Provost's Leadership Council

Purpose or Function: The Provost's Leadership Council, with guidance from the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, initiates recommendations concerning academic programs at the university, advises on appropriate university issues, coordinates planning and implementation of college/school academic programs, provides administrative oversight for all issues involving education at the university, and performs other functions as designated by the Provost.

Membership: The council is chaired by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and consists of the academic unit deans/directors as voting ex-officio members. The following members will serve in a non-voting ex-officio capacity: Associate Vice President for Student Success, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and University Registrar, Associate Vice President for Planning, Analytics, Institutional Research, and Strategic Initiatives and Chief Data Officer, Director of Digital Learning and Academic Innovations, Director of Academic Affairs Business Operations, and Academic Affairs Communication Specialist. Others may be appointed by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for limited terms as appropriate.

Chair: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Responsible University Official: Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs

Provost's Leadership Council Members
Name Unit Represented Term End

Catherine Rudowsky

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (Chair)

N/A

Brian Tietje

College of Business

N/A

Hassan Aziz

College of Nursing & Health Sciences

N/A

Don Melrose

College of Education & Human Development (interim)

N/A

Frank Pezold

College of Science (interim)

N/A

David Ma

College of Engineering and Computer Science

N/A

Kyoko Amano

College of Liberal Arts

N/A

Diana Sipes

School of Arts, Media, & Communication

N/A

Derrik Hiatt

Mary & Jeff Bell Library - Interim

N/A

Leslie Mills

Associate Vice President for Student Success

N/A

Missy Chapa

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and University Registrar

N/A

Erin Mulligan-Nguyen

Associate Vice President for Planning, Analytics, Institutional Research, and Strategic Initiatives and Chief Data Officer

N/A

Denise Robledo

Director of Digital Learning and Academic Innovations

N/A

Risha Dulip

Director of Academic Affairs Business Operations

N/A

Dina Espinoza

Academic Affairs Communication Specialist

N/A


Last Updated: 05/01/2025