Provost’s Office Leadership Team
Jamila Bookwala, Provost
Maintaining a central focus on the mission and vision of Gettysburg College, the Provost oversees the overall academic life, including all academic departments and programs, the library, and academic centers at the core of the educational mission of the College.
Major Areas of Responsibility
- Strategic and budgetary planning
- Shared governance
- Academic Division vision, mission, and goals
- Academic programs and budgets
- Advancement of academic programs and division
- Academic Division policies and processes
- Faculty appointments
- Faculty tenure and promotion
- Faculty compensation and course releases
- Academic Centers, Offices, and Departments
Committees
- President’s Council
- Faculty Council
- Faculty Finance
- Faculty Personnel
Direct Reports
- Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
- Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
- Director of Academic Administration
- Executive Director of the Eisenhower Institute
- Director, Center for Global Education
- Dean of Libraries
- Registrar
- Dean of Student Success, Center for Student Success
- Department and program chairs
Jeanne Hamming, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Serving the Provost office as senior leadership in the academic division, working with faculty and staff to lead the institution on academic and curricular matters
Major Areas of Responsibility
- Academic innovation
- Advising
- Core curriculum
- Academic major and minor program review and assessment
- Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History
- High impact educational practices
- Curricular and co-curricular integration
- Assessment of student learning
- Middle States Accreditation
Committees
- Academic Policy and Program (APPC)
- Academic Standing (ASC)
- Curricular Implementation (CIC)
- Global Study Programs (GSPC)
- Student Life (SLC)
- Learning Assessment (COLA)
- Student Enrollment and Retention (SERC)
- Gettysburg Seminars and Skills Advisory Group
Direct Reports
- Gettysburg Seminars and Skills Director
- Director, Sunderman Conservatory of Music
- Director, Civil War Institute
- Director, The Schmucker Art Gallery
- Director, Brogan Center for Quantitative Learning
Michelle Schmidt, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Serving the Provost office as senior leadership creating a strategic vision for faculty affairs, providing comprehensive leadership, advocacy and coordination of the faculty experience
Major Areas of Responsibility
- Faculty recruitment (tenure-line, visiting, term, and part-time)
- Faculty development, support, and resources
- Faculty workload
- Faculty recognition
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Climate
- Annual and periodic faculty evaluation
Committees
- Faculty Development (FDC)
- Faculty Governance (FGC)
- Institution Animal Care and Use (IACUC)
- Institutional Review Board for Research with Human Subjects (IRB)
Direct Reports
- Director, JCCTL
- Faculty search committee chairs
- Johnson Endowed Chair
Sherri Dell, Director of Academic Operations, Finance and Communication
Serving the Provost office as senior leadership, collaborating with faculty and staff to oversee academic administrative support, budget management, facilities planning, and policy development.
Major Areas of Responsibility
- Academic Administrative Support Resource Planning
- Academic Division Facilities and Space Allocation
- Academic Division Salaries, Operating, and Capital Budget Management
- Provost’s Office Restricted and Unrestricted Fund Management
- Provost’s Office Policy Enhancement and Development
- Provost’s Office Communication and Website Management
Committees
- Faculty Finance
- Processes and Procedures
- Event Planning and Coordinating Committee
- Inclement Weather Committee
Meet the Full Provost’s Office Team.