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
- Interim Vice Provost for the Arts & Sciences and Interim Executive Dean of the Arts & Sciences Colleges
Vice Provosts
Patrick S. Osmer
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate School
Patrick S. Osmer was named vice provost for graduate studies and dean of the Graduate School in 2006. Prior to these appointments, he was chair of the Department of Astronomy, a position he had held since coming to Ohio State in 1993. From 1986 to 1993, he was a member of the scientific staff of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, serving as deputy director from 1988 to 1993.
As chair of Astronomy, he provided leadership for the expanison of the research and graduate programs of the department and for the effort that resulted in Ohio State's joining the international Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) project. The LBT is the world's largest optical/infrared telescope on a single mount.
In 2004 Vice Provost Osmer was named Distinguished Professor of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
He received a B.S. in astronomy with highest honors from the Case Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in astronomy from the California Institute of Technology. His primary research interests are observational surveys and studies of the evolution of distant quasars and their relation to their host galaxies.
Primary responsibilities:
Governance of graduate education
Graduate associates policies
Graduate faculty coordination
Graduate programs and curriculum
Graduate student services
Professional development for graduate students
Patrick S. Osmer 's biographical sketch (PDF)
Support staff
Susan Reeser
