Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs (OVPFA) is dedicated to facilitating and promoting the success of all faculty members at Penn State over their careers. 

We seek to facilitate Penn State’s attainment of its mission through the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty, a commitment to shared governance, the development of guidance and implementation of policies that promote faculty success over the course of their careers, and the creation of programs and practices that enable and foster faculty development and success.  

The OVPFA oversees promotion and tenure, faculty development, leadership training, executive searches, and reviews, and other issues related to academic personnel and their concerns.   

The Vice Provost serves as the Provost’s contact person for the Big Ten Academic Alliance, the academic arm of the Big Ten Conference; the University Faculty Senate in issues relating to faculty affairs; and is the liaison for the Provost and President to University deans and chancellors.