Office Directory

Vice Provosts & Associate Vice Presidents

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]

EVPP Senior Staff

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

EVPP Administrative Staff

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

Web Communications Staff

Charlot Meyer
Web Project Lead
170A Morrill Hall
[email protected]

  • Web project management, design, and development for provost/vice provost units

Ollie Moltaji
Developer 2
170M Morrill Hall
[email protected]

  • Web design and development for provost/vice provost units

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