Andreas Cangellaris is the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost, overseeing the campus’ academic programs, policies, and priorities, which are designed to ensure the quality of the educational experience for students and to sustain an environment that encourages and supports academic excellence through diversity, inclusion, and free inquiry, debate, and speech. Read full bio.
Leadership Team
The provost is the chief academic officer for the campus and is responsible for developing and assessing academic programs and supervising academic personnel policies and academic administration. Deans and directors of academic units report to the provost.
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Learn about the Provost Fellows Program and current Provost Fellows.
Andreas C. Cangellaris
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost
M.E. Van Valkenburg Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering
cangella@illinois.edu
(217) 333-6677
Assistant: Theresa Beckett
tbeckett@illinois.edu
(217) 244-4115
William Bernhard
Executive Vice Provost for Academic Affairs-Designate
bernhard@illinois.edu
(217) 333-6677
Assistant: Amanda Plotner
aplotner@illinois.edu
(217) 333-0053
As Executive Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, William Bernhard provides leadership in the areas of academic affairs and faculty affairs. His portfolio includes faculty development, the Provost Fellows program, human resources, academic awards, and assessment. Read full bio.
Paul Ellinger
Associate Chancellor and Vice Provost for Budget and Resource Planning
pellinge@illinois.edu
(217) 333-5503
Assistant: Jane Baumgartner
jmbaumga@illinois.edu
(217) 300-2702
Paul Ellinger is the Associate Chancellor and Vice Provost for Budget and Resource Planning. He provides strategic budget planning and allocation advice to the Chancellor and the Provost, guidance to the university in areas related to budget, finance, planning and resource allocation, leadership and management of the campus budget office, and serves as campus chief financial officer. Read full bio.
Scott Genung
Interim Chief Information Officer
sagenung@illinois.edu
(217) 300-9788
Assistant: Tracy Hoel
tracyrob@illinois.edu
(217) 244-1600
The CIO provides the technological innovations, infrastructure, security, support and training to ensure that faculty, students and staff can focus on learning, discovery and engagement.
Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela
Vice Provost for International Affairs and Global Strategies
mabokela@illinois.edu
(217) 333-6104
Assistant: Amy Hubbard
hubbrd@illinois.edu
(217) 300-1914
As Vice Provost for International Affairs and Global Strategies and Senior International Officer, Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela cultivates relationships with institutions around the world while bringing together the university’s vast on-campus international presence. Read full bio.
Lisa Monda-Amaya
Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
lmonda@illinois.edu
(217) 333-3946
As Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Lisa Monda-Amaya provides campus-wide leadership in the area of undergraduate education, including setting strategic directions for the undergraduate experience at Illinois, supporting innovation in classroom and in online instruction, and encouraging interdisciplinary initiatives in curriculum and pedagogy. Read full bio.
- Undergraduate Education Team
- Reporting Units
- Campus Center for Advising and Academic Services
- Campus Honors Program
- Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
- Enrollment Management
- Illinois Leadership Center
- Illinois Promise
- I-STEM Education Initiative
- Office of Undergraduate Research
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
- Principal’s Scholars Program
Executive Associate Provost for Capital Planning
[Position Currently Vacant]
Assistant: Lesa Wilcoxon
lesaw@illinois.edu
(217) 300-4644
The Executive Associate Provost for Capital Planning develops capital priorities and leads planning efforts to ensure that units have the facilities to support their mission-critical activities.