Vice provosts and staff
Serving under the leadership of the provost, the vice provosts provide administrative guidance and establish universitywide oversight in nine key areas. Download the official organizational chart. [PDF]
- Academic and Faculty Affairs
- Academic Finance and Administration
- Community Engagement
- Institutional Equity
- Instruction
- Center for Institutional Effectiveness
- Student Affairs and Enrollment Services
- VCU Life Sciences
Office of the Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Laura J. Moriarty, Ph. D., vice provost
901 West Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia 23284-2527
Phone: (804) 828-6162
Fax: (804) 828-1887
E-mail: ljmoriar@vcu.edu
The Office of the Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs is responsible for university undergraduate studies, academic planning, academic regulations, and faculty development and evaluation. This position serves as the academic affairs liaison to the VCU Graduate School, SCHEV, SACS and other institutions.
Staff
| Danielle J. Ransom |
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djransom@vcu.edu |
| Barbara Judy |
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bjudy@vcu.edu |
Committees
- University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – Provides central, universitywide oversight of undergraduate curriculum.
- Assessment Task Force
- Retention Leadership Council
- Undergraduate Advising Council
- Academic Regulations Committee – Establishes and reviews university academic rules and regulations.
- Academic Regulations Appeal Committee (ARAC) – Reviews and acts upon requests from students to waive particular academic rules or regulations.
Other links
- SACS/COC Report of the Substantive Change Committee Examining Off-Campus Sites as Part of the Fifth Year Interim Report (4/28/10) [PDF]
- SACS/COC - Off Campus Sites - Final Approval [PDF]
- SACS/COC Substantive Change Policy
Units with academic degree programs (including certificates) where 25-49 percent of the course work required is being taught either via technology-based instruction (including online) or at a new off campus site, the program coordinator (or chair or dean) must notifiy the Vice Provost prior to implementation of such delivery. The Provost's Office then works with the unit to prepare the appropriate notification for SACS/COC. - Office of Assessment
- Global Education Office
- Honors College
- Center for Teaching Excellence
- Quality@VCU
- VCU Self Study
- SACS Accreditation Reaffirmation Letter [PDF]
- SCHEV forms
- VCU Curriculum Handbook [Word document]
- Approval Levels required for Organizational Changes; for Curricular Changes, including Off-Campus, Distance-Education and Consortial Programs; and for University Centers and University Institutes [Word document]
- Project: Banner Prerequisite Checking
- Academic Advising Manual [PDF]
Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Finance and Administration
Teresa A. Atkinson, vice provost
901 West Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia 23284-2527
Phone: (804) 828-6349
Fax: (804) 828-1887
E-mail: taatkinson@vcu.edu
The Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Finance and Administration is responsible for fiscal, faculty personnel, faculty salary administration and space utilization for academic programs, as well as oversight of the Center for Institutional Effectiveness.
Staff
| Bryan Brown |
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bbrown@vcu.edu |
| Heidi Jack |
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hmjack@vcu.edu |
| Carroll Hill |
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cehill@vcu.edu |
| Amy Unger |
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afunger@vcu.edu |
| Kimberly Woolf |
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kwoolf@vcu.edu |
Committees
- Monroe Park Campus Financial Administration – Serves as a conduit for financial information from the provost to the academic units.
- Salary Administration Policy Committee – Establishes and implements salary guidelines.
- Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund Committees – Advises the president and vice presidents on HEETF allocations for instruction, research and academic support.
- Student Technology Fee Committee – Advises the president and vice presidents on student technology fee allocations to the academic areas.
Other links
- Resources for Personnel Administrators
- Center for Institutional Effectiveness
- Faculty Transition Programs (FASO, FERIP, FTIP)
- Faculty Salary Administration Guidelines [PDF]
Community Engagement
Catherine W. Howard, vice provost
817 S. Cathedral Street
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3062
Phone: (804) 828-8790
E-mail: choward@vcu.edu
The Office of the Vice Provost for Community Engagement connects VCU with its community to enhance the quality of life for all who work, live and study in the Richmond metropolitan area.
Other links
Institutional Equity
Velma Jackson-Williams, assistant vice provost, and director, EEO/AA Services
901 West Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3022
Phone: (804) 828-1347
Fax: (804) 828-7201
E-mail: vjwillia@vcu.edu
The assistant vice provost for Institutional Equity also is the director of the university’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Diversity Services. They develop and enforce policies that ensure equal opportunity and access to education and employment to all members of the university community, oversee the recruitment process for instructional and administrative full-time faculty, develops and implements the university’s affirmative action program and diversity initiatives, houses the ADA coordinator, and oversees issues of sexual harassment and other forms of harassment and discrimination based on membership in a protected class (e.g., race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, political affiliation, veterans’ status, sexual orientation or disability).
Committee (co-chair)
Other link
Office of the Vice Provost for Instruction
Joseph A. Marolla, vice provost
James Branch Cabell Library
901 Park Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23284
Phone: (804) 827-8203
Fax: (804) 827-0837
E-mail: jmarolla@vcu.edu
The Office of the Vice Provost for Instruction is responsible for efforts to improve the quality of instruction, the first-year student experience, assessment of student learning – including the university’s Quality Enhancement Plan – and the oversight of student retention efforts.
Other links
- Core education proposal [Word document]
- Center for Teaching Excellence
- Honors College
- NSSE Longitudinal and Peer Comparison Study [Excel document]
Center for Institutional Effectiveness
Kelli Parmley, Assistant Vice Provost for the Center for Institutional Effectiveness
901 W Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23284-2527
Phone: (804) 828-6683
E-mail: kparmley@vcu.edu
The Office of the Assistant Vice Provost for the Center for Institutional Effectiveness is responsible for supporting executive decision-making and university planning by providing the president, provost, senior administrators and deans with timely information and data analysis.
Other links:
Student Affairs and Enrollment Services
Henry G. Rhone, vice provost
901 Floyd Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3017
Phone: (804) 828-1244
E-mail: hgrhone@vcu.edu
The Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services provides student academic support services, auxiliary services, student development support services and support services to enhance student life, Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid, Records and Registration, and Student Accounting.
Other links
- Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services
- Office of Undergraduate Admissions
- Student Services Center
VCU Life Sciences
Thomas F. Huff, vice provost
1000 West Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23284-2030
Phone: (804) 827-5600
Fax: (804) 828-1961
E-mail: tfhuff@vcu.edu
The Office of the Vice Provost for Life Sciences is responsible for the development of life sciences academic programs, life sciences research initiatives, the Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences, the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, and the Governor’s School for Medicine and Life Sciences.
