The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield (UIS) serves as the chief academic officer for the university.

Head and shoulders photo of UIS Provost Brandon Schwab, wearing a medium jacket, white shirt, and light blue tie against a dark gray background.


Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost

The VCAA/Provost oversees academic policy and priorities, ensures the quality of the faculty and student body, and helps to maintain educational excellence.

The VCAA/Provost reports to the Chancellor and serves as the university’s chief academic officer. He provides leadership for mission-driven academic and co-curricular endeavors and functions, coordinates academic affairs initiatives and programs with other university divisions, directs activities surrounding the implementation and achievement of the academic mission, and coordinates planning activities for the Division of Academic Affairs. The VCAA/Provost serves as the chief administrative officer of the university in the Chancellor's absence.

The Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield comprises the four academic colleges: College of Business and Management, College of Health, Science and Technology, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and College of Public Affairs and Education, as well as Brookens Library and the Center for State Policy and Leadership. The division also includes the Center for Academic Success and Advising; Center for Lincoln Studies, Graduate Education; Graduate Assistantships; Information Technology Services; Online, Professional, and Engaged Learning; Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Research and Innovation, Sangamon Experience, and Undergraduate Education.

 

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Annual Impact Report

 

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Awards & Honors

Academic Affairs Resources

News

Dec 14, 2023
Dear Colleagues,  Bob Smith has decided to resign from his position of Dean of the College of Public Affairs and Education effective Wednesday,…
Dec 06, 2023
Academic Affairs News - November/December 2023 From Provost Schwab Dear colleagues: As we approach the end of the year, I want to express my…
Oct 25, 2023
Academic Affairs News - October 2023 From Provost Schwab Dear colleagues: It’s hard to believe that we already are past the mid-point of fall…
Sep 28, 2023
Shipra Gupta, an associate professor of marketing in the Department of Management, Marketing and Operations at the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield, has…
Aug 30, 2023
According to UIS policy, each academic year the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost notifies the UIS community of the names of those among the…
Aug 30, 2023
Provost’s welcome Welcome to the new academic year. For those new to UIS, like me, welcome! For those who are returning after what I hope was a…