Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Our office implements UND's academic priorities and allocates resources to support our shared goals.

We work closely with the UND President, deans and directors of our academic colleges and units, University Senate, and members of the Academic Leadership Team who assist with guiding specific areas of campus activity.

UND Leads Strategic Plan

The University of North Dakota was founded by people who wanted to make a difference - to better their lives and the lives of others. UND LEADS builds on this legacy and reflects the wisdom and dreams of our entire UND community.

It's five strategic pillars, Learning, Equity, Affinity, Discovery and Service, will be UND's foundation for years to come.

UND LEADS Strategic Plan

Leadership Searches

The Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is currently searching for the following leadership positions:

Dean of Libraries and Information Services

Campus Updates

Waste not, want not — the high-tech way

Drones and artificial intelligence help UND save energy, cut costs and plan for the future

2/2/2023

4:31PM

Modern alchemy turns greenhouse gas into useful solid

UND researcher receives $1.25 million grant to transform carbon dioxide into minerals

2/2/2023

4:29PM

Grant will spur advanced manufacturing research

UND’s Sougata Roy and his team are building next-gen components for nuclear reactors

2/2/2023

4:29PM

The Minuteman School, where it all began

A graduate takes us back to the 1960s, when the partnership between UND and Grand Forks Air Force Base dawned

2/2/2023

4:28PM

When the Bison sits down with the Fighting Hawk

The UND and North Dakota State University Student Body presidents are longtime friends

1/31/2023

5:24PM

Mission

Our mission is to provide strategic vision, leadership, and support for academic excellence and integrity to further the university's academic mission through outstanding teaching and learning, cutting-edge scholarly and creative activity, and meaningful service to the public.

Our office facilitates the university's mission through academic and curricular planning, and partners with academic faculty, staff, and programs across the university to:

Provide an exciting, imaginative, and rigorous learning experience for every UND student.
Provide support for faculty promotion and tenure processes.
Offer and promote faculty development and leadership opportunities.
Foster faculty innovation, achievement, and recognition for teaching, scholarship, and service.
Promote the assessment of student learning.
Partner with campus stakeholders to recruit, retain, and support a distinguished and diverse faculty.
Champion the educational benefits of diverse intellectual viewpoints and backgrounds.

Our office values accountability, collaboration, inclusivity, integrity, transparency, and continuous improvement.