The Provost's Executive Committee is the principal advisory body to the Provost on policy regarding the conduct of academic programs, and it serves as a general forum for the discussion and resolution of problems relating to the administration of academic programs. The Provost's Executive Committee serves as a principal mechanism for communication to and from the academic departments on conduct of academic programs. The Provost's Executive Committee is composed of the Provost, the Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Planning, the Vice Provost for Research, all Academic Deans, and the Director of Libraries. It is designed to evaluate the quality, productivity, and role of each academic unit and program in the fulfillment of the University's mission and strategic goals. APRP serves to encourage self-study and planning within units, to ensure comparability among review reports, and to strengthen the linkages connecting the planning agendas and practices of individual units with those of their colleges and of the University as a whole.
Reviews inform budgetary planning decisions at every level of administration.
The Provost and Deans select units for review. Academic units will normally be reviewed at ten year intervals, but this schedule may be accelerated in individual cases at the discretion of the Provost. Wherever possible, APRP reviews will be combined with accreditation or other mandated reviews. The Senate Academic Priorities Review Committee will have the opportunity to suggest programs or programmatic areas for review. The Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Planning coordinates all reviews, working with the unit under review and with the review panel to ensure that the process will be fair, efficient, and effective.