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About the Provost Office
What is a Provost? The Provost is the chief academic officer of the University of South Carolina. He oversees the schools and colleges of the USC Columbia campus as well as the four regional campuses (USC Lancaster, USC Salkehatchie, USC Sumter, USC Union).

The Provost is responsible for leading the formulation and implementation of system-wide academic affairs policy relating to faculty hiring, retention, tenure, promotion, and development. He is charged with oversight of USC’s graduate and undergraduate academic programs as well as curriculum development, program assessment, and university accreditation.

The Provost provides budgetary oversight for all USC Columbia academic units and academic support areas and manages the strategic planning processes for those units. The USC Press, the Office of Institutional Assessment and Compliance, and the Office of Academic Support also report to the Provost.


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Michael D. Amiridis, Ph.D. - Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

Belinda Atkerson - Executive Assistant to the Provost
  • Appointments with Provost
  • Council of Academic Deans (information, scheduling, agendas)


Vice Provosts

Christine W. Curtis, Ph.D. - Senior Vice Provost and Director of Strategic Planning
Helen I. Doerpinghaus, Ph.D. - Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Timothy Doupnik, Ph.D. - Vice Provost and Director, International Programs
Lacy Ford, Ph.D. - Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies




Christine W. Curtis, Ph.D. - Senior Vice Provost and Director of Strategic Planning
Judi R. Blyth - Academic Resources Manager


Sarah Livingston - Administrative Coordinator

Derlene Lowder - Director, Academic Research

Julie Millager - Administrative Coordinator
  • Appointments with Senior Vice Provost
     


Helen I. Doerpinghaus, Ph.D. - Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Mary Alexander - Director, Academic Administration

Novella Beskid - Director, Fellowships and Scholar Programs


Kirk Randazzo - Faculty Director, Carolina Leadership Initiative


Kristia H. Finnigan, Ph.D. - Director, Academic Programs
Meghan Fields - Administrative Coordinator

Geniese James - Director, Information Resources

Philip S. Moore, Ph.D. - Director,  Institutional Assessment and Compliance

Debra Richardson - Administrative Coordinator

Irma Van Scoy, Ph.D. - Executive Director, USC Connect
Natalie Smith-Kenner - Administrative Coordinator
  • Appointments with the Executive Director of USC Connect

Patsy Yarborough - Administrative Coordinator


Timothy Doupnik, Ph.D. - Vice Provost and Director, International Programs
Jennifer Engel, Ph.D. - Director, Study Abroad

Julie Millager - Administrative Coordinator

Sarah Noppen, M.B.A. - Director, International Student Recruitment

Jody Pritt, M.A. - Director, International Student Services

Alexandra Rowe, Ph.D. - Director, English Programs for Internationals


Lacy Ford, Ph.D. - Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
Steve Adams - Director, Distributed Learning Support Services

Jessica Elfenbein, Ph.D.- Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School

Jonathan Haupt - Director, USC Press

Christina Friend, Ph.D. - Faculty Director, Center for Teaching Excellence

Sarah Livingston - Administrative Coordinator
  • Appointments with Vice Provost
  • Provost Office Communications and Marketing



Officers Reporting to the Provost
G. Thomas Chandler, Ph.D. - Vice Provost, Health Sciences
  • Health Science Colleges and Schools

Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. - Vice Provost for Special Academic Initiatives and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

  • College of Arts and Sciences

Bill Hogue, Ph.D. - Vice President for Information Technology

  • Office of Information Technology

Chris P. Plyler, Ph.D. - Vice Provost and Executive Dean for Extended University


Dennis A. Pruitt, Ed.D. - Vice Provost and Vice President for Student Affairs



Associated Administrators
Rudy Mancke - Naturalist-in-Residence

John McFadden, Ph.D. - Director, AAPP Program and Special Advisor to the Provost for Development of Future Faculty


Les Sternberg, Ph.D. - Special Advisor to the Provost for Office of Community Engagement and Service



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