Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
The Office of Academic Affairs creates, supports, and enhances a student-centered academic environment which frames the university's mission and vision. It is the administrative center which drives the academic enterprise at GC. Responsible to the president of the university, it has three primary roles:
Leading. The Office of Academic Affairs working with academic leaders and faculty articulates an academic vision for the university, sets the overall academic direction of the university, and establishes the academic agenda for the future.
Facilitating. Through its role in the establishment of programs, policies, procedures, and standards; in the selection, evaluation, and development of faculty and staff; in the review of academic programs; in the allocation of funds; and in the provision of information, it facilitates the accomplishment of the university's mission and its academic goals.
Coordinating. It sets a context for the university's various academic colleges, programs, and services - maintaining a broad and coherent institutional perspective, so that the needs and character of individual programs are addressed within an institutional framework.
Dr. Sandra Jordan
sandra.jordan@gcsu.edu
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Tom Ormond
tom.ormond@gcsu.edu
Associate Provost
Dr. Jason Huffman
jason.huffman@gcsu.edu
Director of Strategic Initiatives, (University strategic planning, comprehensive program review, USG STEM initiative, annual department/unit planning)
Lori Westbrook
lori.westbrook@gcsu.edu
Assistant to the Provost, (MOUs, scheduling for the Provost, coordination of special events)
Neil Jones
neil.jones@gcsu.edu
Administrative Coordinator, (Full time faculty management, faculty searches, faculty position management, academic programs and accreditations)
Matthew Buchanan
matthew.buchanan@gcsu.edu
Administrative Specialist, (Digital Measures, Part-time Faculty, Course Revisions, Graduate Assistantships)
Jessica Davis
jessica.davis@gcsu.edu
Senior Secretary (scheduling for the Associate Provost, providing support for the office, Graduate website)
ABOUT GEORGIA COLLEGE: Georgia College, the state's designated Public Liberal Arts University, combines the educational experience expected at esteemed private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of public higher education. Its four colleges – arts and sciences, business, education and health sciences – provide 6,600 undergraduate and graduate students with an exceptional learning environment that extends beyond the classroom, with hands-on involvement with faculty research, community service, residential learning communities, study abroad and myriad internships