The Provost is the College's chief academic officer and reports to the President. She oversees all Academic Departments/Programs and Schools, the Athletics and Physical Education Department, the Health Professions Advising Office, the Leadership, Innovation, and Liberal Arts Center (LILAC), the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment, the Office of Institutional Grants, and the Office of Sponsored Research. The Provost works with the Committee on Appointments, the Committee on Academic Priorities and is an ex officio member of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.