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Board of Regents when required; counsels college deans concerning faculty evaluation and
appointment of personnel; chairs the Dean’s Council; and delegates authority to the Associate
Provosts and other administrators who report to the Provost.
Further, the Provost supervises the preparation of the budgets of the Library and the colleges;
establishes guidelines in consultation with the Faculty Senate for the implementation of faculty
salary increases, and recommends such increases to the President; receives recommendations
from the collegiate deans concerning the colleges and schools and transmits his/her
recommendation to the President, and the Board of Regents as appropriate.
2.5. The Associate Provosts and Directors
The Associate Provosts function as directors or staff members of the Office of the Provost. They
assist in administering the Office of the Provost and perform duties as delegated by the Provost
with the following general distribution of duties:
The Associate Provost for Academic Affairs coordinates academic programs within the various
colleges of the university. The Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
is responsible for the areas of: the Graduate School; Research Promotion and Compliance
(including, animal research, & bio-safety); Intellectual Property and Special Projects; Sponsored
Programs (pre-award); Technology Transfer; and other select centers and institutes.
The Associate Vice Provost for Student Services coordinates activities of the Director of the
Sterling Student Life Center, the Director of Substance Abuse Counseling, the Director of
Residential Life and Housing, and the Director of Placement.
The head librarian is the chief administrative officer of the Robert J. Terry Library and all its
sub-collections and branches, including: The Hartman Collection of Negro Life and Culture, the
Shaw Fine Arts Collection, the Business-Economics Library, and the Pharmacy Library.
The Director of the Frederick Douglass Honors Program is the chief administrative officer of the
University’s Honors program.
2.6. The Dean of the Graduate School
The Dean of the Graduate School coordinates all programs in the school and advises the Provost
on policies and regulations pertaining to graduate study, graduate admission policies, graduate
student programs, and the granting of graduate degrees. The Graduate School coordinates the
admission, enrollment, and graduation of students in the various graduate programs of the
university.
2.7 The Deans of the Schools
The deans are the chief administrative officers of University’s eight schools. The deans provide
leadership in formulating educational policy and serve as the faculties’ agents in the execution of
such policy. In addition, all deans foster the special mission of the University in the
implementation and support of urban programs.
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