STAFF

Provost

Pat McGuire Hon '10
Interim Provost

The chief academic officer of the Colleges, McGuire is charged with stewardship of the academic program. Additionally, he is responsible for hiring and evaluating faculty, and overseeing the registrar's office and library staff, along with other academic services

Margueritte Murphy
Associate Provost

Murphy supports the provost in faculty development and hiring, planning and general administration. She has oversight for department and program review, works with the Grants and Institutional Advancement Offices, and assists the provost in supporting faculty research. She works with the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning especially in the areas of faculty and curricular development and assessment.

Christine de Denus
Associate Dean of Faculty

De Denus's major area of concentration is curriculum and academic facilities and equipment, serving as the Office's ex officio representative to CoAA and FacIT. In addition, she will serve as the principal ADF for the sciences in the Provost's Office. Along with Paul Kehle, she will take on special projects, including strategic planning, retention, institutional grants, the Teagle Project and related assessment activities as we prepare for the next Middle States re-accreditation and its self-study.

Paul Kehle
Associate Dean of Faculty

Kehle directs the First-Year Seminar Program and faculty development activities in collaboration with CTL. Along with Christine de Denus, he will take on special projects, including strategic planning, retention, institutional grants, the Teagle Project and related assessment activities as we prepare for the next Middle States re-accreditation and its self-study.

Pat Cool
Assistant Provost for Faculty Support

Cool aids the Provost on faculty personnel matters, including compensation planning and instructional budget maintenance. She is also responsible for the staffing and management of the academic secretarial support.

Kelly Switzer
Assistant to the Provost

Switzer is responsible for instructional budget maintenance, including faculty travel and research grants. Also maintains course evaluations for First Year Seminars and Bidisciplinary courses for review/tenure cases.

CONTACT

The Office of the Provost
Coxe Hall
Second Floor
Phone: (315) 781-3304
Fax: (315) 781-3334