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Office of the Provost
The Provost and Executive Vice President serves as the university’s chief academic officer, reporting directly to the President and providing leadership for the Academic Affairs division of Western Washington University. The Provost is responsible for the academic programs, student support functions, personnel, and associated resources that advance Western’s teaching, research, and service missions.
The Provost’s areas of oversight include academic planning and policy, faculty affairs, academic budgeting, enrollment management, student affairs, academic advising, institutional effectiveness, and assessment of learning outcomes. The Provost also oversees the university’s seven academic colleges, graduate and undergraduate programs, and a broad array of academic support and student development services.
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
Additional areas of responsibility include faculty research and creative activity, international programs, the Honors College, university libraries, outreach and continuing education, strategic planning, accreditation, and the evaluation and development of academic and student programs.
Direct reports to the Provost include the academic deans; Dean of Libraries; Dean of the Honors College; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Vice Provost for Research/Dean of the Graduate School; Vice Provost for Enrollment Management; Vice Provost for Outreach and Continuing Education; Vice Provost for Student Affairs; Director of the Academic Advising and Student Achievement Center; Director of the Global Engagement Office; Director of Faculty Relations; Director of Academic Budget and Administration; and Director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please email us at: Provost@wwu.edu.