Michael Lewis, Ph.D., is ΘνΓΓΙη's provost and the University's chief academic officer. He reports directly to the president and is responsible for the fulfillment of ΘνΓΓΙη's mission via the leadership and oversight of all academic, research, scholarship and enrollment management services.
About the Provost
Lewis is responsible for supporting major initiatives advancing ΘνΓΓΙη's University Strategic Plan. In collaboration with the University vice presidents and members of the executive staff, he is responsible for the development and implementation of all academic strategic plans, as well as the development and adherence to the academic affairs budget. The building, renovation, and allocation of all academic and research space is also under his purview.
Lewis joined ΘνΓΓΙη's Department of Chemistry in 2004. In his role as a faculty member, he received multiple teaching awards and authored numerous scholarly publications. His administrative career began in 2013 when he became Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development. In that role, Lewis led University-level initiatives related to faculty development, faculty hiring, contracts, promotion and tenure policies, workload policies and other efforts aimed at serving ΘνΓΓΙη faculty members and departments. His success in that position led to subsequent appointments as Interim Provost (Fall 2018), Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (2019-2020), and Interim Provost (Fall 2020). Lewis was appointed ΘνΓΓΙη's permanent Provost in February 2021.
General
- (8/28/23)
Academic Strategic Planning
- (12/7/23)
- (10/3/22)
- Kicking Off Our Academic Strategic Planning Process (2/4/22)
Academic Finances, Academic Affairs, and Faculty Workload
Academic Portfolio Review
- APRC Final Decisions (2/22/22)
Diversity in Faculty Hiring
- Provost's Message on Diversity in Faculty Hiring (September 17, 2020)
University Core Curriculum
- Provost's Letter on the Core (February 1, 2020)
Faculty Compensation
Information on faculty compensation studies (accessible only by the ΘνΓΓΙη community -- must be logged in to Okta (former MyΘνΓΓΙη) to view). NOTE: Document links have changed since the files were initially posted.
Latest Documents:
- (February 24, 2021)
- (January 28, 2021)
Previous Documents:
- (May 2, 2018)
- (May 2, 2018)
- (2016)
- Faculty Salary Study
- (May 20, 2016)
Nearly all of the academic units at ΘνΓΓΙη report to the provost or members of the provost’s staff.
All academic deans (except the dean of the School of Medicine) report directly to the provost, as do the vice president for Research, the vice president for Enrollment Management, the director and dean of the Madrid campus, the dean of the University Libraries, and the associate and assistant provosts who comprise the provost’s senior staff.
Additional reporting units include:
- 1818 Advanced College Credit Program
- Academic Advising for Undergraduate Students
- Academic Records Revision Committee
- Academic Support
- Billiken Success Program
- Center for Global Citizenship
- Charter School Sponsorship
- Distance Education Committee
- Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement, Office of
- Honors Program
- Institutional Research, Office of
- INTO ΘνΓΓΙη
- Learning Management System (LMS) Steering Committee
- Learning Technologies Advisory Committee (LTAC)
- Pre-Professional Programs
- Public Safety (DPS), Department of
- Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning
- Student Development, Division of
- Summer At ΘνΓΓΙη
- University Undergraduate Core Committee (UUCC)
Provost Lewis charged a Student Well-being Task Force to assess ΘνΓΓΙη’s health and well-being ecosystem for students and to develop recommendations to inform a Student Well-being Strategic Roadmap for the University.
- Joint Office of the Provost-Faculty Senate Faculty Gender Equity Committee
A standing committee, the Gender Equity Committee (GEC) is responsible for advancing the shared governance of the University via its consultative role to the Faculty Senate and Provost on issues related to gender equity among faculty. - Joint Office of the Provost-Faculty Senate Committee on The Faculty Manual
- Mid-Career Faculty Development Committee (on hiatus)