About the Office of Academic Affairs
About the Office of Academic Affairs
Vice Provosts
- Vice Provost for Academic Policy and Faculty Resources
- Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate School
- Vice Provost for Enrollment Services and Dean for Undergraduate Education
- Vice Provost for Academic Administration
- Vice Provost for Academic Programs
- Vice Provost for Minority Affairs and Special Assistant to the President for Diversity
Vice Provosts
W. Michael Sherman
Vice Provost for Academic Administration
W. Michael Sherman joined the Office of Academic Affairs as vice provost for academic administration in January, 2005. At that time he was director of the School of Physical Activity and Educational Services in the College of Education and was beginning his third four-year appointment. As director he had administrative responsibility for the Center for Special Needs Populations and the Center on Education and Training for Employment.
A professor of sport and exercise science, Vice Provost Sherman is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
His scholarship focuses on physical activity and carbohydrate metabolism and, more recently, on methods to measure physical activity for use in physical activity intervention studies.
He earned his B.S. degree at Ohio University, his M.S. at Ball State University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He joined the Ohio State faculty in 1985.
Primary responsibilities:
- Academic budgeting
- Academic space utilization
- Chair of the Space and Facilities Committee
- College annual reports
- Liaison to the University Senate Fiscal Committee
- Facilitation of OAA units, including:
W. Michael Sherman's biographical sketch (PDF)
Support staff
Mary Borne
