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Division of Academic Affairs

    Realizing the university's mission

    The Division of Academic Affairs is responsible for Iowa State’s land-grant mission of education, discovery, and service. The division includes seven academic colleges, the Graduate College, University Library, Office of the Vice President for Research, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, and Enrollment Management.

    What is a provost?

    The Senior Vice President and Provost is the university's chief academic officer, and leader of the Division of Academic Affairs. Reporting to the president, the provost is responsible for student and faculty success, admissions, financial aid, and numerous programs and services that support students, faculty, and staff.

    Provost Jonathan Wickert talking to a group of faculty
    Provost Jonathan Wickert looking at a campus display
    Provost Jonathan Wickert congratulating a new graduate at commencement

    How does the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost support student learning and faculty success?

    Iowa State aspires to be the nation’s most student-centric leading research university, combining a high-quality educational experience with scholarship that addresses Iowa’s greatest challenges, and sharing our expertise broadly in Iowa and around the world.

    Award-winning faculty

    Jonathan Wendel, 2023 National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    Elisabeth Huff Lonergan, 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow

    Dan Shechtman, 2023 National Academy of Sciences

    Lisa Schulte Moore, 2021 MacArthur Fellow

    Yan Zhou, 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow

    Office hours:

    May 13 - August 16, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    (University holidays: Monday, May 27 and Thursday, July 4)