Office of the Provost

Provost’s Staff

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Allan T. Weatherwax
Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs
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Monica Cowart
Vice Provost
- Graduate Studies
- Honors Program
- Global Education
- Centers/Institutes
- Faculty/Chairs Development
- Inclusive Excellence Initiatives
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Julie Fitzmaurice
Vice Provost
- Portfolio Management & Strategic Planning
- Strategic Budgeting
- Hiring Planning
- Provost’s Office Mission & Vision Alignment
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Jon Lyon
Vice Provost
- Faculty Governance
- General Education Liaison
- Undergraduate Research Programs
- Institutional Review Board
- NECHE Liaison
- Community Engagement

Mark A. Gould
Associate Provost, Professional & Continuing Studies
- Professional Studies
- Corporate Education
- Summer Term/Programs
Kathryn Nielsen
Associate Provost and Director of Strategic Initiatives
- Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- Faculty Onboarding/Development
- Academic Technology Initiatives (Mobile Merrimack, etc.)
- Grant Management (i.e., Zampell, Davis, etc.)
- Diversity Relations
Elizabeth Otto
Director, Office of the Provost
- Provost Planning
- Provost’s Office Workflow Liaison
- Contracts
- Deans –Planning, Hiring, and Personnel
- Meetings (BOT, Deans)
Vicki Bianchini
Executive Assistant
- Initial Office Contact
- Special Events Coordinator
- Briefing/Social Media/Web Content Coordinator
- Institutional Review Board Administration

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