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The modern university provost is the university’s chief academic officer and under the president is responsible for the creation and implementation of the academic priorities for the university and for the allocation of resources that will support those priorities. The provost works closely with the academic deans, department heads, student services professionals, faculty and staff to provide the highest possible quality of educational programs, both within and outside the classroom, for undergraduate and graduate students. An important part of the provost’s job is also to ensure that we recruit, retain, encourage and support an outstanding and diverse faculty; each of whom will make positive contributions to the university and to their discipline in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service.

Planter's Punch wrote:From looking online:

The modern university provost is the university’s chief academic officer and under the president is responsible for the creation and implementation of the academic priorities for the university and for the allocation of resources that will support those priorities. The provost works closely with the academic deans, department heads, student services professionals, faculty and staff to provide the highest possible quality of educational programs, both within and outside the classroom, for undergraduate and graduate students. An important part of the provost’s job is also to ensure that we recruit, retain, encourage and support an outstanding and diverse faculty; each of whom will make positive contributions to the university and to their discipline in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service.

Chard has done from what I can tell a great job of growing the Education School (which contains the APSM major), and the school becoming more engaged locally and nationally. I wonder why he would leave that position, given that there is most likely still even more growth to be had with Annete Simmons as a key donor.

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:All I care about is sports.

gostangs wrote:
A bad state school does not seem to be a proving ground for what we need, but i guess we did get Turner from Ol Miss.

CalallenStang wrote:

Planter's Punch wrote:From looking online:

The modern university provost is the university’s chief academic officer and under the president is responsible for the creation and implementation of the academic priorities for the university and for the allocation of resources that will support those priorities. The provost works closely with the academic deans, department heads, student services professionals, faculty and staff to provide the highest possible quality of educational programs, both within and outside the classroom, for undergraduate and graduate students. An important part of the provost’s job is also to ensure that we recruit, retain, encourage and support an outstanding and diverse faculty; each of whom will make positive contributions to the university and to their discipline in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service.

Chard has done from what I can tell a great job of growing the Education School (which contains the APSM major), and the school becoming more engaged locally and nationally. I wonder why he would leave that position, given that there is most likely still even more growth to be had with Annete Simmons as a key donor.

Provost is a promotion from Dean