Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Maureen Mancuso
Provost and
Vice-President
(Academic)
Dr. Maureen Mancuso, Provost and Vice President Academic
Dr. Mancuso is a professor in the Department of Political Science at
the University of Guelph. She earned her BA at McMaster University,
her MA at Carleton University and a D.Phil. in politics from
Nuffield College, Oxford University. Mancuso joined the Department
of Political Science in 1992 and was appointed chair in 1996.
Before joining Guelph, she spent a year as a parliamentary intern in
the House of Commons and held teaching appointments at McMaster and Windsor.
In fall 1996, she was a visiting research fellow at the Centre for Congressional
and Presidential Studies at the American University.
In 2000, Dr. Mancuso was appointed Associate Vice-President (Academic)
at the University of Guelph for a five year term.
On March 1, 2004 Dr. Mancuso was appointed Provost and Vice-President (Academic) for a five year term.
Reporting to the President, the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) is the chief academic officer of the institution and the principal advisor to the President on all academic affairs, serving as the Acting President in the President’s absence.
The Provost has primary responsibility for academic planning and development and for on-going academic operations. In concert with the President, the Provost takes a lead role in the articulation and implementation of the University community’s shared vision of its future, as well as in the development and implementation of the University’s annual budget. In keeping with the distinctive culture of the University of Guelph, the Provost fulfils these responsibilities in a spirit of both team-leading and team-building, working with the Associate Vice-Presidents, the College Deans, and various Directors to promote collaboration and cooperation, and the realization of this shared vision within the community.
Reporting to the Provost are the Deans of the College of Arts, the College of Biological Science, the College of Physical and Engineering Science, the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, the College of Management and Economics, the Ontario Agricultural College, the Ontario Veterinary College, Graduate Studies, the Associate Vice-Presidents (Academic) and (Student Affairs), the Chief Information Officer, the manager of Faculty Recruiting and Retention, the Assistant Vice President (Institutional Research and Planning) and Registrar.
The Provost is an ex-officio member and Vice-Chair of Senate. The Provost also chairs the Vice-President’s Academic Council.
The Provost participates actively in the Ontario Council of Academic Vice Presidents, an affiliate of the Council of Ontario Universities, and represents the academic interests of the University of Guelph in this and other external bodies and associations.
The Provost’s office is located in the Executive Office Suite
on the fourth floor of the University Centre. Tracey Jandrisits is the
Director of Faculty & Academic Staff Relations and Executive Advisor to the Provost. She may be contacted at ext. 53195 (t.jandrisits@exec.uoguelph.ca)
Kim McCaughan, ext.53846 (k.mccaughan@exec.uoguelph.ca),
is the executive assistant for the Provost.