Academic Administration and Operations

Led by Senior Vice Provost William C. Nelson, Jr., the Academic Administration and Operations team in the Office of the Provost supports VCU’s Academic Enterprise in the areas of Faculty Recruitment and Human Resources, Academic Finance, IT Operations, Executive Communications and Academic Operations.

Faculty Recruitment and Human Resources

The Faculty Recruitment and HR team supports the Office of the Provost by providing support for the faculty recruitment process, providing HR services for faculty and personnel, coordinating executive searches, and coordinating the faculty fellows program.

Faculty Recruitment and HR

Academic Finance and Administration

The academic finance and administration team supports the university’s academic units in their budget creation, implementation and evaluation. The team also ensures units’ financial efforts comply with university financial policies, federal, state, and local policy.  

Academic Finance and Administration

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Executive Communications and Academic Operations

The communications and operations teams supports the Office of the Provost by providing communications consultation and strategy, web and graphic design services, communications coordination via email, Provost’s blog, presentations, and other channels.

Communications and Operations

Academic Operations Information Technology (AOIT)

AOIT supports the Office of the Provost by providing computer hardware and software support, IT asset management, coordinating the onboarding process for new employees, and offering consultation for systems setup and technological infrastructure.

AOIT

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