The Office of the Provost provides academic leadership, advancing excellence in teaching, research, and innovation while supporting faculty, staff, and students. We foster collaboration across the university to ensure a vibrant learning environment and drive the institution’s mission of academic success and intellectual growth.
Academic Colleges & Deans
College of Business and Technology
Vacant
College of Nursing and School of Allied Health
Aimee Badeaux, PhD, CRNA, APRN, CNE
Dean
College of Nursing and School of Allied Health
College of Arts and Sciences
Francene J. Lemoine, Ph.D.
Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
Gallaspy College Education and Human Development
Neeru Deep, Ph.D.
Dean
Gallaspy College Education & Human Development
Endowed Professorship
An endowed chair/professorship is the highest academic award bestowed on a faculty member at Northwestern State University. The award is an honor for the named recipient and also an enduring tribute to the donor.
Endowed chairs and professorships are crucial for recruiting and retaining exemplar faculty members whose accomplishments in teaching, research, and/or service activities enrich the academic environment of a department, college, university, or the state. As a result of funding provided by endowments, the quality of higher education in specific programs is enhanced, and economic development in the community, region, or state is promoted.
An endowed chair and professor can touch the lives of many students through coursework, mentoring, or scholarship. Often, students work with endowed faculty to inspire innovation and creative ideas or to solve particular problems or issues and/or gain advancements in a particular field of study.
Sponsored Programs Office
The mission of Northwestern State University’s Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) is to nurture and grow the sponsored-programs enterprise at NSU in accordance with the University’s overall mission. SPO offers faculty assistance in: (a) identifying funding opportunities; (b) developing grant applications for submission to external funding agencies; (c) implementing funded projects; and (d) complying with state and national statutes, rules, and regulations that govern funded projects and programs. SPO will work with faculty to encourage the inclusion of undergraduate and graduate students in their sponsored projects and activities.
