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Dr. Susan Awbrey
Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

It is with immense pleasure that we welcome Dr. Susan Awbrey to the Academic Affairs Office as the Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.

The Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost is the University’s chief academic officer with general responsibilities for the University’s academic programs, personnel, and resources. The Provost has direct oversight responsibility for the College of Arts and Sciences and the Schools of Education and Human Services, Business Administration, Engineering and Computer Science, Nursing, Health Sciences and the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.

The Provost also has oversight responsibility for the Kresge Library, Outreach, the Office of Research, the Office of Graduate Education and Academic Administration, the Office of Undergraduate Education, the Center for Information Technology, the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment and the Eye Research Institute.

The primary duty of the Provost is to ensure the quality of education and research at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. In chairing the Academic Council and the Deans’ Council, the Provost works directly with senior academic administrators and faculty on the campus to achieve this mission.

NEWS Most Recent RSS
05/17/13 - James Lentini named OU senior vice president and provost
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05/17/13 - Peggy Cooke named 2013 Outstanding AP of the Year
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05/17/13 - Dr. Mary Beth Snyder announces retirement
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03/28/13 - University policy change prohibits smoking on campus
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03/28/13 - Top candidates for new CAS dean visit campus, meet community
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03/28/13 - Two OU professors win international writing award for their work
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09/21/12 - OU to celebrate continued growth with opening of Human Health Building
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02/07/11 - Summer 2011 course registration to begin Monday, Feb. 7
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EVENTS Most Recent RSS
06/12/13 - Deans Council
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06/19/13 - Academic Council
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06/26/13 - North American Summit
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06/26/13 - Deans Council
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