The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) serves as the chief academic officer for the university.

Head and shoulders photo of UIS Provost Brandon Schwab, wearing a medium jacket, white shirt, and light blue tie against a dark gray background.


Dr. Brandon E. Schwab

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost

The VCAA/Provost oversees academic policy and priorities, ensures the quality of the faculty and student body, and helps to maintain educational excellence.

The VCAA/Provost reports to the Chancellor and serves as the university’s chief academic officer. He provides leadership for mission-driven academic and co-curricular endeavors and functions, coordinates academic affairs initiatives and programs with other university divisions, directs activities surrounding the implementation and achievement of the academic mission, and coordinates planning activities for the Division of Academic Affairs. The VCAA/Provost serves as the chief administrative officer of the university in the Chancellor's absence.

The Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois Springfield comprises the four academic colleges (College of Business and Management, College of Health, Science and Technology, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and College of Public Affairs and Education) as well as Brookens Library and the Center for State Policy and Leadership. The division also includes the Center for Academic Success and Advising; Center for Lincoln Studies, Graduate Education; Graduate Assistantships; Information Technology Services; Online, Professional, and Engaged Learning; Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Research and Innovation, Sangamon Experience, and Undergraduate Education.

 

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Apr 24, 2023
Dear Faculty and Staff — The following is a descriptive list of methods for enhancing and documenting UIS teaching effectiveness.  By providing this…
Apr 21, 2023
Dear Faculty and Staff — The Faculty Honors Reception was the impressive activity this week—where we honored colleagues who have been recommended for…
Apr 17, 2023
The University of Illinois Springfield held a Faculty Honors Reception on Monday, April 17, 2023. Chancellor Janet Gooch and Interim Vice…
Apr 14, 2023
Dear Faculty and Staff — Items discussed in the Chancellor’s Cabinet meeting included completion of the campus listening sessions; de-escalation training…
Apr 07, 2023
Dear Faculty and Staff — Final candidates for the CHST dean position were present on campus early this week. Their campus visits were encouraging to…
Apr 06, 2023
The University of Illinois Springfield Office of the Provost, in conjunction with the Campus Senate Committee on the Assessment of Student Learning, is…