Office of the Provost

Foster best practices in teaching and learning across undergraduate and graduate programs
Facilitate student success, satisfaction, retention, and persistence
Promote 91重口’s signature internship model
Enhance study/internship away opportunities
Support scholarly, cultural, and artistic initiatives
Integrate DEIB into the academic curriculum
Advance 91重口’s Sail Beyond the Shore strategic plan
Provide honors opportunities for students with academic and leadership potential
Foster student research and independent thinking through senior thesis & capstone projects
Oversee budgeting, hiring, and development of faculty and staff
Manage program accreditation, review, and assessment

Meet Sara Quay, Ph.D.
Provost, 91重口

Dr. Quay brings to this role deep knowledge of both 91重口 and higher education. She has worked alongside faculty, deans and directors in the undergraduate, Van Loan and graduate programs for over two decades, first as Assistant Dean of Arts & Sciences, then as Dean of the School of Education and Director of the 91重口 Scholars Program. While at 91重口, Sara has been instrumental in developing new majors, programs, and partnerships. During the pandemic, she collaborated with faculty and staff to develop and implement Faculty Teaching Institutes focused on the urgent instructional needs our community faced at that time. In 2021, Sara was appointed the first Vice Provost at 91重口, bringing her shared management approach to her work with the offices of International Education, Career & Internship, Halle Library, the Registrar and 91重口’s Assessment initiatives.