UT President Lloyd Jacobs is ushering a spirit of integration into his organizational structure, while empowering University leaders to get what he identifies as \u201cnarrower and deeper\u201d in several key areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny relevant institution adapts to meet the current needs of its customers and address the external challenges it faces,\u201d Jacobs said, noting the changes taking place primarily in the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost, the Division of External Affairs and the Division of Administration. \u201cOne of this institution\u2019s strengths lies in the relationships between members of UT\u2019s senior leadership and the support all leaders provide across the spectrum of University functions.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cAs we recruit a provost, one of the most important leadership positions at the University, we have made some organization changes designed to help attract the highest caliber leader possible, while asking that our senior administrators embrace their roles as university officers and provide leadership that transcends organizational structures.\u201d<\/p>\n
Division of External Affairs<\/strong> In addition to provost recruitment benefits, Jacobs said the changes will have the added benefit of enabling Lawrence J. Burns, vice president for external affairs, to narrow his portfolio and focus more on his division\u2019s attention toward promoting the University and obtaining national exposure for UT\u2019s research, teaching and community service efforts. <\/p>\n \u201cAs long as I have known Larry, the answer to any request of him is always \u2018yes,\u2019\u201d Jacobs said, pointing to Burns’ leadership in equity, diversity and community engagement in addition to his enrollment, marketing, communications, web development and ambassadorial roles. <\/p>\n \u201cLarry and his team will continue to lead UT\u2019s marketing and communications efforts as UT reaches out to prospective students,\u201d Jacobs said. \u201cBut I\u2019ve also asked him to spend a greater portion of his time leading University efforts to help raise the national profile of UT\u2019s excellent and ongoing research, teaching and community engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n Additional changes in the division include Print and Mail Services moving under the chief financial officer and vice president for finance and the removal of the interim title, permanently locating the Office of Equity, Diversity and Community Engagement in External Affairs. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is an opportunity for External Affairs to focus more on sharing stories of UT successes across the region, state and nation,\u201d Burns said. \u201cOur marketing, communications, web and technology efforts will continue to promote areas of excellence throughout our University. Our focus on equity, diversity and community engagement will continue to highlight the strength that is generated by embracing our values and people of diverse backgrounds.\u201d<\/p>\n Office of the Provost<\/strong> The Office of Assessment, Accreditation and Program Review is being established in recognition of the importance of a proactive approach to continuous improvement. The reintroduction of academic program review after a 10-year hiatus and the new demands of an evolving Higher Learning Commission accreditation process, as well as the ongoing assessment program, necessitate a commitment of resources to support this critical activity.<\/p>\n The Office of Student Success will bring sharper focus to the array of essential academic support resources and activities, including orientation, accessibility services, tutoring services, placement testing and the Writing Center, domestic service learning, and career services.<\/p>\n Those appointed to the newly created or organized positions are:<\/p>\n \u2022 Dr. Penny Poplin Gosetti, vice provost for assessment, accreditation and program review;<\/p>\n \u2022 Dr. Margaret Traband, vice provost for academic policy and faculty affairs;<\/p>\n \u2022 Dr. Ben Pryor, vice provost for academic program development;<\/p>\n \u2022 Dr. Sammy Spann, assistant provost for international studies and programs;<\/p>\n \u2022 Angela Paprocki, assistant provost for student success; and<\/p>\n \u2022 Cathi Kwapich, assistant provost for enrollment management.<\/p>\n In her role as vice provost for academic policy and faculty affairs, Traband will have responsibility for the development and management of academic policies; faculty development; new faculty orientation; appointment, promotion and tenure; and advising.<\/p>\n In his role as vice provost for academic program development, Pryor will continue to provide leadership in curricular innovation, technology-enhanced learning (including Learning Ventures) and libraries, and will take a leadership role in the continued development of existing interdisciplinary schools and the creation of new ones. The College of Innovative Learning will be discontinued, but its component parts will continue to report to Pryor.<\/p>\n Another significant change affects the Gateway Program, which serves students who are undecided, undeclared or are still working to be accepted into their major of choice. <\/p>\n \u201cBecause we believe it is essential that every student have an \u2018academic home,\u2019 returning Gateway students and new students who would have entered the Gateway Program this fall will enroll in either the Department of Exploratory Studies or the General Studies Program in the College of Languages, Literature and Social Sciences,\u201d Jacobs said. Division of Administration<\/strong> Additional reorganization in the division has resulted in the new or reorganized positions of:<\/p>\n \u2022 Dan Klett, university architect;<\/p>\n \u2022 Vic Brigner, university facilities and biomedical technology officer;<\/p>\n \u2022 Jason Toth, university chief engineer;<\/p>\n \u2022 Jim Graff, director of facilities operations; and<\/p>\n \u2022 Jeff Newton, public safety officer and chief of police.<\/p>\n Chuck Lehnert, vice president for administration, said the changes come following a comprehensive external review.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is always healthy to step back from your organization and determine if it is still set up to best address current customer needs,\u201d Lehnert said. \u201cThese shifts, particularly, in Human Resources and Talent Development, will reduce cycle times, enable us to provide better service internally, and further solidify UT as an employer of choice in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" President Lloyd Jacobs highlights some recent administrative changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17861"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAmong these changes is the shift of Enrollment Services from External Affairs to the Office of the Provost.<\/p>\n
\nIn addition to the enrollment management transition, other changes in the Office of the Provost include creation of two new offices and the redefinition of roles and responsibilities. <\/p>\n
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\nOffice of the President<\/strong>
\nThe Office of Institutional Research will continue to be led by Dr. Geoffrey Martin and will move from the Office of the Provost and report directly to the Office of the President. Additionally, D\u2019Naie Jacobs will join the Office of the President as project manager. She and the president are unrelated.<\/p>\n
\nIn the Division of Administration, an internal and external search is under way to fill a new, single position to lead the Office of Human Resources and Talent Development to replace the current co-leaders.<\/p>\n