I worked as a strategic partner with the President to fulfill primary administrative responsibility for allacademic programs and ensure that faculty and students have the needed support to be successful in fulfilling the mission of the University.Serve as Chief Academic Officer, lead academic deans and department chairpersons foracademic program planning and curriculum development.Primary responsibility for hiring and evaluation of all facultyPlan the academic budget with faculty and academic affairs staff and monitor thebudget so as to achieve clearly defined instructional goalsDevelop academic partnerships with other institutions to increase support for studentsuccessAssure that academic policies and procedures are set and followed.Serve as the chief liaison to the faculty governance structure to ensure a shared governance system and a Faculty Handbook that guides academic policies, employment practices and faculty responsibilities and concerns.Oversight of Library, Registrar, Cavalier Express Center, Institutional Research, Nerney Leadership Institute, Wolfington Center (service and social justice), Center for Teaching and Learning; Center for Career and Professional Development; Disability Resource Center; Student Advising; First-Year Experience.Meet regularly with academic department chairs to assure department vitality, plan for growth, and ensure student learning.