Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies

Associate Provost/Associate Vice Chancellor

The Associate Vice Chancellor/Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies serves as the chief deputy to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Operationally, the Associate Provost:

• represents the Provost on governance and system committees and in the Provost’s place when the need arises 
• collaborates with Deans, Directors, and other university leaders and staff to further the academic mission and priorities of UW-River Falls and as a liaison to other administrative and academic units, both on and off campus
• serves as the Dean of Graduate Studies, administering policies and procedures that promote graduate studies at UWRF
• acts as the institution’s UW System Program Planning and Review liaison, the coordinator for learning effectiveness, and is the lead academic administrator responsible for program audit and review, program improvement and academic learning assessment
• coordinates institutional HLC accreditation, Federal, and NC-SARA compliance
• offers administrative support for Faculty and Academic Staff Development (FASDB) 
• supports the GEUR, Honors, Falcon Scholars, and URSCA programs
• collaborates with the Registrars and Admissions offices to welcome transfer students 

The Associate Provost serves at the pleasure of the Provost and is a member of the Provost’s Council and Administrative Cabinet. 

Associate Provost Links

Accreditation

Awards

Paul B. and Robert Dykstra Faculty Excellence Award

Keith Wurtz Award for Teaching Excellence

Dykstra Faculty Excellence and Wurtz Teaching Excellence Awards Committee Members

Manley Olson Instructional Academic Staff Professional Development Award

Falcon Scholars Program

Graduate Studies

Faculty and Academic Staff Development

Higher Learning Commission 

Honors Program

General Education and University Requirements (GEUR)

Program Improvement Process

Program Integrity

Your Right to Know

Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity (URSCA.)

Transfer Students

If you have compliments, suggestions, information, or concerns about either the Associate Provost/Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Office or the offices that report to it, please let us know using this process.

 

Dr. Caroline Baker, Ph.D., Interim Associate Provost/Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies

Contact:
715-425-3237 
Email