Responsibilities & organization
Reporting to the President and Vice-Chancellor, the Vice-President Academic and Provost is responsible for leading the academic mission of the university.
The academic portfolio is the largest portfolio on campus, comprising of 22,000 students, 900 faculty and thousands of professional staff. VPAC leaders and the heads of academic units report to and through the Provost, including UVic’s 11 Deans and the University Librarian.
In collaboration with senior academic leaders, the Provost sets the academic priorities of the university and upholds our education mandate.
The Provost is responsible for leading the budget process for the university, working collaboratively with other executive portfolios and their senior leaders. With the Vice-President Finance and Operations, the Provost presents the annual Planning and Budget Framework to the President and Board of Governors and communicates the budget to the campus community. In this capacity, the Provost is responsible for operationalizing the university’s strategic plan and ensuring collaboration and integration across all portfolios.
The Associate Vice-President Academic Resource Planning supports strategic and operational decision making related to budgeting and resourcing.
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Ensuring high-quality education
The Associate Vice-President Academic Programs ensures the quality of academic programming, including developing, redesigning, reviewing and discontinuing programs. The team provides oversight of co-operative education and experiential learning, career services, and teaching and learning supports to instructors and students.
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Supporting students
The Division of Student Affairs, led by the Associate Vice-President Student Affairs, is responsible for student recruitment and success. It includes all undergraduate and graduate student awards; admissions and records; academic advising; campus housing and dining; health and wellness programs and services; athletics and recreation; student orientation and community building; and several other student services, supports and resources.
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Supporting faculty and librarians
The Faculty Relations and Academic Administration team, led by the Deputy Provost, handles human resource matters related to faculty and librarians, including appointments, salary awards and benefits, professional development and related policies.
The team also leads Collective Agreement negotiation and implementation on behalf of the Provost, and work with the Faculty Association to resolve member issues respectfully.