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The Provost's Office is a team of dedicated strategy and operations professionals who collaborate to advance Notre Dame's research and teaching missions and support the University’s goals as outlined in the Strategic Framework .
The Provost’s leadership team includes two key advisory bodies — the Provost’s Cabinet and the Deans’ Council .
Provost
John McGreevy
Charles and Jill Fischer Provost
jmcgreev@nd.edu
John McGreevy
As provost, John T. McGreevy is Notre Dame’s chief academic officer and is responsible for the stewardship of this mission, serving as the principal representative of the academy to both internal and external constituencies and leading strategic academic initiatives on behalf of the University. Working with the associate provosts, the vice president for research, the deans, the University librarian, and other academic leaders, he seeks to cultivate a learning community that challenges and engages students, inspires leading research and scholarship, and appreciates all intellectual inquiry as a pursuit of truth.
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John McGreevy
Charles and Jill Fischer Provost
jmcgreev@nd.edu
Maria Di Pasquale
Maria Di Pasquale serves as the senior advisor to the provost. Among other responsibilities, she supports the provost in the development and implementation of strategic projects, coordinates academic leadership teams (e.g., the Deans' Council and Provost’s Cabinet), guides communications in collaboration with officers and other campus leadership, and coordinates the operations of the Office of the Provost.
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Maria Di Pasquale
Senior Advisor to the Provost
mdipasqu@nd.edu
Kate Garry
Executive Director Academic Communication
kcohorst@nd.edu
Kate Garry
Kate Garry is the executive director of academic communications. Working with the provost, associate provosts, and other academic and communications leaders, she directs strategic communications and marketing efforts for the academy, with special emphasis on promoting Notre Dame’s research strengths, global reach, and new initiatives.
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Kate Garry
Executive Director Academic Communication
kcohorst@nd.edu
Chloe Leach
Special Assistant to the Provost
cleach@nd.edu
Chloe Leach
Chloe Leach is the special assistant to the provost. She supports the provost through a combination of project management, writing and editing, research, and high-level administrative and relationship support functions. Chief among her duties is facilitating the execution of the academic initiatives tied to the University's Strategic Framework while simultaneously managing the smooth functioning of the Office of the Provost.
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Chloe Leach
Special Assistant to the Provost
cleach@nd.edu
Jennifer Meert
Senior Administrative Coordinator
jmeert@nd.edu
Jennifer Meert
Jenny is the senior administrative coordinator in the Office of the Provost. In this role, she manages the front office and gives operational and logistical support to the provost and his administrative team.
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Jennifer Meert
Senior Administrative Coordinator
jmeert@nd.edu
Academic and Faculty Affairs
Maura Ryan
Vice President and Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
mryan11@nd.edu
Maura Ryan
Maura Ryan is the vice president and associate provost for faculty affairs. Her major responsibilities include managing new faculty orientation and faculty training; the evaluation of teaching; faculty development; reappointment and promotion for TPAC, research, and library faculty; faculty leaves; the Office of Academic Mission Support; and the University’s processes for responding to faculty appeals and grievances, and to allegations of faculty misconduct. Ryan also oversees the McGrath Institute for Church Life and the Center for Social Concerns, acts as the point person with the University’s regional accrediting body, fills a staffing role for the Academic Council, and provides leadership for academic program reviews, the Dual Career Assistance Program, and academic diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
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Maura Ryan
Vice President and Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
mryan11@nd.edu
Keona Lewis
Assistant Provost for Academic Diversity and Inclusion
klewis22@nd.edu
Keona Lewis
Keona Lewis is assistant provost for academic diversity and inclusion. She oversees the vision, strategy, and community-building programs for academic diversity and inclusion. Lewis helps ensure that the academic core is an environment where faculty and staff feel a strong sense of belonging and respect and where differences are celebrated, partnering closely with the vice president and associate provost for faculty affairs.
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Keona Lewis
Assistant Provost for Academic Diversity and Inclusion
klewis22@nd.edu
Demetra Schoenig
Director Academic Affairs, Provost Office
dsmith30@nd.edu
Demetra Schoenig
Demetra Schoenig serves as director of academic affairs in the Office of the Provost. Among other responsibilities, she facilitates the efforts of the Academic Council, creates new opportunities for engagement between the Provost’s Office and the Provost’s Advisory Committee, and handles the University's accreditation-related initiatives.
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Demetra Schoenig
Director Academic Affairs, Provost Office
dsmith30@nd.edu
Caroline Maloney
Associate Director for Academic Programming and Accreditation
cmaloney@nd.edu
Caroline Maloney
Caroline Maloney is associate director for academic programming and accreditation. Her responsibilities include supporting and operationalizing academic inclusion and diversity initiatives as well as University accreditation requirements and report writing.
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Caroline Maloney
Associate Director for Academic Programming and Accreditation
cmaloney@nd.edu
Natalie Sargent
Director of Faculty Recognition
nsargent@nd.edu
Natalie Sargent
Natalie Sargent is the inaugural director of faculty recognition. She leads partnerships between the Office of the Provost and Notre Dame Research, deans, department chairs, faculty, and other colleagues to strengthen Notre Dame’s culture of academic excellence through advancing faculty recognition across the disciplines. Her responsibilities include cultivating a strategic pipeline of outstanding faculty for national and international engagement and recognition; optimizing internal award and recognition opportunities in alignment with the University’s Strategic Framework; and designing meaningful commemorations of faculty achievements and contributions.
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Natalie Sargent
Director of Faculty Recognition
nsargent@nd.edu
Emily Tacoma
Associate Program Director for Faculty and Academic Operations
etacoma@nd.edu
Emily Tacoma
Emily Tacoma is the Associate Program Director for Faculty and Academic Operations, providing project management and operational expertise in support of Maura Ryan in her role as Vice President and Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs. Among other duties, Emily facilitates faculty elections for University committees, drives the operations for academic policies and procedures, and works closely with colleagues across the Provost's Office and Deans Offices to ensure that initiatives from New Faculty Orientation to the administration of leaves and retirements are well-organized and effective.
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Emily Tacoma
Associate Program Director for Faculty and Academic Operations
etacoma@nd.edu
Strategic Initiatives
David Go
Vice President and Associate Provost for Academic Strategy
dgo@nd.edu
David Go
David Go is vice president and associate provost for academic strategy and the Viola D. Hank Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. His major responsibilities include implementation and execution of the academic elements of the University Strategic Framework and the appointment, reappointment, and promotion process for tenured and tenure-track faculty. He also oversees the Lucy Institute for Data and Society and the Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate.
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David Go
Vice President and Associate Provost for Academic Strategy
dgo@nd.edu
Margaret Meserve
Vice President and Associate Provost for Academic Space and Support
mmeserv1@nd.edu
Margaret Meserve
Margaret Meserve is vice president and associate provost for academic space and support. In this role, she works closely with the University architect, development, and academic leaders to plan and manage new construction projects and the renovation of academic spaces both on and off campus. Her portfolio also includes the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art and the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
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Margaret Meserve
Vice President and Associate Provost for Academic Space and Support
mmeserv1@nd.edu
Ron Metoyer
Vice President and Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning
rmetoyer@nd.edu
Ron Metoyer
Ronald A. Metoyer serves as Vice President and Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning. He oversees Notre Dame Learning, which houses the Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence and the Office of Digital Learning, bringing together their teaching and learning expertise along with that of the OIT’s Teaching & Learning Technologies group to serve as the hub of learning excellence and innovation at Notre Dame. He also oversees the Institute for Educational Initiatives and leads the University’s approach to innovative pedagogical and learning strategies, including online/digital learning, inter-institutional collaboration, and experimental models for the future of education.
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Ron Metoyer
Vice President and Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning
rmetoyer@nd.edu
Jim Frabutt
Senior Assistant Provost
jfrabutt@nd.edu
Jim Frabutt
Jim Frabutt serves as senior assistant provost. In this capacity, he works closely with the provost, the senior advisor to the provost, and capital campaign leadership to connect strategic planning activities in the academy to academic funding priorities. Other responsibilities include serving on the Promotions Advisory Committee for teaching, practice, advising, clinical, library, and research faculty; leading academic program reviews; overseeing the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs and ROTC programs; and providing support to the associate provosts in administering their respective portfolios.
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Jim Frabutt
Senior Assistant Provost
jfrabutt@nd.edu
Rylee Kenney
Academic Initiatives Program Manager
rkenney2@nd.edu
Rylee Kenney
Rylee Kenney serves as the Academic Initiatives Program Manager in the Office of the Provost. In this role, she is a key contributor to the success of efforts led by the Vice President and Associate Provost for Academic Space and Support and the Vice President and Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning with high-level administrative support, project management, and relationship support across campus. In addition, Rylee is the principal planner and coordinator for events hosted by the Provost.
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Rylee Kenney
Academic Initiatives Program Manager
rkenney2@nd.edu
Allie Richthammer
Program Manager for Interdisciplinary and Strategic Initiatives
arichth1@nd.edu
Allie Richthammer
Allie Richthammer is the program manager for interdisciplinary and strategic initiatives. In her role, she is a key contributor to the efforts of the vice president and associate provost for interdisciplinary initiatives and the vice president and associate provost for academic strategy, providing project management and high-level operational and administrative support. Other responsibilities include facilitating the implementation of the University’s Strategic Framework and collaborating with University centers and institutes to cultivate a community of interdisciplinarity.
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Allie Richthammer
Program Manager for Interdisciplinary and Strategic Initiatives
arichth1@nd.edu
Finance and Data
Joanna McNulty
Associate Vice President for Academic Finance and Administration
jmcnulty@nd.edu
Joanna McNulty
Joanna McNulty is associate vice president for academic finance and administration, providing strategic leadership for academic budgeting, finance, and planning and serving as the provost’s primary adviser on the financial plan for Notre Dame’s academic core. She manages a team of professionals in developing the annual academic budget, conducting multi-year financial planning and analysis, and overseeing faculty payroll. Her responsibilities also include working closely with the deans, associate provosts, and academic business offices and serving as principal liaison to the Finance Division, in particular the Office of Budget and Planning and the Office of the Controller.
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Joanna McNulty
Associate Vice President for Academic Finance and Administration
jmcnulty@nd.edu
Richard Forrester
Associate Director, Academic Finance
rforrest@nd.edu
Richard Forrester
Rich Forrester is the Associate Director, Academic Finance. In this role, he helps to support the AVP with financial planning, reporting, and budgeting activities of larger collegiate divisions. He also helps to steward Provost resources where needed, oversees a portfolio of financial plans for certain academic divisions, and represents the AVP on various committees and initiatives.
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Richard Forrester
Associate Director, Academic Finance
rforrest@nd.edu
Joseph Gettinger
Reporting Analyst, Provost Office
jgetting@nd.edu
Joseph Gettinger
Joe Gettinger is assistant program manager for faculty data and systems. In this position, he assists in the creation of faculty-related reports, providing analysis relating to faculty initiatives, and reviewing faculty appointments for consistency and correctness.
Joseph Gettinger
Reporting Analyst, Provost Office
jgetting@nd.edu
Joe Lyphout
Program Director, Faculty Data and Systems
jlyphou1@nd.edu
Joe Lyphout
Joe Lyphout is program director, faculty data and systems. In this capacity, he provides planning and execution for cross-functional projects on behalf of the Office of the Provost. He serves as the faculty-related data expert and enhances academy data systems and reporting tools.
Joe Lyphout
Program Director, Faculty Data and Systems
jlyphou1@nd.edu
Beth Schneider
Operations Advisor Beth Schneider serves as the academy liaison, providing lead support for both faculty payroll and faculty jobs. Additionally, she plays a crucial role in the facilitation of the faculty hiring and reappointment process.
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Office of Undergraduate Education
Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C.
Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
dgroody@nd.edu
Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C.
Father Dan Groody, professor of theology and global affairs, is the vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education. His major responsibilities include advancing undergraduate teaching, research, and outreach, as well as overseeing Academic Services for Student-Athletes, the Center for University Advising, the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, the Moreau First Year Experience course, the Transformational Leaders Program, and the work of the Core Curriculum Committee. He also provides leadership for the student accommodations process and chairs the Advisory Committee on the Academic Code and Policy, the University Committee on the Honor Code, and the Valedictorian and Salutatorian Selection Committee.
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Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C.
Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
dgroody@nd.edu
Erin Klawitter
Assistant Vice President, Office of Undergraduate Education
eflynn1@nd.edu
Erin Klawitter
Erin Klawitter serves as assistant vice president in the Office of Undergraduate Education. Among other responsibilities, she coordinates campus-wide efforts to ensure that every student has the chance to flourish at Notre Dame, particularly those from under-resourced educational systems and backgrounds. She also supports the Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education in strategic planning, operational implementation, and fundraising efforts that impact the various programs and units housed in the Office.
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Erin Klawitter
Assistant Vice President, Office of Undergraduate Education
eflynn1@nd.edu
Anna McKeever
Advisor to the Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
arodrig9@nd.edu
Anna McKeever
Anna McKeever serves as the advisor to the vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education. She supports the vice president and associate provost in leading strategic initiatives, managing professional development strategies, and managing communication with internal and external constituents.
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Anna McKeever
Advisor to the Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
arodrig9@nd.edu
Julia Johnson
Executive Assistant, Provost Office
jjohns87@nd.edu
Julia Johnson
Julia Johnson serves as the executive assistant to the vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education. She assists the associate provost with high-level administrative support, project and time management, and relationship support across campus. Her chief duties are managing the Undergraduate Education office and special projects for the associate provost.
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Julia Johnson
Executive Assistant, Provost Office
jjohns87@nd.edu
