Provost
Leadership & Governance
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Eric W. Johnson ’87, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Administrative responsibilities for the academic programs at Valparaiso University reside in the Office of the Provost. Eric W. Johnson ’87, Ph.D. is provost.
The provost serves in a position similar to that of a chief operating officer in the corporate setting and functions as the chief executive officer in the absence of the president. In addition to providing leadership for academic programs, the provost has oversight of the Chapel and Church Vocations and the Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources.
The major academic units at Valparaiso University are:
- Graduate Programs
- College of Arts and Sciences – Gregg (Bagel) Johnson, Ph.D., dean
- College of Business – Matthew Luth, Ph.D., acting dean
- College of Engineering – Doug Tougaw (MBA ’05), Ph.D., P.E., dean
- College of Nursing and Health Professions – Karen Allen, Ph.D., dean
- Christ College – The Honors College – Jennifer Prough ’91, Ph.D., dean
Kevin Goebbert, Ph.D.
Associate Provost
219.464.6998
Areas of Responsibility :
- Registrar – Allison Urbanczyk, university registrar
- Faculty Affairs
- Experiential & Service Learning
- Student Advising
- Core Curriculum Oversight
- Sponsored and Student Research – Devin Sodums, director
- Center for Innovation in Teaching, Assessment, and Learning (CITAL) – Ed Finn, executive director
- Access and Accommodations Resource Center – Christina Hearne, director
Bonnie Dahlke Goebbert, M.Ed.
Assistant Provost for Strategic Initiatives
219.464.5769
Areas of Responsibility:
- Assessment and Accreditation
- Institutional Research
- External Relations – College Experience Dual Enrollment Program and Community College Partnerships
- Academic Operations
- Student Success
- Beacon Academy – Shannon O’Brien-Besedick, director
- Bloom Scholars Program – Chloe Kiser, director
Karen Palm
Executive Assistant and Budget Officer to the Provost
219.464.5310
Areas of Responsibility:
- Runs budget reports, processes forms and transfers for the Provost Office managed accounts, and serves as budget liaison with Finance Office
- Coordinates meetings and processes forms, contracts, and correspondence for the provost
Michael Moore
Faculty Governance and Communication Specialist
219.464.6718
Areas of Responsibility:
- Assists academic departments with faculty recruitment process, including job postings and on-campus interview logistics and forms
- Assists faculty governance committees with meeting logistics, committee activities, appointment letters, and internal governance website
- Processes faculty and student grant applications and grant reimbursement forms for the CELT and CWR committees
- Assists with the processing, evaluation, and development of campus-wide communication related to academic and faculty concerns and coordinates content maintenance of websites
Tammy Hartman
Faculty Services Specialist
219.464.5062
Areas of Responsibility:
- Serves as liaison for faculty employment with Human Resource Services
- Assists with the processing, evaluation, and development of initial and ongoing faculty appointment letters and faculty services processes
- Maintains faculty qualifications documentation
- Serves as liaison for academic departments and colleges for tenure and promotion process
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