Academic Affairs

Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties, Dr. Uday Sukhatme

The Executive Vice Chancellor serves as both the Chief Academic Officer and Dean of the Faculties at IUPUI. Reporting to the Chancellor, Dr. Uday Sukhatme provides leadership for all academic units and serves as chief executive officer in the Chancellor’s absence.

The mission of the Office of Academic Affairs is to create and support an environment that advances our institutional mission of achieving international distinction in education, scholarship, and public service. The office provides leadership for continuous improvement in academic programs, faculty development, and ultimately, student success.

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Priorities for the Executive Vice Chancellor:

• Foster a culture of internal collaboration that encourages the crossing of departmental and disciplinary boundaries to take full advantage of the extraordinary interdisciplinary learning and research opportunities on campus.
• Strengthen the campus identity among students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community stakeholders and advance the agenda of IUPUI as a whole, emphasizing the cohesive development of the liberal arts and sciences as well as the health and professional disciplines.
• Continue improvement of the campus learning environment, student life, the quality of undergraduate education, and the undergraduate retention rate.
• Promote a dynamic learning environment that prepares students to be enlightened, articulate and engaged citizens in a global society.
• Secure support for the continuing development of graduate and research programs, particularly innovative interdisciplinary programs, that are critical to the IUPUI research mission and national reputation.
• Find additional sources of revenue to counterbalance the national trend of leveling state support.
• Foster diversity in policies and practices and support a climate of inclusion for all members of the university community.
• Position IUPUI as a transformative force and a civic partner with the city and state in the continuing economic and cultural development of Central Indiana.

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Portfolio

The Executive Vice Chancellor oversees the following operational units on the campus:

• Campus Schools
• Columbus Campus (IUPUC)
• Community Learning Network
• Consortium for Learning and Scholarship (formerly "Office for Professional Development")
• Enrollment Services
• Faculty Appointments and Advancement (formerly "Academic Policies, Procedures & Documentation")
• International Programs
• Office for Women
• Registrar
• Research Centers
• Solution Center
• University Libraries
• University Information Technology Services

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Dean Sukhatme

Dr. Sukhatme joined IUPUI in July, 2006. Previously he was dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of Physics at SUNY at Buffalo. Prior to that, he was at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) for 22 years, where he served as Interim Vice Provost for Academic Programs, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and head of the Department of Physics. Dr. Sukhatme holds a S.B. and a Sc.D. degree in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and a B.Sc. (Honors) degree in Mathematics from the University of Delhi, India. His area of specialization is theoretical physics. His research in high-energy phenomenology and super symmetric quantum mechanics has been funded continuously by grants from the U.S. Department of Energy for the past 22 years and has led to over 180 publications in physics journals.

More Info: Complete C.V.

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Contacts

Executive Vice Chancellor, Dean of the Faculties
	Uday Sukhatme	sukhatme@iupui.edu	317-274-4500
Associate Vice Chancellor, Associate Dean of the Faculties
	Mary L. Fisher, Ph.D.	mlfisher@iupui.edu	317-278-1846
Assistant Dean of the Faculties Faculty Appointments and Advancement
	Carol J. McGarry	cmcgarry@iupui.edu	317-274-5539
Assistant Dean of the Faculties
	Sherree A. Wilson, Ph.D.	sawilson@iupui.edu	317-274-2640
Executive Assistant
	Sue Herrell	sherrell@iupui.edu	317-274-4500
Communications Specialist
	Monnica L. Lewis	mollewis@iupui.edu	317-278-6090
Administrative Support Specialist
	Susan Christian	suechris@iupui.edu	317-274-8424
General Information for Faculty
	Kristin Pfaff	kpfaff@iupui.edu	317-274-4500
Faculty Fellows
	Gail Williamson	gwilliam@iupui.edu	317-278-4697
	Lisa Riolo	lriolo@iupui.edu	317-278-4693
	Bessie House-Soremekun	beshouse@iupui.edu	317-278-4690
	Richard Jackson	rjackson@iupui.edu	317-278-4690
Academic Affairs Administration Building Suite 126 355 N. Lansing Street Indianapolis, IN 46202