evaluation of programs and instruction. With assistance from the academic deans, department chairs, Vice Provosts, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, and directors, Academic Affairs is responsible for curricular issues and administers existing academic programs and develops new programs.
Reporting directly to the Provost are the seven academic deans, the Dean of Libraries, the Director of the Honors College, the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice Provost for Research/Dean of the Graduate School, the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, the Vice Provost for Outreach and Continuing Education, the Director of the Academic Advising and Student Achievement Center, Director of the Global Engagement Office, Faculty Relations Director, Director of Academic Budget and Administration, and the Director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
We welcome your comments or suggestions and invite you to email to: Provost@wwu.edu.