Maria Cuzzo

Dr. Maria Stalzer Wyant Cuzzo is the Provost/Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dr. Cuzzo has served for over 25 years as a proud fully ranked and tenured faculty member, a former instructional academic staff member and was the longstanding program coordinator for the Legal Studies and Criminal Justice Program, one of the largest programs at the university. During these years, she also served eight years in an partial administrative reassignment to found and direct the newly created Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). She was also the co-facilitator (with Ms. Jenice Meyer) of the accreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission for three years to a successful conclusion. Dr. Cuzzo has a deep devotion and love for the growth and development of students. She is an educator at heart and is honored to serve as an educator-administrator to support UW-Superior’s students, faculty, staff and region.