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Office of the Provost

202 Old Main Telephone: 515-271-3751 Fax: 515-271-3016 Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.              and 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Michael J. Renner, Provost michael.renner@drake.edu Assistant to the Provost Cybrill Livingood 515-271-4985 Administrative Assistants Suzanne Brown 515-271-3751 Carrie Walters 515-271-2835
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs John Burney 515-271-3804 Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Academic Excellence Wanda Everage 515-271-3751 Associate Provost Arthur Sanders 515-271-3172 Deputy Provost Sue Wright 515-271-3623/3751

Colleges And Schools

• College of Arts and Sciences - Joseph Lenz, Dean
• College of Business and Public Administration - Charles C. Edwards, Dean
• School of Education - Janet McMahill, Dean
• School of Journalism and Mass Communications - Charles C. Edwards, Dean; Kathleen Richardson, Director
• School of Law - Allan Vestal, Dean
• College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Raylene Rospond, Dean

Academic Libraries

• Cowles Library - Rodney Henshaw, Dean
• Opperman Law Library - John Edwards, Director

Administrative Areas

• Academic Achievement, Chrystal Stanley, Coordinator
• Academic Assistance - Wanda Everage, Vice Provost
• Academic Compliance - Rachel Boon, Director
• Assessment - John Burney, Vice Provost
• Center for Global Citizenship - David Skidmore, Director
• Drake Curriculum - John Burney, Vice Provost;  Charlene Skidmore,  Assistant Director
• Faculty Development Programs - John Burney, Vice Provost; Arthur Sanders, Associate Provost
• Faculty Grants Programs - Arthur Sanders, Associate Provost
• Faculty Honors and Awards -  Sue Wright, Deputy Provost
• First-Year Seminar Program - John Burney, Vice Provost
• Honors Program - Angela Battle, Associate Professor of Art and Design
• Information Technology - Angela Embree, Interim Chief Information Officer
• Institutional Research - Rachel Boon, Director
• International Programs and Services - Gretchen Olson, Director
• New Faculty Orientation - Arthur Sanders, Associate Provost
• New Student Orientation - Sentwali Bakari, Dean of Students
• Professional and Career Development Services - Wanda Everage, Vice Provost
• Sponsored Programs - Jayne Smith, Director
• Student Affairs and Academic Excellence - Wanda Everage, Vice Provost
• Student Disability Services - Michelle Laughlin, Coordinator
• Student Records and Academic Information - Margie Davidson, Director
• Student Life - Sentwali Bakari, Dean of Students
• Welcome Weekend - Wanda Everage, Vice Provost

Academic Affairs Organizational Chart

The Office of the Provost is committed to providing quality academic support.  Should you have a comment (compliment or concern), please use the following procedure:

If you have a complaint about a concern that a policy or procedure has been incorrectly or unfairly applied or that inappropriate behavior or action has occurred, first discuss the problem with the staff member with whom the issue originated. If you would like the complaint to move forward following this discussion, please contact the person's immediate supervisor. If the process still is not resolved, please call Sue Wright at 515-271-3623.