Leadership Transformation
How can we relieve student and employee pain points? Can we streamline for efficiency? How can our leaders better empower their people?
Daring to ask questions like these is where true transformation — and a satisfying student and employee experience — begins.
Why is there a new leadership structure?
The landscape of higher education is changing rapidly, and so are the needs of today’s students. Cultural factors like AI are transforming what the workforce of today — and tomorrow — will look like, and universities must be nimble enough to adapt, providing students what they need to be successful not just now, but for years to come.
That’s why we are streamlining and reimagining the leadership structure of the University of Lynchburg. These alignments better position each area to collaborate and communicate with one another, providing students and employees with a superior experience.
This new structure also minimizes inefficiencies and redundancies, providing leaders with greater autonomy and accountability as well as the opportunity to develop new and exciting programs.
Additionally, positions have been standardized with uniform titles and banding across the university, providing a clear career trajectory and path for professional growth.
Academic Affairs & Strategic Operations
Vice President for Academics and Strategic Operations and Chief Academic Officer - Dr. Jeremy M. Welsh
Accountable to the Academic Excellence & Student Success Committee (Board of Trustees )
Offices located on Hall Campus Center 4th floor
Academics
Academic Programs
General Education Oversight
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
Writing Enriched (WE)
Academic Operations
Office of Graduate Success
Claytor Nature Center
Historic Sandusky
Daura Museum of Art
Educational Technology (CETO)
Library
Instructional Design
Moodle
Distance Education
Teaching and Learning Center
Wilmer Writing Center
Professional Development Institute (PDI)
Academic Governance
Academic Growth Strategy
Registrar
Academic Efficiencies
Academic Initiatives
University Research Center
Human Resources
Employee Onboarding
Faculty Services
Inclusive Excellence (CDO)
Employee Development
Performance Management
Title IX (Grand River Solutions)
Visa Immigration Services
Veterans Services
Campus Safety
Campus Experience & Student Success
Vice President for Experience and Student Success- Kristen Cooper
Accountable to the Academic Excellence & Student Success Committee (Board of Trustees )
Offices located on Hundley Hall, First and Second floors
Student Experience
Activities
Advising
Case management
Disability accommodations
Hornet Care (wellness, health, and counseling)
Inclusion and Belonging
Leadership
On-call crisis management coordination
Residence Life
Spiritual Life
Student behavior/honor code
Student onboarding (orientation)
Student Sports
Campus Recreation
Club Sports
Intramurals
Athletics continues to report to the President's Office, but will collaborate more closely with Campus Experience & Student Success.
University Outreach
Vice President for University Outreach - Aaron Basko
Accountable to the Institutional Effectiveness Committee (Board of Trustees )
Located in Alumni House
Admissions outreach
Enrollment
Financial Aid strategy
Recruiting
Community outreach
Alumni engagement
Advancement
Career development, networking, and mentoring
Community Service and outreach
Constituent and Community connections
Fundraising and development
Grant writing
LIFE@Lynchburg
Parent and family connections
Media & University outreach
Marketing
Communications
Finance
Interim Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer- Terry Lanham
Accountable to the Institutional Effectiveness Committee (Board of Trustees )
Located on Hall 2nd floor
Fiscal Integrity
Financial Responsibility
Control over Financial Resources
Strategic and Operational Financial Efficiency
Accounting
Financial Planning
Budgeting
Cash Flow
Investment Priorities
Policy Matters
Financial Control over Externally Funded or Sponsored Research Programs
Financial Liaison to Board of Trustees
Long-range Financial Planning
Asset Management
Debt Management
Investments
Financial Aid Audits (State / Federal)
Fund Management and Net Tuition Revenue
Endowment Management
Audits
Risk Management / Property Insurance
Contracts
University Data, Analytics, & Effectiveness
Vice President, Institutional Accreditation Liaison to SACSCOC, and Chief Data Officer- Christy Cole
Accountable to the Institutional Effectiveness Committee (Board of Trustees )
Located in Hall Campus Center, 1st floor
CIO (Systems and Data Management)
IT Hardware
Network and Cyber Security (CTO / CISO)
Integrated Data Platform
Data Governance
Reporting and Analytics
Organizational Effectiveness
General Education / QEP Assessment
Student Achievement and Outcomes
Accreditation
Governance Documents
Policies / Processes
Organizational Compliance
NEW Solutions Center
Located on Drysdale, 2nd floor
Easily get help with:
Academic Records
Financial Aid
Billing/Student Accounts/Cashier
Housing
HR benefits
ID Services
IT User Support (Help Desk Functions)
Parking
And more!
What is the Solutions Center?
The Solutions Center is a reimagined one-stop shop where service-oriented departments combine into one center so that faculty, staff, and students can find the help they need all in one place.
Employees will be cross-trained so that anyone can at least triage a student or employee’s question or problem regarding issues such as course scheduling, HR benefits, IT help, parking, student accounts, financial aid, and more.
Chief of Staff & Organizational Strategy
The university’s new Chief of Staff and Organizational Strategy Dr. Daniel Hall will be a strategic partner to the president, providing leadership, coordination, and oversight to ensure the effective implementation of the university's vision and goals.
Hall joined the University of Lynchburg in 2018 and has been a faculty member and program director in the Counselor Education Program. He has served in numerous leadership roles within the university, including Chief Innovation Officer and the elected Faculty Chair. His prior professional experience included serving as a leadership development consultant at The Center for Creative Leadership, a Human Resource Manager in the manufacturing sector, and an Event Manager in the sports and entertainment industry.