The Provost and Dean of the Faculty is responsible for coordinating the academic and student life areas and meets regularly with the Vice President and Dean of Students and other staff members in academic and student affairs. The Provost works with the academic deans, administrators who support academic services, and faculty members of the Academic Program Chairs to review the University's academic program and to discuss policies and procedures affecting the academic life of the University. When assessments or judgments concerning individual faculty members are necessary, the Provost has final responsibility and authority in academic matters. The goals for the Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty mirror the University goals outlined in the Strategic Plan for 2010. The primary method for evaluating the efforts of the Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty in achieving the aforementioned goals is through the review and reporting of the actions of the individual academic and administrative units reporting to the Office of the Provost.
Administrative units conduct reviews and develop reports on an annual basis.
These are the Office of Academic Services, the Office of Study Abroad and International Student Services, the Language Learning Center, the Debby Ellis Writing Center, the Office of the Registrar, the A. Frank Smith Library, the Office of Institutional Research, and The Sarofim School of Fine Arts. The Office of the Provost also conducts regular reviews and evaluations of faculty members. These recommendations are reviewed and either accepted or rejected by the budget committee based on the current budget parameters and in light of the needs and requests submitted by other units of the University. For the determination of faculty salary increases, the Office of the Provost relies on a number of evaluation sources. The Provost reviews these sources of information and develops a recommendation for salary increases.