Responsible Body:  Office of the Provost

Date of Last Review:  June 25, 2021

Provost’s Advisory Workgroup

This advisory workgroup meets three times per month with the Provost. This advisory workgroup comprises the vice provost; the deans of the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Biblical Studies, Business Administration, Education and Human Services, Graduate and Professional Studies, and Honors; and the deans of the School of Nursing and Library Services and Educational Technology. This group functions as an informal workgroup to address issues of concern to the provost, to the colleges, and to the Academic Division as a whole. 

Provost’s Cabinet

The Provost’s Cabinet includes the vice provost, associate vice president of academics-ACU Dallas, associate provost of curriculum and assessment, associate provost for institutional effectiveness, and assistant provost for residential graduate programs; the deans of the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Biblical Studies, Business Administration, Education and Human Services, Graduate and Professional Studies, and Honors; the deans of the School of Nursing and Library Services and Educational Technology; vice president for church relations, registrar, executive director of Study Abroad, executive director of the Adams Center, executive director of University Access Programs and Student Success Programs, director of experiential learning, Faculty Senate chair, and academic operations manager. The Cabinet normally meets at least once a month.  The Cabinet addresses matters of academic policy and assists in planning and budgeting for the Academic Division.  

Academic Managers

The Vice Provost chairs the monthly meeting of managers (directors, assistant and associate deans, and others) of educational programs and support services.  Issues include management concerns such as integrating support services with educational programs, the exchange of ideas that will lead to improvements, policy review and revision, and problem solving.  Recommendations of this group go to the Provost’s Cabinet.

Frontline Professionals Group

The executive assistant to the provost chairs the monthly meeting of the Frontline professionals, composed of support staff members who are front-line professionals in units within the Academic Division reporting to the Office of the Provost. Other persons with budgeting responsibilities may also be included. The purpose of the group is to discuss issues relevant to academics, to enhance communication and teamwork, and to provide training in areas pertinent to the work of support staff.