The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) serves as the chief academic officer for the university.

Head and shoulders photo of UIS Provost Brandon Schwab, wearing a medium jacket, white shirt, and light blue tie against a dark gray background.


Dr. Brandon E. Schwab

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost

The VCAA/Provost oversees academic policy and priorities, ensures the quality of the faculty and student body, and helps to maintain educational excellence.

The VCAA/Provost reports to the Chancellor and serves as the university’s chief academic officer. He provides leadership for mission-driven academic and co-curricular endeavors and functions, coordinates academic affairs initiatives and programs with other university divisions, directs activities surrounding the implementation and achievement of the academic mission, and coordinates planning activities for the Division of Academic Affairs.

The Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois Springfield comprises the four academic colleges (College of Business and Management, College of Health, Science and Technology, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and College of Public Affairs and Education) as well as Brookens Library and the Center for State Policy and Leadership. The division also includes the Center for Academic Success and Advising; Graduate Education; Graduate Assistantships; Information Technology Services; Institutional Research and Effectiveness; Online, Professional, and Engaged Learning; Research and Innovation, and Undergraduate Education.

 

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News
Jan 27, 2025
The Office of Undergraduate Education is pleased to announce the Spring 2025 Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) Speaker Series event schedule.…
Dec 03, 2024
From Provost Schwab I am watching the snow fall for the first time this season and appreciating how our lovely campus changes appearance throughout the…
Nov 05, 2024
From Provost Schwab I write this month’s note while listening to the wind and rain outside, watching the falling leaves, and thinking about what might come…
Oct 17, 2024
The Provost's Leadership Team is pleased to announce 12 of 23 Good Idea Fund (GIF) proposals submitted for AY 24-25 have been awarded full or partial funding…
Oct 02, 2024
UIS faculty, I am writing to advise that a few minor changes have been made to the UIS Levels of Governance (LOG) policy document. The updated LOG can…