Serving as the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Neil J. MacKinnon, the Provost of Augusta University is the Chief Academic Officer, responsible for advancing all aspects of the mission of the University, ensuring excellence and innovation in the delivery of existing knowledge and the discovery of new knowledge.
The Provost is accountable for the achievement of the university’s strategic priorities, through actively engaging in planning and resource allocation to deliver tangible results and provide a foundation for future prosperity.
The Office of the Provost is committed to:
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As Augusta University pursues its mission of teaching, research and public service, the provost is leading several initiatives to enhance the excellence, impact and reach of our work. These multi-year initiatives involve faculty, students, staff and community members working together to find solutions to university issues.
In summer 2021, President Keel, upon the recommendation of Provost MacKinnon, agreed to support a strategic new university initiative called Augusta University Online as one of the university’s primary new initiatives moving forward. This initiative will provide new central infrastructure and support to create a high-tech, high-touch approach for AU’s online students.
Establishing a comprehensive plan and strategy for hiring and advancing underrepresented faculty within disciplines and professions.
Creating an institutional framework for determining faculty workload and identify next steps for implementing processes, procedures, and policies for assigning and managing workload.
Providing eligible Augusta University faculty members with leadership and administrative experiences to prepare a pipeline of future academic administrators and leaders at AU.
Regents' Professorships are bestowed by the Board of Regents on truly distinguished faculty whose scholarship or creative activity is recognized both nationally and internationally as innovative and pace-setting.
Announcing grant funding opportunity to invite and support multi-disciplinary collaborative partnerships that investigate issues around access to care, experiential learning, and connectivity in rural communities.
The Student Research Program (SRP) is an initiative funded by the Augusta University Provost office, intended to encourage outstanding research, scholarship, and creative activities by AU Students.
“Each funded project must involve at least one partner from each side of the Atlantic, and those who are funded must agree to speak about their project at the fall 2023 Rural Health Symposium to be hosted by Robert Gordon University,” said Neil J. MacKinnon, PhD, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Augusta University.
AU, which recorded the second-highest percentage of growth in the system, is one of just eight of the 26 institutions within USG to show growth to begin this academic year.
"I chose AU because it offered me a high-quality education with a low student-to-teacher ratio and a plethora of opportunities to get involved in the academic and social life of the campus,” said senior English major Ellie Polhill.
“Being one of the first professors invited to Augusta University as part of the Faculty Inclusive Excellence Visiting Scholar program was a terrific experience,” Diego Cuadros, PhD said.
