About
Vice provosts Sara Blair and Lori Pierce lead the Academic and Faculty Affairs group, which develops and strengthens policies and programs that support a diverse and excellent faculty. Their responsibilities include oversight of a wide range of policies and practices, including:
- Academic leadership development (including Provost’s Campus Leadership Program [PCLP], Big Ten Academic Alliance [BTAA] – Academic Leadership Program [ALP] and Departmental Executive Officers Program [DEO])
- Conflicts of interest and commitment
- Dual Career Services Program
- Faculty Appointments (including appointment information from Academic Human Resources)
- Faculty Grievance Procedures (including grievance procedures information from Academic Human Resources)
- Faculty Handbook
- Faculty Ombuds
- Faculty Personnel Issues
- Faculty Promotion Guidelines and Tenure Review
- Faculty Recruitment and Retention (e.g., ADVANCE, Provost’s Faculty Initiatives Program [PFIP])
- Family-Friendly Faculty Resources (e.g., Paid Maternity [Childbirth] and Parental Leaves)
- Graduate Employees Organization (GEO)
- Lecturers’ Employee Organization (LEO)
- Salary equity
Staff
Sara Blair, Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs (with an emphasis on the Architecture & Urban Planning, Art & Design, Business, Education, Engineering, Environment & Sustainability, Information, ISR, Law, LSA, Music, Theatre & Dance, Public Policy, Social Work)
Lori Pierce, Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs (with an emphasis on the Dental School, School of Kinesiology, Medical School, School of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, and the School of Public Health)
Sascha Matish, Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs and Senior Director, Academic Human Resources
Jim Burkel, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Tammy Deane, Business Administrator
Alicia Simon, Dual Career Coordinator (for all schools except Engineering, LSA, and Medicine)
Karen Steffes, Executive Assistant
Debbie Walls, Executive Assistant
Organizational Chart
Note: staffing changes will not be reflected in the SPG-hosted org chart as quickly as in the list above.
Related Websites
Academic Human Resources
The ADVANCE Program
Center for the Education of Women + (CEW+)