Stan Napper

The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is the chief academic officer for the University and is responsible to the President for providing vision and leadership for the University’s academic and student life programs, with a clear, focused commitment to teaching, learning, and academic excellence. The Provost works closely with associate provosts and academic deans, faculty, and other administrators to address educational policy, instructional planning, program review, assessment of student life and learning, accreditation and self-evaluation, academic personnel actions, resource planning and allocation, and faculty development. The Provost promotes the University’s Mission by providing visionary and strategic academic leadership and oversight of all academic and student life operations including the Associate Provosts, academic Deans, Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, University Compliance, Moody Library, Registrar, Career and Calling, Student Success and Advising, Testing and Disabilities Services, University Museums, the Institute of Christianity and Scholarship, Spiritual Life, Student Involvement, Resident Life, Campus Recreation, Student Organizations, Student Conduct, Student Health Services, the Bradshaw Fitness Center, and the McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise. The Provost serves on the President’s Executive Council, where along with the administrative officers, the Provost exercises leadership in budget planning and accountability, strategic initiatives, and other elements of administrative policy. The Provost reports directly to the President.