Interim Vice-President Academic and Provost
Christian Detellier was appointed Interim Vice-President Academic and Provost on January 30, 2012.
Role:
The Vice-President Academic and Provost works closely with the deans to set the University's broad academic directions, to design and regularly evaluate programs, to recruit and retain professors, and to establish student-recruitment strategies.
The Vice-President Academic and Provost also oversees the University's ten faculties, their schools, departments and programs, and the library network. In addition to this academic-management role, the Vice-President's portfolio covers a number of academic units and services designed to help students make the most of their university experience or to guide professors in their academic pursuits. He is also responsible for all sectors that play a strategic role in the University's Francophone mission.
The Vice-President Academic and Provost is the highest ranking officer after the President and, as such, acts as President in this person’s absence or if the position is vacant.
