Department Description Department Purpose

The Vice Provost and Dean of UE and the Associate Vice Provosts are part of the Undergraduate Education's Senior Management Group and are charged with a variety of tasks to improve student and faculty success. This position has regular access to confidential information and decisions and is expected to draft documents, research and assemble data, and prepare summaries related to management strategies and decisions. This position is part of 10 diverse operational/academic units in UE which are responsible for leadership in sustaining and improving the quality of undergraduate education and line responsibility for operation of 10 operational/campuswide academic units with 50 FTE and associated budgets, namely the Center for Educational Effectiveness, Academic Advising Enrichment, the University Honors Program, Summer Sessions, UC Davis Washington Center, the Center for Leadership Learning, First Year Seminars, Quarter at Aggie Square, the Undergraduate Research Center and the Writing Center.