What is a Provost? The Provost is the chief academic officer of the University of South Carolina. He oversees the schools and colleges of the USC Columbia campus as well as the four regional campuses (USC Lancaster, USC Salkehatchie, USC Sumter, USC Union).

The Provost is responsible for leading the formulation and implementation of system-wide academic affairs policy relating to faculty hiring, retention, tenure, promotion, and development. He is charged with oversight of USC’s graduate and undergraduate academic programs as well as curriculum development, program assessment, and university accreditation.

The Provost provides budgetary oversight for all USC Columbia academic units and academic support areas and manages the strategic planning processes for those units. The USC Press, the Office of Institutional Assessment and Compliance, and the Office of Academic Support also report to the Provost.

Provost Office Organization and Responsibilities Organizational Chart for Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Division (PDF)

Provost

Michael D. Amiridis, Ph.D. - Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

Vice Provosts

Christine W. Curtis, Ph.D. - Senior Vice Provost and Director of Strategic Planning

• Faculty Hiring and Academic Unit Human Resources
• Academic Dean Reviews
• Tenure and Promotion, Post-Tenure Review, and Third Year Review
• Endowed Chairs and Named Professorships
• SmartState Program
• SECAC and ALDP Academic Leadership Program
• Advance (Focus) Carolina
• Academic Unit and Provost Office Blueprint Development
• Family Friendly Policies
• Internal Faculty Grant Programs

Helen I. Doerpinghaus, Ph.D. - Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies

• Undergraduate Studies
• University Policies and Procedures (USC System)
• Academic Program Development (USC System)
• Academic Affairs Policies and Programs
• Carolina Core Committee (General Education)
• Quality Enhancement Program (QEP)
• SACS and CHE Accreditation and Compliance
• First-Year Reading Experience
• One Carolina Implementation

Timothy Doupnik, Ph.D. - Vice Provost

• International Programs
• Space Needs and Planning (SNAP) Committee
• Classroom Enhancement and Scheduling Committee

Lacy Ford, Ph.D. - Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies

• Community Outreach
• Graduate School
• Distributed Learning (USC System)
• USC Press

Assistant Provost

Elise T.C. Ahyi - Assistant Provost

• University Policies and Procedures (USC System)
• Academic Affairs (ACAF) Policies and Procedures
• USC Columbia Faculty Manual
• Website Design and Development (Main Provost Office Sites, Tenure & Promotion, University Policies, Focus Carolina, General Education, First-Year Reading Experience)
• Provost Office Communications

Officers Reporting to the Provost
G. Thomas Chandler, Ph.D. - Vice Provost, Health Sciences

• Health Science Colleges and Schools

Bill Hogue, Ph.D. - Vice President for Information Technology

• Office of Information Technology

Chris P. Plyler, Ph.D. - Vice Provost and Executive Dean for Extended University

• System Affairs
• Regional Campuses (USC Lancaster, USC Salkehatchie, USC Sumter, USC Union)
• Continuing Education and Conferences
• Extended University
• Fort Jackson

Dennis A. Pruitt, Ed.D. - Vice Provost and Vice President for Student Affairs

• Academic Integrity
• Enrollment Management
• Fellowships and Scholar Programs
• International Programs
• National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
• Pre-Professional Advising
• Residential Learning Centers (Capstone, Preston, West (Green) Quad)
• Student Engagement (Service Learning)
• Student Success Center
• University 101

Associated Administrators
Rudy Mancke - Naturalist-in-Residence

John McFadden, Ph.D. - Director, AAPP Program and Special Advisor to the Provost for Development of Future Faculty

• African American Professors Program (AAPP)
• Southeast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (SEAGEP)

Academic Deans

• Arts and Sciences, College of - Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, Dean
• Business, Moore School of - Hildy Teegen, Dean
• Education, College of - Lemuel Watson, Dean
• Engineering and Computing, College of - Anthony Ambler, Dean
• Graduate School - Lacy Ford, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
• Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management, College of - Brian Mihalik, Dean
• Law, School of - Robert Wilcox, Dean
• Mass Communications and Information Studies, College of - Charles Bierbauer, Dean
• Music, School of - Tayloe Harding, Dean
• Medicine, School of - Richard Hoppman, Dean
• Medicine, Greenville School of - Jerry Youkey, Dean
• Nursing, College of - Peggy Hewlett, Dean
• Pharmacy, College of - Joseph DiPiro, Executive Dean & Randall Rowen, Dean
• Public Health, Norman J. Arnold School of - G. Thomas Chandler, Dean
• System Affairs and Extended University - Chris Plyler, Vice Provost and Executive Dean
• Social Work, College of - Anna Scheyett, Dean
• South Carolina Honors College - Steven Lynn, Dean
• University Libraries - Tom McNally, Dean

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