Office of the Provost

A message from Provost Lancaster

Dear students, faculty, staff, and friends,

The Office of the Provost has the distinct honor of supporting the Central Michigan University community of faculty, staff, and student scholars across the more than 200 academic programs housed within our seven colleges. Each of these programs offer countless opportunities for CMU students to grow in their depth of knowledge, develop and hone durable, transferable skills, and pursue a pathway toward a lifetime of learning and success.  

 As we move into the 25th year of the 21st century, we recognize the fast-paced changes in technology, geopolitics, environmental sustainability, and health equity, and many more, and the effects of these changes on the human condition. In response, our scholars grapple with critical questions facing our local community, state, and world. We foster productive communication and dialogues across perceived and authentic differences and strive to ensure an inclusive, welcoming environment in which all can thrive. In large part, we do this work by adhering to our values of integrity, respect, compassion, inclusiveness, social responsibility, excellence, and innovation.  

Within our office, we aspire to live these values in our day-to-day work and provide the opportunities, infrastructure, and resources that encourage all scholars to pursue their finest work.  

In the coming days and months, we are excited to support CMU’s 2023-2028 Strategic Plan and the work of the Higher Learning Commission Re-affirmation Team, including the General Education Program Revision, and are working to align the recently developed Academic Vision with these critically important initiatives. Now is a time of great momentum and collaboration at Central Michigan University, and we are poised to move forward with renewed energy, purpose, and confidence in all that we can accomplish together. 

Sincerely,

Paula Lancaster

Provost and  Executive Vice President