Office of the Provost - Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Accreditation and SACSCOC Liaison

Statement from the Office of the Provost

• Message from the Provost

  As the Chief Academic Officer at Texas State University, the Provost's role is to advance excellence across the university’s academic landscape by supporting faculty, enhancing student academic success, and ensuring a strong foundation for impactful teaching, research, and innovation. Working closely with five Vice Provost offices—Academic Planning, Policy and Budgets; Faculty Success; Academic Success; Academic Innovation; and the University Library—the Provost prioritizes collaboration to meet the evolving needs of our academic community.

  The Office of Academic Planning, Policy and Budgets is integral to aligning resources with strategic goals, supporting initiatives like Academic Affairs and College Budgets, and steering Academic Resource Planning and Academic Policy. This office also oversees Strategic Academic Initiatives. These functions ensure that the university’s mission and financial sustainability are at the forefront of academic decision-making.
  The Office of Faculty Success, which includes oversight of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Faculty Development, and Tenure and Promotion, is key to fostering an environment that values faculty achievement and supports career growth. This commitment to faculty success not only strengthens teaching and research but also enhances the student experience, ultimately contributing to the university’s reputation and mission.

  The Office of Academic Success focuses on essential services such as Academic Advising and Transitions, Experiential and Academic Initiatives and supports student-centered initiatives that enhance retention and academic achievement. This office also assists the Texas State Round Rock Campus, expanding the university’s reach and accessibility to diverse student populations.

  Additionally, the Office of Academic Innovation ensures curricular excellence by managing institutional accreditation, program accreditation and assessment, supporting innovative curricular and academic program development and commencement, and academic program review, thus upholding the university’s commitment to quality education.

  Together with the Vice Provost for University Libraries, the Wittliff Collections, and the leadership of the academic deans, the Provost's office works to elevate the university’s academic impact, ensuring that Texas State University remains a beacon of knowledge, innovation, and societal contribution.

• About the Office of the Provost

  Dr. Pranesh B. Aswath joined Texas State University as Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost on February 1st of 2024. He is a Fellow of National Academy of Inventors, American Society of Materials and Society of Tribology and Lubrication Engineers. He is an accomplished scholar with over 150 journal publications and has graduated over 20 Ph.D. and 40 MS-Thesis students.  

  At Texas State University, in addition to direct oversight of the Division of Academic Affairs, Dr. Aswath’s sphere of influence includes the Office of Research, TXST-Round Rock, Enrollment Management, Financial Aid, Student Success and Global Engagement. He works closely with President Kelly Damphousse and Executive Vice President for Operations and CFO Eric Algoe in executing the mission of the university.

  Texas State University has over 40,000 students with 800 tenure track faculty, 550 full time non-tenure line faculty and about 600 adjunct faculty and is one of the largest universities in Texas. Texas State University welcomed over 8000 First-Time In College (FTIC) and over 2500 transfer students in Fall 2024. With a stated mission of achieving Carnegie R1 status by 2027, it is an exciting time to be part of a growing educational enterprise.

  Visit Texas State University’s Provost’s webpage: https://www.provost.txst.edu/

• Role of the Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Accreditation and SACSCOC Liaison

  • Description of the Role

    Reporting to the Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, the Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Accreditation, and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools on Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Liaison is the university’s principal officer with respect to managing the institutional assessment and accreditation processes, and other activities through which outcomes are assessed. 

  • In This Role, You Will:

    • Serve as SACSCOC Liaison, which entails:
      • Ensure that compliance with accreditation requirements is incorporated into the institution’s planning and evaluation process.
      • Notify the Commission in advance of substantive changes and program developments in accordance with the substantive change policies of the Commission.
      • Familiarize administrators, faculty, staff, and students with the Commission’s accrediting policies and procedures, and with particular sections of the accrediting standards and Commission policies that have an application to certain aspects of the campus (e.g., library, distance education, continuing education). 
      • Serve as a contact person for Commission staff.
      • Manages the completion of all SACSCOC related reports including substantive change, Fifth-year interim reports and decennial reports.
      • Coordinate the preparation of the annual profiles and any other reports requested by the Commission.
      • Serve as a resource during the decennial review process and prepare for and coordinate reaffirmation and other accrediting visits.
      • Maintain documentation of all accreditation materials, such as, reports related to the decennial review; accreditation committee reports; accreditation manuals, standards, and policies; schedules of all visits; and correspondence from SACSCOC.
      • Provide leadership for implementing university and division policies and procedures, and outcomes assessment.
      • Provide oversight of assessment through which student learning, academic services, student success, and administrative effectiveness outcomes are evaluated annually and serve as a resource on best practices and research findings in outcomes assessment and measurement. 
    • Provide leadership in conducting research and data analysis for the academic affairs division.
    • Represent the university at conferences, accreditation visits and in matters related to assessment. 
    • Perform other duties as assigned.

  • Professional Qualifications and Personal Qualities

    The successful candidate should have the following qualifications:

    Required Qualifications:

    • A minimum of seven years of experience working with accreditation processes and associated compliance reporting.
    • Experience with SACSCOC.
    • Ability to develop, implement, and assess processes and/or programs designed to meet targeted strategic planning goals.
    • Ability to take the initiative, problem-solve, exercise judgment, and demonstrate critical thinking skills.
    • Ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of internal and external constituents.
    • Ability to successfully manage a staff of professional-level employees.
    • Excellent communication skills (written, verbal).
    • Master’s degree.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience working with dual enrollment, off-site instructional locations, and international instructional sites/campuses.
    • Experience working with student success measures in an educational setting.
    • Doctoral degree. 

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• About Texas State University

  • Hopes and Aspirations High

    TXST's Strategic Vision
    
    In 2023 we launched Hopes & Aspirations High, an ambitious vision with five bold strategic imperatives — elevate student success, Run to R1, increase enrollment, grow the Round Rock Campus, and become an employer of choice. And, we have made tremendous progress in positioning ourselves to achieve this vision in a very short time.

    
    Elevate Student Success
    
    Student success remains at the heart of everything we do at Texas State University. Improving student success metrics is a top pillar of the Hopes & Aspirations High vision for TXST’s future.

    
    Run to R1
    
    Texas State University is a national research university on the path to achieve the R1 Carnegie classification. The process will include earning access to the state’s National Research University Fund.

    
    Increase Recruitment and Enrollment
    
    President Damphousse created the Division of TXST Global to implement strategies to increase enrollment among international, transfer, master’s and online students.

    
    Becoming an Employer of Choice
    
    A critical goal of Hopes & Aspirations High is to become an employer of preference for faculty and staff.

    Learn more about the Hopes and Aspirations High here!

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    The university’s students are diverse, closely reflecting the demographics of the State of Texas. TXST was designated a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in 2011, earned the Seal of Excelencia in 2022, and has the 14th largest Hispanic enrollment among public universities in the U.S. TXST has long served a significant number of first-generation and Pell-eligible students.
    
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