Office of the Executive Vice President
and Provost
Marc Johnson is the Executive Vice President and Provost, the chief academic officer of the university. As Executive Vice President, he acts for the President in his absence.
The Provost has overall leadership and responsibility for the following units: College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources; College of Business; College of Education; College of Engineering; Division of Health Sciences (including the University of Nevada School of Medicine); College of Liberal Arts; College of Science; Extended Studies; Reynolds School of Journalism; and the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. In addition to the deans of the colleges, the Vice President for Research/Dean of the Graduate School, Vice President for Information Technology/Dean of the University Libraries, three vice provosts and the director of the Core Curriculum report to the Provost.
The Provost is also responsible for the academic related support services including faculty development, promotion and tenure, faculty development leaves, academic budgeting, personnel issues in the academic affairs area, curricular planning, research, and assessment. The Provost coordinates all short- and long-term curricular and space planning at the University, including the setting of priorities and overall strategic and campus master planning