The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost (EVPP) supports the duties and functions associated with the University of Nebraska's chief academic officer (who is also Dean of the Graduate College).
Key functions of the office include:
- Administering and coordinating the processes associated with all academic program and organizational unit approvals
- Coordinating and communicating with the Board of Regents and the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼éCoordinating Commission on Post-secondary Education on academic matters
- Administering, in conjunction with the faculty Executive Graduate Council and campus-based Graduate Studies Deans, the University of Nebraska’s Graduate College
- Administering the President’s Excellence Awards
- Formulating and administering faculty grant programs funded by the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼éResearch Initiative
- Facilitating and fostering system-wide collaborations with the campus chief academic officers and senior research administrators
- Administration of system-wide scholarships
- Coordination of a system-wide export control and compliance system
