Texas State University San Marcos: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.(Career Connections)

Texas State University-San Marcos (formerly Southwest Texas State University) invites nominations and applications for the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs reports directly to the president and represents the university in all respects in the president's absence. As the chief academic officer and second ranking executive officer of the university, the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is responsible for all major academic endeavors of the university, which includes supervision of all academic units and programs as well as a number of academic support and service units. The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is responsible for academic strategic planning, managing the budget for the division of Academic Affairs, establishing academic policies, academic unit reviews and accreditation, academic program development in conjunction with deans, chairs, and faculty representatives, and resource development for academic affairs. The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs also authorizes academic appointments, leads faculty development initiatives, and recommends to the president on all faculty evaluation decisions, including tenure and promotion, among other responsibilities. The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs works closely with and coordinates the efforts of the executive team to achieve the established goals of the university, within a framework of shared faculty governance.

Texas State University-San Marcos is a doctoral granting university located in the burgeoning Austin-San Antonio corridor, the largest campus in the Texas State University System, and the 6th largest in the state. Texas State's 26,300 students choose from 114 undergraduate and 81 masters and 6 Ph.D. graduate programs offered by seven colleges (Applied Arts, Business Administration, Education, Fine Arts and Communication, Health Professions, Liberal Arts, and Science), the University College, and the Graduate College. With a diverse campus community including over 25% of the student body from ethnic minorities, Texas State is one of the top 20 producers of Hispanic baccalaureate graduates in the nation. In the fall of 2002, there were 662 full-time faculty and 1,572 full-time staff. Research and creative activities have led to growing success in attracting external support. Texas State recently completed a ...