Academy for New Provosts
ANP is tailored to the distinctive needs of provosts who lead state colleges and universities. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with your peers in a learning environment tailored to the specific challenges that a first-time provost is likely to face.
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ANP supports first-time provosts with the tools and community needed to succeed.
Join ANP to be connected to a community of colleagues. The program includes in-person and virtual workshops as well as mentoring from an experienced provost.
Who Should Participate
- Provosts in their first year at AASCU member institutions. Non-members will be permitted if space allows.
How You’ll Benefit
- Connect with national experts and accomplished provosts on topics of relevance to provosts at AASCU institutions.
- Engage in a mentoring partnership with an experienced provost.
- Develop a supportive community of provosts who are also beginning their roles.
- Acquire core knowledge and learn strategies that will help you succeed as a new provost.
- Strengthen your leadership skills.
- Assess and reflect on your leadership strengths and define areas for growth.
What to Expect
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion discussions integrated throughout.
- Tailored to the distinctive needs of provosts and chief academic officers who lead state colleges and universities.
- Supportive, engaging, and customized learning environment to meet the specific challenges of a first-time provost.
- Strong relational component—commitment to create and support trust, encourage peer-to-peer learning, confidentiality, and safety among the cohort.
- Understand principles of exemplary academic leadership, change management, and university finance and budget.
- Build trust through effective communication.
- Manage key relationships for success.
- Use data effectively to create a culture of evidence and inform decisions.
- Integrate academic planning with budget, facility, and IT planning.
- Navigate between the president’s vision and the expectations of the faculty.
- Strengthen psychological and physical resilience.
- Foster inclusive cultures that prioritize equity, inclusion and belonging.
The 2023 Academy for New Provosts (ANP) will be delivered in a blended format beginning with an in-person gathering in Washington, DC in fall 2023 followed by monthly virtual learning and networking sessions through May 2024. The cohort will come back together in person at AASCU’s Academic Affairs Summer Meeting in July 2024.
The program will feature:
- Three-day, in-person gathering in Washington, D.C. (October 24 – October 26, 2023)
- Monthly, two-hour, interactive cohort gatherings held over six months (November–May)
- A closing gathering scheduled in conjunction with the AASCU 2024 Academic Affairs Meeting (July 2024)
- Optional small group reflection and discussion sessions
- Asynchronous learning modules (pre-reads)
- Formal mentoring with ANP faculty and experienced AASCU provosts
In-person programming will not be livestreamed or otherwise recorded.
- The Role of the Provost
- Exemplary Academic Leadership
- Building Psychological and Physical Resilience
- Tips and Traps
- Partnerships for Success
- Leadership Challenge Case Studies
- Courageous Leadership (based on the work of Brené Brown)
- Integrated Academic Program Planning
- Equity and Student Success
- Budgeting
- The 2023 academy is open to first-time AASCU member and non-member provosts in their first year.
- Exceptions may be made for provosts who began prior to July 2023 if space permits.
- All eligible members will be admitted as space allows.
- Nonmembers who are eligible will be allowed to register if space is available.
The registration link for the 2023 cohort will be posted in July.
All eligible members will be admitted as space allows. Nonmembers who are first-time provosts in their first year will be allowed to register if space is available.
2023 Registration Fees
- Participants from AASCU member institutions: $4,650
- Participants from non-member institutions: $5,650
- The registration fee covers program administration, meals during the in-person intensive, and all materials. The registration fee also includes participation in AASCU’s 2024 Academic Affairs Summer Meeting (dates TBD). Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation.
Scholarships
- Limited scholarships are available to accepted applicants from AASCU member institutions.
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Meet the ANP faculty.
The Stories
Meet the 2022 Cohort

Rondall E.
Allen
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Joanne
Ardovini
Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
Gordon State College (GA)

Bernardo Joaquin
Canteñs
Executive Vice President and Provost
Sul Ross State University (TX)

J. Paige
Carney
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
West Virginia State University

Valerie Martin
Conley
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Idaho State University

Joseph
Cope
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
State University of New York at Geneseo

Andrea E.
Evans
Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Northeastern Illinois University

Kirsten
Fleming
Executive Vice President and Provost
University of Northern Colorado

Andrew
Harris
Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
University of Washington Tacoma

David
Hood
Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
Minnesota State University, Mankato

Walt
Jacobs
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
“California State University, East Bay”

David
Jenks
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Middle Georgia State University

Brad
Johnson
Provost and Executive Vice President
Western Washington University

Quentin
Kidd
Provost and Academic Director of the Wason Center for Civic Leadership
Christopher Newport University (VA)

Chad A.
Kinney
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs
Colorado State University-Pueblo

Earnest L.
Lamb
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
“Purchase College, State University of New York”

Kristen L.
Majocha
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
University of Nebraska Kearney

Heather Hulburt
Norris
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Appalachian State University (NC)

Kristen
Porter-Utley
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Framingham State University (MA)

Bijoy K.
Sahoo
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Southern University and A&M College (LA)

Beverly
Schneller
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Governors State University (IL)

Matt
Seimears
Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Eastern Oregon University

Michael J.
Self
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Lincoln University of Missouri

Tonya
Smith-Jackson
Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Nigamanth
Sridhar
Interim Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
Cleveland State University (OH)

Pamela
Steinke
Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
University of South Carolina Upstate

Tammi
Vacha-Haase
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Texas A&M University-Commerce

Roger J.
Ward
Provost and Executive Vice President
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Hongtao
Yu
Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs
Morgan State University (MD)

Michael
Zieg
Interim Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Slippery Rock University (PA)
Application Details
The registration period for ANP is now closed. Registration for 2023 will open in Summer 2023. All eligible members will be admitted as space allows. Nonmembers who are first-time provosts in their first year will be allowed to register if space is available.
Application Requirements
- No formal application is required.
- Registration is open to first-time provosts from AASCU member institutions who were appointed starting in July 2022. Non-members will be permitted if space allows.
Important Dates
- Registration is open.
- 2023 Program dates:
- October 24 – October 26, 2023: in-person gathering in Washington, D.C.
- Monthly virtual sessions November 2023 – May 2024
- July 17 – 19, 2024 in-person gathering in conjunction with 2024 Academic Affairs Summer Meeting, Denver, CO
Join our 2023-2024 ANP cohort.
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