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The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs promotes the development and effective delivery of quality educational programs that lead toward a variety of accredited associate and baccalaureate degrees as well as selected jointly sponsored graduate degrees. This office provides access to academic programs and assures the provision and coordination of resources and services in order to support effective learning and advance the development of the whole student. With this central commitment to student learning, the Academic Affairs Office encourages assessment as a core strategy to ensure quality while fostering a campus-wide teaching and learning environment that advocates the following distinctive themes:

• excellence in student success
• outstanding international education programs
• educational opportunities for diverse individuals and groups
• a core curriculum within all baccalaureate degrees that provides each graduate with a liberal arts based general education experience

The Academic Affairs Office is responsible for the administration of all educational programs that are organized within the following four Schools: Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education and Technology. Additionally, the following academic support units are part of the Academic Affairs Office: the Spiva Library, the Learning Center, the Honors Program, the First Year Experience Program, the Institute of International Studies, the Assessment and Institutional Research Office, the Enrollment Services Center (which includes the Registrar’s Office, Admissions Office and Financial Aid Office), the Student Support Center and the Career Services Office. Moreover, three federally funded grant programs support the Project STAY, Upward Bound and Talent Search offices.