The individual responsibilities and duties of officers are listed below. For more information about reporting offices and programs, see a complete organization chart [pdf].
The Provost is the chief academic officer of the University of South Carolina and oversees the schools and colleges of the USC Columbia campus. The Provost is charged with overall leadership of academic affairs of the university, including curriculum development and establishment of academic standards in the schools and colleges.
Dr. Addy is responsible for coordinating and advancing the interests of faculty, including leadership training, family friendly requests, tenure, promotion, and review, endowed chairs, dean reviews, internal grants and SEC travel grants. She also serves as dean of faculty and oversees institutional research and assessment, policies, and communications.
Dr. Kelly oversees undergraduate general education requirements, the First-Year Reading Experience and provides guidance on undergraduate academic initiatives within and beyond the classroom. She is responsible for oversight of Global Carolina, the Center for Teaching Excellence, the Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning, Office of On Your Time, and the University Advising Center. The Faculty Principals have a dual report to Dr. Kelly and the Associate Vice President for Student Housing and Well-Being.
Dennis Pruitt, Ph.D., vice president for student affairs, vice provost and dean of students
Diana Mitchell, Ph.D., senior associate provost for social innovation and eLearning
John Catalano, Ph.D., associate provost for Palmetto College campuses and dean of
extended university
Tracey Weldon, Ph.D., interim dean of the graduate school and vice provost for graduate
education
Office staff can be emailed by clicking on the individual’s name below.
Appointments with Provost and Vice Provosts
Ashley Dantzler, administrative coordinator
- Appointments with Provost
- Council of Academic Deans (information, scheduling, agendas, etc.)
Rachel Ford, administrative coordinator
- Appointments with Sandra Kelly
- Appointments with Diana Mitchell
- Undergraduate Studies coordination.
- Communications
Coyet Greene, administrative coordinator
- Faculty Awards
- Financials
- Internal Grants
- Provost Office events
Caroline Hulett, administrative coordinator
- Appointments with Cheryl Addy
- Appointments with Tracey Weldon
- Coordinates ALDP
- Coordinates SEC Travel Grants
- University policy updates
Academic Administration
Mary Alexander, Ph.D., MPA, assistant provost and chief of staff
- Provost office budgeting
- Academic unit budget oversight
- Administrative management of the Office of the Provost
- Academic blueprints
- Internal grants administration
- Analysis, reporting and data collection
- Classroom Enhancements and Space Needs and Planning (SNAP) committees coordination
Academic Resources
Vicki Lewter, human resources manager
- Human resources coordination
- Emeritus status requests
- Sabbatical leave
Lisa Hammond, Ph.D., director of faculty affairs
- Tenure and promotion, post-tenure review, and third year review coordination
- Non-tenure-track promotion coordination
- Hire with tenure coordination
- Endowed Chairs and named professorship coordination
- Family friendly requests
- Non-tenure track faculty criteria policies and procedures coordination
Communications and Information Resources
Stan Lawrimore, director of information resources
- Main Office of the Provost site support:
Tenure & Promotion, University Policies, Carolina Core, First-Year Reading Experience,
Undergraduate Studies, Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning, Global
Carolina, Academic Programs Proposal System
- Information technology resources and projects
- SharePoint development and support
- Website design and development
Abraham Danaher, communications manager
- Web Communications
- Communications and marketing
Roseanne Shaw, program coordinator
- Calendar & Space Reservation System
Reporting to Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Mary Alexander, Ph.D., MPA, assistant provost for academic administration
Richard Brown, Ph.D., director, USC Press
Joel Samuels, J.D., executive director, Rule of Law Collaborative
Reporting to Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies Sandra Kelly
Dirk Brown, Ph.D., faculty director, McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise
Magdalena Grudzinski-Hall, Ph.D., interim executive director of Global Carolina and
director of Education Abroad
Shelley Dempsey, Ph.D., M.Ed., MBA, director, On Your Time Initiatives
August (Augie) E. Grant, Ph.D., director, Center for Teaching Excellence
Claire Robinson, Ph.D., director, University Advising Center
Lara Ducate, Ph.D., executive director, Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning
Learning Community Principals
Preston Residential College: Lara Lomicka Anderson, Ph.D.
Capstone: Elise Lewis, Ph.D.
Entrepreneurism & Innovations: Dirk Brown, Ph.D.
Galen Fellows: David Simmons, Ph.D.
Green Quad: William J. Jones, Ph.D.
International House at Maxcy College: Lara Lomicka Anderson, Ph.D.
Rhodos Fellows: Simon Tarr, Ph.D.
Reporting to Vice Provost and Dean of Faculty Cheryl Addy
Sabrina Andrews, M.S., executive director of Institutional Research, Assessment and
Analytics
Trena Houp, Interim Director, Academic Programs
Susan Bon, Ph.D., faculty civility advocate
Lisa Hammond, Ph.D., director of faculty affairs
Reporting to Interim Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education Tracey Weldon
Vacant, associate dean, Graduate School
Murray Mitchell, Ph.D., senior associate dean, Graduate School
Reporting to Senior Associate Provost for Social Innovation and eLearning Diana Mitchell
Trena Houp, director, Office of Distributed Learning
Hilary Dyer Brannon, director, Continuing Education and Conference Services