| | The Provost, as chief academic officer of the institution, is responsible for all academic, research, and creative work of the College and provides campus leadership to carry out the strategic vision as a national model epitomizing academic excellence and social mobility. S/he will promote a comprehensive and collaborative academic vision across three schools: the Zicklin School of Business, the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences and the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs. Working with senior leadership of the College, the Provost will integrate academic priorities into all major campus planning and decision-making, including student services, facilities planning, information technology, resource allocation, and fundraising. Also, within the Provost’s responsibilities are the Offices of Continuing and Professional Studies, Sponsored Programs and Research, Assessment, Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness, the Honors Program, the Center for Teaching and Learning, Tools for Clear Speech, the Student Academic Consulting Center, Adjunct Faculty Services, the Writing Center, and the Bernard Schwartz Communications Institute.
The Provost reports to the President, serves as a member of the President’s Cabinet and works in close collaboration with other senior administrators, faculty, students and staff of the College and external constituencies. The Provost serves as the College’s liaison to the Office of Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost of the City University of New York (CUNY). The Provost provides regular reports to the President and is responsible for carrying out his vision for the institution.
Specific duties of the Provost include:
- Exercising strong academic administrative leadership with primary responsibility to plan, develop, and administer all aspects of the college’s programs, activities, personnel, and budget in the instructional and academic support areas;
- Providing leadership in maintaining the highest academic standards and working closely with academic deans, program directors, faculty, staff and student leaders to provide quality educational programs and services consistent with the college’s mission;
- Representing the college with appropriate external agencies and organizations regarding academic and research programs, and representing the college externally with the city, state, and federal agencies as appropriate.
- Provides leadership in developing and articulating an academic vision and establishing a strategic plan within a complex educational institution;
- Implements strong financial and administrative management strategies to aid the College as well as individual schools in making strategic resource allocation decisions;
- Fosters excellence in teaching, scholarship, creative activity, and professional services;
- Serve as a strong advocate for interdisciplinary collaboration in research, scholarship, and academic programming.
- Engage all constituencies in collegial discourse in support of the College’s mission.
- Ensures commitment to affirmative action and equal opportunity in education and employment;
- Contributes to the overall success of the College by performing other duties as assigned. |
