Office of the Provost - Vice Provost for Academic Success

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 Vice Provost for Academic Success

  • Description of the Role

    Reporting to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice Provost for Academic Success (VPAS) serves as a keymember of the Office of the Provost leadership team to provide oversight and strategic direction for student academic excellence that isfocused on student academic engagement and persistence to graduation. The VPAS is responsible for leading and managing a broad range of services and initiatives related to student academic success and has a portfolio that includes Academic Advising and Transitions (First Year Advising, University Academic Advising, University Seminar and Transfer Initiatives) and Experiential and Academic Initiatives (Testing, Evaluation & Measurement Center, Texas Success Initiatives, Work Study Mentorship Program, Center for Experiential, Community and Career Engaged Learning (EXC2EL), and Service Learning). The VPAS (in collaboration with the Vice Provost for Academic Innovation) will also serve as an Academic Affairs liaison to the Round Rock Campus to assist with the launch of new academic programs and curricular initiatives. In addition the VPAS will work closely with the Division of Student Success to provide comprehensive and holistic support for students. Outstanding candidates with experience in Student Academic Success are encouraged to apply for the role of Vice Provost for Academic Success.

  • In This Role, You Will:

    • Articulate and implement a vison for student academic excellence that is focused on student retention and persistence to graduation and that is consistent with the university’s broader commitment to excellence.
    • Collaborate across the university to create and implement a student lifecycle model from pre-recruitment through graduation that includes innovative academic programs, provides academic support, student academic services, contemporary advising and transformational programs to both undergraduate and graduate students.
    • Use data to identify performance gaps in student academic success and work with the university community to develop programs to improve outcomes.
    • Provide leadership and optimize the operations of academic advising and transfer initiatives.
    • Provide leadership for the Center for Experiential, Community and Career Engaged Learning (EXC2EL).
    • Provides leadership for the Service-Learning Excellence Program. 
    • Supervises direct reports and works strategically with the Provost’s leadership team, Division of Student Success and Division of TXST Global to ensure programs and initiatives lead to student academic success.
    • Promote the strategic integration of shared resources (financial literacy workshops, tutoring services, mentoring services, OER) from multiple divisions to improve student academic success. Eliminate barriers and increase access and affordability of shared resources to students.
    • Effectively collaborate with key stakeholders, including employers, higher education leaders, and higher education institutions to understand the workforce and industry needs to better prepare students for post-graduation careers.
    • Work collaboratively with the Associate Vice Provost for Curriculum and Academic Programs to design and implement innovative programs and improve existing academic programs. 
    • Perform other duties as assigned.

  • Professional Qualifications and Personal Qualities

    The successful candidate should have the following qualifications:

    Required Qualifications:

    • A distinguished record in teaching and scholarship with an earned doctorate (or equivalent terminal degree) to warrant an academic appointment at the rank of full professor with tenure in one of Texas State University's academic departments.
    • A minimum of five years of experience in a leadership role in academic affairs.
    • A demonstrated commitment to supporting student academic excellence and success.
    • Strong communication skills, a commitment to transparency, a willingness to engage and listen to others, a commitment to shared governance, and the ability to collaborate with a wide range of constituencies.
    • Demonstrated success in strategic planning and academic administration related to student academic excellence.
    • Ability to collaborate with key stakeholders, including employers, higher education leaders, higher education institutions, and understands the workforce and industry needs.
    • A commitment to transparency in policy, strategy, and financial management, with an appreciation of and support for shared governance.
    • Has extensive experience in using a Data Enabled Approach to identify areas where structural changes are needed to enable student retention and progression. 

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Extensive higher education experience, especially in the area of student access, affordability, and quality.
    • Broad knowledge of current student issues, collaborative strategies to facilitate the academic success of all students including those who are first-generation and from low-income backgrounds, and an ability to create partnerships with all University constituencies including students, staff, faculty, administrators, alumni, and parents.

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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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