Office Directory

Heidi Barajas
Interim Associate Vice President for Public Engagement
(612) 624-6876
120 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

See the Office for Public Engagement website for staff and unit listing

Scott Lanyon
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education
(612) 625-2809
321 Johnston Hall
[email protected]

See the Graduate School website for vice provost staff and unit listing

Robert McMaster
Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
(612) 626-9425
220-B Morrill Hall
[email protected]

See the OUE website for vice provost staff and unit listing

Meredith McQuaid
Associate Vice President and Dean of International Programs
(612) 626-8948
100 University International Center
[email protected]

See the GPS Alliance website for staff and unit listing

Rebecca Ropers
Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs
(612) 626-9545
110 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

See the VPFAA website for vice provost staff and unit listing

Brian Sick
Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Health Sciences
(612) 624-1191
3-110 Phillips-Wangensteen
[email protected]

See the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Health Sciences website for staff and unit listing

Eric Watkins
Vice Provost for Distributed Learning
[email protected]

Deb Cran
Senior Assistant to the Provost
(612) 626-9580
235 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

• Provost's liaison to senior academic and administrative leaders
• EVPP academic administrative management
• Advance implementation of provost's work plan
• Provost's liaison for budget, compact planning, human resources, academic appointments
• Primary EVPP point of contact

Erin Slattengren
Assistant to the Provost
(612) 301-1707
170D Morrill Hall
[email protected]

• Academic planning and new program development review and approval process
• Academic Program Review process coordination
• Academic collaborations and partnership agreements
• Non-credit program standards
• Professional education
• University accreditation

Kate Tyler
Assistant to the Provost
(612) 626-8535
130F Morrill Hall
[email protected]

• Strategic planning
• Special projects, strategic initiatives, committees, reports advancing EVPP priorities
• EVPP leadership searches and transitions
• Issues management, strategic communications collaborations
• Liaison for interdisciplinary advancement and Institute for Advanced Study
• Center review

Holly Vanderhaar
Communications Associate
612-626-6217
170H Morrill Hall
[email protected]

• Provost communications, speaking engagement background and speechwriting

Marlo Welshons
Assistant to the Provost
(612) 625-0563
170C Morrill Hall
[email protected]

• Board of Regents liaison; Mission Fulfillment Committee coordination
• Policy liaison
• College constitutions
• Issues management, strategic communications
• Accountability Report coordination, content development, production

Serena Wright
Director of Special Events and Projects
(612) 624-0430
316 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

• Shared event planning and project services across administrative units
• Event management and coordination
• Project planning and support

Ellen Miller
Executive Assistant
(612) 624-2223
234 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

• Provost calendar and travel
• Provost daily activities support
• General EVPP office coordination

Abby Corts
Executive Office and Administrative Specialist
(612) 624-4225
234 Morrill Hall

• Initial point of contact in main EVPP office
• General office administrative support

Bri Rosen
Executive Office and Administrative Specialist
(612) 301-9528
234 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

• Project and activity assistance
• Office-wide operational and administrative support
• Backup in the absence of Ellen Miller