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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Mar 10, 2023
Dear Faculty and Staff — Forty proposals were received for the UIS Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) with fifteen for curriculum revitalization; sixteen for…
Mar 03, 2023
Dear Faculty and Staff — This was a short week for me here on the UIS campus. I was at home in Michigan on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for personal…
Feb 24, 2023
Three University of Illinois Springfield faculty have been accepted into the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) Beard Leadership Circle to…
Feb 24, 2023
Dear Faculty and Staff — This week had notable recognitions occur: three UIS professors were selected for the COPLAC Beard Leadership program – Associate…
Feb 17, 2023
Dear Faculty and Staff — At the Cabinet meeting this week, Chancellor Gooch offered a deep expression of gratitude for the work and presence of so many…
Feb 10, 2023
Dear Faculty and Staff — On February 16, at halftime of the men’s basketball game, student-athletes who have achieved a 3.4 or higher GPA will be…