Academic Affairs Restructuring

PROVOST DETAILS CHANGES IN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

     COLUMBUS -- Ohio State University Provost Richard Sisson
today (5/19) detailed previously announced organizational changes
in the Office of Academic Affairs that, he said, will make the
office "more efficient, more effective, and better able to guide
and support academic excellence."

     The changes, scheduled to take place on July 1, will reduce
by one the number of upper administrative positions within the
Office of Academic Affairs.  There are presently three vice
provosts and three associate provosts.  Under the restructuring
plan, there will be five positions, all of which will carry the
title of vice provost.  No salary increases beyond normal merit
increases are included in the plan.

     Sisson said that the changes in Academic Affairs are
intended to reduce the number of units reporting directly to the
provost -- a number that currently stands at 37, to enhance
management of important university activities, and to reduce
costs.  He also noted that he and the vice provosts will be
working closely with the vice president for research, Edward
Hayes, in coordinating efforts of the two offices.

     The following titles for vice provosts will be adopted when
the changes take effect:

     =FE Vice provost for academic program support;

     =FE Vice provost for academic program evaluation and
coordination;

     =FE senior vice provost for planning, budgets and resource
management, and chief information officer;

     =FE vice provost for academic policy, personnel and
administration;

     =FE vice provost for minority affairs.

     Sisson said that he will recommend to President E. Gordon
Gee that Associate Provost Robert L. Arnold be named vice provost
for academic program support; that Edward J. Ray continue in his
position as senior vice provost for planning, budgets and
resource management, and chief information officer; and that
Associate Provost Nancy M. Rudd be named vice provost for
academic policy, personnel and administration.

     Sisson noted that a search is currently under way to fill
the position soon to be vacated by Associate Provost Don M. Dell.
His successor will be named vice provost for academic program
evaluation and coordination.  A search is also under way for the
position of vice provost for minority affairs.  LeRoy Pernell is
currently holding that position on an interim basis.  Both
searches should be completed before July 1.

     The following outlines the responsibilities for each vice
provost position:

     Vice Provost for Academic Program Support
          Management responsibilities: admissions and financial
          aid; registrar; Office of International Education;
          University College.
          Policy and coordinative responsibilities: Alumni
          Distinguished Teaching Award Committee/Schoen Award;
          closed courses; General Education Curriculum;
          instruction, teaching evaluation, workload;
          summer programs.
          Liaison responsibilities: Battelle Endowment for
          Technology and Human Affairs; Faculty Committee on
          Admissions; Academy of Teaching; Provost's Advisory
          Committee on Teaching; Council on Enrollment and
          Student Progress; interdepartmental programs; Office
          of Student Affairs; Wexner Center for the Arts;
          Graduate School.

     Vice Provost for Academic Program Evaluation and
     Coordination:
          Management responsibilities: libraries; university
          accreditation.
          Policy and coordinative responsibilities: academic
          program reviews; academic unit accreditation reviews;
          Council on Academic Affairs; Space and Facilities
          Committee; OhioLink.
          Liaison responsibilities: Ohio Board of Regents; Office
          of Business and Administration; Office of Research.

     Senior Vice Provost for Planning, Budgets and Resource
     Management, and Chief Information Officer
          Management responsibilities: chief deputy to the
          provost for academic administration; Office of Academic
          Computing; Area Studies Centers.
          Policy and Coordinative Responsibilities: academic
          personnel -- budgets; academic planning resource
          management and institutional research; affirmative
          action accountability; annual reports; operational
          and capital budgets; environmental scanning;
          evaluation of deans and directors.
          Liaison responsibilities: Planning Council; Research
          Computing Advisory Committee/Instructional Computing
          Advisory Committee; Faculty Compensation and Benefits
          Committee; Senate Fiscal Committee; fiscal officers;
          decisions support/University Systems; Office of
          Finance; Information Systems Steering Committee.

     Vice Provost for Academic Policy, Personnel, and
     Administration
          Management responsibilities: academic personnel
          appointments; leaves, promotion and tenure; regional
          campuses.
          Policy and coordinative responsibilities: academic
          personnel policies; faculty grievances and misconduct;
          patterns of administration; searches for deans and
          directors; chairperson reappointments; Provost's
          Faculty Salary Appeals Advisory Committee.
          Liaison responsibilities: Board of Trustees; Committee
          on Academic Freedom and Responsibility; Committee on
          Academic Degrees; Council on Academic Excellence for
          Women; Office of Human Resources; Office of University
          Senate; Senate Faculty Hearing Committee.

     Vice Provost for Minority Affairs
          Management responsibilities: Office of Minority
          Affairs; Young Scholars Program; Frank W. Hale Jr.
          Black Cultural Center.
          Policy and coordinative responsibilities: minority
          student recruitment and retention, affirmative action
          plans; faculty hiring assistance program.
          Liaison responsibilities: Committee on Academic
          Misconduct; Committee on Diversity; Committee on
          Student Retention.

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Contact: Richard Sisson, (614) 292-5881.


[Submitted by: GERSTNER  (gerstner@ccgate.ucomm.ohio-state.edu)
               
Thu, 19 May 1994 17:15:49 -0500 (EST)]
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