Senior vice provost for academic affairs
The office of the senior vice provost for academic affairs provides leadership to critical areas tied to academic quality and student success.
Working closely with the provost, the academic affairs team leads the VCU academic functions to ensure they align with the provost's priorities, the president's priorities, and the university's strategic plan — all with the goal of providing an exciting, challenging, and meaningful academic experience for every VCU student.
Academics affairs team
Nicole Concepcion Aquino
Undergraduate research coordinator
(804) 828-1660
concepcionaqn@vcu.edu
Andrew Arroyo, Ed.D.
Interim senior vice provost for academic affairs and associate vice provost for academic programs
(804) 828-2523
atarroyo@vcu.edu
Stephanie Cai, Ph.D.
Undergraduate assessment coordinator
caij@vcu.edu
Continuing and Professional Education Staff
Rob DiRenzo
Academic program proposal specialist
(804) 828-6992
direnzor@vcu.edu
Teri Dunnivant
Managing editor, University Bulletin
(804) 828-3955
tldunnivant@vcu.edu
Lauren Franks
REAL office coordinator
(804) 828-0143
lfranks@vcu.edu
Madeline Goldman, Ph.D.
Academic affairs coordinator
goldmanmb@vcu.edu
Katrice Hawthorne, Ph.D.
Assistant vice provost for assessment and institutional effectiveness
(804) 827-2672
hawthorneka@vcu.edu
David Hayter
Executive assistant to the senior vice provost for academic affairs
(804) 828-8883
hayterd@vcu.edu
Herb Hill, Ed.D.
Director of undergraduate research and creative inquiry
(804) 828-4450
hhill@vcu.edu
Devin Houston
Academic affairs coordinator
houstond@vcu.edu
Shanza Isom
Associate director of engaged transformative learning
isomsa@vcu.edu
Judith F. Kornberg, Ph.D.
Interim executive director for VCU Online and Continuing and Professional Education
kornbergjf@vcu.edu
Angela Menjivar
Compliance specialist
menjivarad@vcu.edu
Sandy Morgan
Manager, University Bulletin
sfmorgan@vcu.edu
Peter Nguyen, Ph.D.
Associate Director for academic programs
pvnguyen@vcu.edu
Sean Walden
VTOP project coordinator
swalden2@vcu.edu
Erin Webster Garrett, Ph.D.
Associate vice provost for REAL
(804) 827-3421
elwebstergarr@vcu.edu
Jaime Williams, Ph.D.
Director of Institutional Effectiveness
jlwilliams2@vcu.edu
Lisa Yamin, Ed.D.
Academic program proposal specialist
lmyamin@vcu.edu