The Office of Vice President of Academic Affairs serves as the intersection between faculty, staff, and student communities and is primarily responsible for promoting excellence in all academic programs. The Office creates and supports an environment that advances the University mission of providing high quality and affordable education to all qualified students. In close collaboration with the President, academic deans, faculty and staff, as well as the Department of Post-secondary Education of the Alabama Community College System, the Office oversees the strategic planning of academic programs, policy development and review, program assessment and institutional effectiveness, and faculty and student development. Six academic and administrative units report to Academic Affairs: the College of Arts & Science, the College of Business, the College of Education, the Office of Institutional Planning, Research, and Assessment, the Off-Campus Sites, and the Library. Guided by the University's driving force of Building Success Stories, Academic Affairs is committed to the achievement of the following goals:

1. promote a dynamic learning environment that prepares students to be knowledgeable, articulate, and understanding of a diverse and changing world
2. support the recruitment, development, and retention of competent students and faculty
3. create a culture of assessment to achieve optimal institutional effectiveness
4. create an inclusive environment that extends to all members of the University.

The Office of Academic Affairs is located on the second floor of Brown Hall. The Office of Academic Affairs serves as the intersection of faculty, staff, and student communities.

See the Athens State Catalog for Academic Policies and Procedures.