Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Fatma Mili
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400

Biography

Assessment, Accreditation, & Planning

Sean Lancaster
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility

• Accreditation Liaison Officer to the Higher Learning Commission
• University Accreditation; College, Unit and Program support for accreditation
• University Strategic Planning; College, Division and Unit support for strategic planning
• University Assessment; College, Division and Unit support for assessment of programs, student learning outcomes, student outcomes, faculty outcomes and benchmarking
• Update and maintain strategic planning and assessment websites
• Honorary Degree Committee
• Ex-officio to University Assessment Committee

Biography

Budget & Resource Management

Bonnie Bowen
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2288
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility

• Budget and resource management
• Faculty hires and related budgetary and human resources issues
• Enrollment and course scheduling/capacity management
• Member of Budget Advisory Team
• Liaison with Business and Finance
• Oversight of Health Campus academic equipment
• Chair of Academic Technology Advisory Committee
• Ex-officio to Faculty Salary and Budget Committee

Biography

Curriculum

Erica Hamilton
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs 
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility

• University curriculum development
• Distance education initiatives
• Dual enrollment and inter-institutional MOUs
• Program review processes
• Liaison to Records Office, Institutional Marketing, Information Technology, Assistant/Associate Deans group
• Ex-officio to University Curriculum Committee
• Ex-officio to Online Education and Microcredential Council
• Ex-officio to New Programs/New Unit Committee
• Ex-officio to Graduate Council’s Curriculum & Program Review Subcommittee
• Ex-officio to General Education Committee

Biography

Data Analytics

Aaron Lowen
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility 

• Provide leadership in data analytics and communication within Academic Affairs
• Create data-informed reports for Academic Affairs leadership
• Other data-centered responsibilities and initiatives as determined by the Provost
• Liaison with Institutional Analysis
• Collaboration with the AVP for assessment and accreditation around data collection and analysis
• Ex officio to the LIFT Management Committee (LIFT-MC)

Biography

Faculty & Facilities

Ed Aboufadel
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility

• Faculty personnel policies, equity, issues, and complaints
• Liaison with Executive Committee of the Senate/University Academic Senate
• New buildings, space utilization, classroom improvements; liaison with Facilities and public safety
• Special projects in external community
• Liaison for Digital Measures
• Ex-officio to Faculty Personnel Policy Committee
• Ex-officio to Faculty Facilities Planning Advisory Committee

Biography

Student Success

Suzeanne Benet
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility

• Academic Advising Initiatives and Student Success Initiative
• University Undergraduate Student Blueprint for Student Success
• Academic Policies and Standards
• Student and Parent Concerns
• Liaison to Enrollment Development, Planning and Assessment for Student Retention, Persistence, and Degree Completion
• Liaison to Statewide LEAP Initiative
• MCAN
• Student Awards Convocation

Biography

Administrative Operations

Mary Albrecht
Executive Associate for Administrative Operations
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility

• Board of Trustees and Academic & Student Affairs Committee – meeting preparation
• Academic and Student Affairs Communications
• Oversight for faculty personnel review processes
• Oversight for faculty sabbatical process
• Liaison for State-to-State compliance
• Ex-officio to AP Committee

Biography

Travus Burton
Director of Civic Learning and Community Engagement
3090 J. H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility

• Provide university-wide leadership and support for civic learning and community engagement programming, initiatives and infrastructures
• Facilitate the creation of alignment, standards, definitions and promote best practices for community engagement among students, staff and faculty
• Enhance campus culture for civic learning and community engagement to, “educate students to shape their lives, their professions, and their societies.”
• Connect community partners, community members, community needs and community issues with the GVSU community for mutually beneficial collaborative opportunities
  • Promote multidisciplinary approaches in teaching, research and service to have a greater impact in the community
  • Promote interdisciplinary approaches in teaching, research and service to have a greater impact on our students
• Report on civic learning and community engagement use, outcomes, challenges, opportunities and growth – work with campus faculty, staff and leadership   

Biography

Phuong Vo
Assessment and Accreditation Specialist
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility 

• Faculty Qualifications Assurances
• GVAdvance support
• Student Learning Outcomes support
• Higher Learning Commission Accreditation support

Becki Visser
Executive Assistant to the Provost
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2176
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility

• Calendar support: Provost Mili
• Board of Trustees materials production and communication following meetings
• Provost’s Cabinet support
• Coordination of Faculty Awards Convocation
• Coordination of Emeritus faculty tracking
• Michigan Association of State Universities (MASU) Academic Officers support for GVSU

Krystal Vanden Bosch
Executive Assistant - Office of the Provost
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility

• Assists with assessment, accreditation, planning, curriculum, and administrative operations
• Calendar Support: Erica Hamilton, Sean Lancaster, Aaron Lowen and Mary Albrecht
• Online/Hybrid approved instructor list
• Hires and supervises student assistants
• Manages the Office of the Provost website

Becky Beechler
Executive Assistant - Office of the Provost and Institutional Analysis
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-8722
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility

• Assist with budget, resource management, faculty, facilities, and Institutional Analysis
• Calendar support: Ed Aboufadel, Bonnie Bowen and Philip Batty
• Coordination of faculty and staff personnel materials
• Produce monthly and year-end budget reports
• Review Travel and Expense Reimbursement forms
• Complete online surveys for Institutional Analysis
• Institutional Analysis website support

Lisa Surman
Executive Assistant - Office of the Provost and Faculty Governance Assistant
1000 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2172
[email protected]

Areas of Responsibility

• Assist with student success, civic learning and community engagement
• Calendar support: Suzeanne Benet and Travus Burton
• Liaison between ECS/UAS Chair and Standing Committee Chairs
• Oversight and management of Faculty Governance website, Sail Curriculum System, and Shared Governance Policies
• Teach-In Coordinator and liaison between program sponsors
• Compilation of college election results and oversight of University Committee List
• Coordination of Student Awards Convocation