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Karen Hanson, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, has direct administrative oversight for all colleges and academic units.

Office Address
234 Morrill Hall
100 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

For general inquiries, call 612-625-0051 or email provost@umn.edu.
To schedule a meeting with the Provost, contact Mary Alice Schumacher at 612-624-2223 or m-schu@umn.edu.
To invite the Provost to your event, please submit our online request form.
For questions about specific Provost office activities, please contact one of the staff members listed below.

Academic Affairs & Provost Staff

Staff Member	Primary Responsibilities
Deb Cran Chief of Staff 235 Morrill Hall 612-626-9580 cranx001@umn.edu	General point of contact for the office Chief contact for system issues Provost's liaison to senior academic and administrative leaders Academic administration Support implementation of provost's work plan Provost's liaison for human resources, leadership searches and appointments
Joseph Shultz Deputy Chief of Staff 412 Morrill Hall 612-626-6544 shul0048@umn.edu	Accreditation Liaison to the Higher Learning Commission; leadership for 2015 accreditation visit Assessment of Student Learning (with Vice Provost McMaster) Board of Regents coordination Compact support General office coordination Outside consulting policy
Alicia Cordes Assistant to the Provost 412 Morrill Hall 612-624-3970 acordes@umn.edu	Accountability Report Imagine Fund Support for 2015 accreditation visit
Emily Ronning Assistant to the Provost 409 Morrill Hall 612-626-8031 ronn0044@umn.edu	Academic Program Proposal Review and Approval Accountability Report Ford Lecture Series Imagine Fund
Marlo Welshons Assistant to the Provost 410 Morrill Hall 612-625-0563 welsh066@umn.edu	Academic Program Review (with Vice Provosts McMaster and Schroeder) Policy Liaison Provost's communication strategy Provost's Interdisciplinary Team Provost speaking engagement coordination and speechwriting Provost office website content management
Mary Alice Schumacher Executive Assistant 234 Morrill Hall 612-624-2223 m-schu@umn.edu	Provost calendar and travel Provost daily activities support General office coordination
Elizabeth Duykers Executive Assistant 234 Morrill Hall 612-626-1027 duyke003@umn.edu	Office reception Office workflow coordination General operations support
Michelle Tillman Executive Secretary 234 Morrill Hall 612-625-1105 mtillman@umn.edu	Administrative support to Deb Cran, Joe Shultz, Alicia Cordes, Emily Ronning, and Marlo Welshons Backup in the absence of Mary Alice Schumacher
Pritika Egemo Principal Secretary 234 Morrill Hall 612-625-0051 egemo003@umn.edu	General administrative support
Christopher Cramer Professor 236 Morrill Hall 612-626-1215 cramer@umn.edu	Faculty liaison for e-learning initiatives
Jill Merriam Budget Director 337 Morrill Hall 612-625-2515 jmerriam@umn.edu	Oversight of budget and human resource functions for the Office of the President, Office of the Provost, the Vice President for Human Resources, and various units that report to these offices
Cheryl Brady Executive Assistant 311 Morrill Hall 612-624-0053 cbrady@umn.edu	Human Resources Manager
Pat Ferrian Associate Administrator 311a Morrill Hall 612-626-1727 ferri004@umn.edu	Accounting Supervisor Resource Responsibility Manager for Office of the President and the Office of the Provost
Steven Helmeke Principal Account Specialist 311a Morrill Hall 612-626-0088 helme003@umn.edu	Fiscal Area Manager for the Office of the President, the Office for Multicultural and Academic Affairs, the Office of Institutional Research and Reporting, and the University Senate
Evy LaChapelle Executive Assistant 311a Morrill Hall 612-626-1635 elachape@umn.edu	Cluster director

Vice Provosts

Staff Member	Primary Responsibilities
Arlene Carney 220-A Morrill Hall 612-626-9545 carne005@umn.edu	Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs
Robert McMaster 220-B Morrill Hall 612-626-9425 mcmaster@umn.edu	Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
Gerald Rinehart 109 Appleby Hall 612-626-1242 g-rine@umn.edu	Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Henning Schroeder 321 Johnston Hall 612-625-2809 schro601@umn.edu	Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education

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