Schwartz is leading the workstream to help advance President Bendapudis goal for enhancing student success, which is focused on preparing students for successful and fulfilling professional and personal lives. Kathleen Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs He shares my passion for the transformative impact of our land-grant mission and for maximizing the potential of our Commonwealth Campuses, and he is committed to providing our students from all backgrounds with the highest-quality educational experiences and outcomes.. In higher education, the quality and effectiveness of our work profoundly and substantively impacts our students. To receive news and features on Penn State research twice a month via email, Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office, Office of Entrepreneurship and Commercialization, Technical Resources to Support Remote Research, Lora G. Weiss, Senior Vice President for Research, Penn State leads semiconductor packaging, heterogeneous integration center, Radiation Safety Ancillary Review Process/HRP-903, Radiation Ancillary Review Process/HRP 903, Research Security Program: Building Successful International Collaborations, New IACUC Policy for Privately Owned Agricultural Animals, Reminder: Register all Radiation-Producing Instruments, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Consortium for Building Energy Innovation, Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program, Funding Institutional (formerly SciVal Funding), SciVal & Funding Institutional Quick Guides. Diane received her M.Ed. Schwartz also provided the college with a broad vision for impactful research, leading to an expansion of the colleges presence in defense-related research, strengthening its relationship with the Applied Research Laboratory, and increasing external research awards by more than 50%. Schwartz is deeply committed to student, faculty and staff success and to nurturing meaningful and transparent working relationships with the University Faculty Senate, the University Staff Advisory Council and student government. in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. University Park, PA 16802 Justin Schwartz has been named Penn State 's permanent executive vice president and provost, effective May 1. Research Misconduct ORCiD ID Portal During his time as interim provost, Schwartz has prioritized efforts to improve the recruitment, retention, advancement and sense of belonging of students, faculty and staff from underrepresented groups. Reporting directly to the President of the University, Dr. Schwartz serves as Penn States chief executive officer in the Presidents absence, and he is involved in nearly all University operations. She also enjoys reading, cooking/baking, being outdoors, running, dancing, and shopping. Marcus A. Whitehurst, Vice Provost for Educational Equity Under his leadership, the college modernized its entrance-to-major processes, enabling students to be in-major after one year; enhanced summer internship prospects; and, along with Commonwealth Campus partners, created and launched the Engineering Connect program to address common hurdles faced by first-year engineering students. Schwartz is leading the workstream to help advance President Bendapudis goal for enhancing student success, which is focused on preparing students for successful and fulfilling professional and personal lives. Throughout his career in higher education, Brian has worked to build educational opportunities around issues of student advocacy and development and a diversity of thought and human experience. Penn State Begins Search for Executive Vice President and Provost UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Justin Schwartz has been named Penn States permanent executive vice president and provost, effective May 1. Explore the latest Research Annual Report, The Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)s Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0 (JUMP 2.0), a consortium of industrial partners in cooperation with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has announced the creation of a $32.7 million, Penn State-led Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES)Read More.