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Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

The Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is dedicated to supporting academic goals including:

  • Student recruitment, retention, and timely graduation
  • Ensuring we continue to provide and assess quality undergraduate and graduate academic programs
  • Faculty recruitment and retention
  • Supporting faculty members’ teaching, research/creative activity and service goals and accomplishments

We do so through strong collaboration with the president, deans of academic college and schools, directors of support units, leaders from University Senate, and members of the academic leadership team who assist with guiding specific areas of campus activity. 

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Eric Link
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost 
  • eric.link@UND.edu 

  • 701.777.2167
    • Academic Affairs Council
    • Academic Deans
    • American College of Norway
    • Chester Fritz Library
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    • Strategic Enrollment Management
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Karyn Plumm
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies & Student Success 
  • karyn.plumm@UND.edu 

  • 701.777.1322
  • Dr. Plumm will continue to serve as Vice Provost for student success and will take on additional duties during the 20-21 academic year. She will serve on the Provost’s leadership team and will have direct responsibility to support the following areas:
    • Assessment and Accreditation
    • Essential Studies
    • Honors Program
    • National Scholarships and Fellowships
    • Student Academic Success & Career Engagement (SASCE)
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Jeff Holm
Vice Provost for Strategic Programming & Special Initiatives
  • jeffrey.holm@UND.edu

  • 701.777.5964
  • Dr. Holm and his team work in partnership with higher education and community leaders to develop and support educational opportunities that increase access, meet student demand, and address the state’s workforce needs. Dr. Holm also collaborates with UND Finance on strategic financial modeling for academic units and services. Special initiatives in his unit include embedding work-integrated learning into courses and programs, providing online international learning experiences, developing better student support structures, and providing faculty with resources for providing engaging educational opportunities in multiple delivery modalities. Dr. Holm also serves on the Provost’s leadership team and has responsibility for the following areas:

    • Online Education
    • Teaching Transformation and Development Academy (TTaDA)
    • Office of Extended Learning (OEL)
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Janelle Kilgore
Vice Provost of Strategic Enrollment Management
  • janelle.kilgore@UND.edu 

  • 701.777.3885
    • Air Force ROTC
    • Army ROTC
    • International Center
    • One-Stop Student Services
    • Student Finance
    • University Admissions
    • Veteran & Military Services
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Madhavi Marasinghe
CIO, University IT
  • madhavi.marasinghe@UND.edu

  • 701.777.5756
    • University IT
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Amanda Kay Moske
Chief Data Officer
  • amanda.moske@UND.edu

  • 701.777.2456
    • University Analytics & Planning
    • Strategic Plan

Administrative Support

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Heather Wages
Director of Policy and Administration
  • heather.wages@UND.edu

  • 701.777.2049
    • H1B/Perm process for faculty/staff
    • LOU and contract development, maintenance and review
    • Policy and procedure development and management
    • Position description development and analysis for academic affairs personnel, Page 2 processes/concerns for faculty
    • Support deans/chairs/directors and coordinate grievances or other employment issues involving faculty and other academic affairs personnel
    • Support, manage and coordinate faculty recruitment, hiring, and employment processes
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Anna Clark
Director of Communications and Planning
  • anna.l.clark@UND.edu

  • 701.777.0960
    • Alumni and donor relations
    • Development
    • Event Planning
    • Marketing, communications, and outreach
    • Project management
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Becca Bergee
Director of Human Resources for Academic Affairs
  • becca.bergee@UND.edu 

  • 701.777.6830
    • Advice on addressing employee relations
    • Compensation and market data
    • Human resources support for the VPAA area 
    • Manage recruitment for staff and faculty
    • Organizational design/position descriptions
    • Provides training on human resources processes for staff and faculty  
    • Review and process HR and payroll related paperwork
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Michele Carroll
Executive Assistant to the Provost
  • michele.carroll@UND.edu

  • 701.777.3046
    • Meeting scheduling and administrative support for Provost
    • Administrative support for Essential Studies
    • Administrative support for HLC
    • Communications
    • Project management
    • Space management
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Taylor Hanson Wald
Academic Affairs Coordinator
  • taylor.hansonwald@UND.edu

  • 701.777.4138
    • Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorship
    • Courtesy Appointments
    • Curriculum matters (liaison to the AAC, NDUS and SBHE)
    • Developmental Leave
    • Emeritus
    • Internal auditing processes
    • Project management 
    • Promotion and Tenure
    • Supports search processes in VPAA
    • University Senate
    • VPAA website
Office of the Provost
Twamley Hall Room 302
264 Centennial Dr Stop 8176
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8176
P 701.777.2167
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