Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Tom C. Ormond is the current provost of Shippensburg University. He has occupied a variety of administrative positions that demonstrate a steady and systematic leadership progression from department chair, director of academic planning and resources, academic dean, senior associate provost and director of graduate studies and provost and vice president for academic affairs.
The Provost's Office provides leadership and maintains direct administrative responsibility for educational programming including curricular, budgetary, academic personnel matters and academic planning. The Provost's Office is responsible for the support of the university's governance system and for ensuring compliance with policies of the State System and of accrediting agencies.
Academic Programs
(Graduate and Undergraduate; On and Off Campus)
- Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Services
- Graduate Studies
- General Education Program
- Professional, Continuing, and Distance Education
Support Functions
- Sponsored Projects
- Centers and Institutes
- Office of Equity, Inclusion and Compliance
- Ezra Lehman Memorial Library
Academic Personnel
- Faculty Hiring, Orientation
- Faculty Development
- Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
- University Research and Scholarship Program
- Evaluation, Tenure, Promotion
Academic Quality
- Accreditation
- Middle States
- Professional (ABET, AACSB, CSWE, ACS, CACREP, IACS)
- Outcomes Assessment
- Program Reviews and Program Planning
Curriculum and Scheduling
- Academic Policies and Procedures
- Curriculum Revision
- Development of new degrees and approval by Board of Governors