Academic Planning & University-School Programs

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Vice President for Academic Planning and University-School Programs
919-962-4589

The Vice President for Academic Planning and University-School Programs is responsible for University-wide academic planning, working with the sixteen UNC campuses to help shape the future direction of academic programs.  He/she oversees enrollment planning, academic accountability and assessment, program implementation, and the development and production of the UNC Board of Governors’ Long-Range Plan.  He/she staffs the Board’s Committee on Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs and oversees the development of special studies and reports.  His/her responsibilities in the University-School Programs area include working with the Council of Education Deans in their initiatives to produce more and better teachers for North Carolina, and with the Center for School Leadership Development in their initiatives to enhance leadership in public schools.

Alisa Chapman
Associate Vice President for Academic Planning and University-School Programs
919-843-8929

Ms. Chapman responds to K-16 education system initiatives, policy implementation, and legislation impacting teacher and school leader preparation and development throughout the University. 

Morris Dean
State Coordinator of the UNC Academic Common Market
919-962-4597

Mr. Dean coordinates the Southern Regional Education Board’s Academic Common Market for the State of North Carolina.  He is also a web content manager for Academic Affairs, edits reports and other documents for presentation or publication, prepares presentation slides for staff members, and designs, prints, and electronically scans student survey instruments and other questionnaires for data capture. 

Dr. Frank Prochaska
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
919-843-4538 

Dr. Prochaska oversees the licensure of non-public and out-of-state institutions seeking to offer post-secondary degree programs in North Carolina. This includes institutional site visits, recommendations for licensure, policy interpretations and changes, and overall guidance for consumer protection. He also assists the Vice President for Academic Planning and University-School Programs in liaising with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and helps to address accreditation issues involving the University's constituent institutions. Dr. Prochaska is UNC General Administration's representative to the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB's) Educational Technology Cooperative.

Maggie Ryan
Assistant Director of Licensure and Workforce Studies
919-962-4558

Ms. Ryan coordinates the licensure of non-public and out-of-state institutions to conduct post-secondary degree activity in North Carolina. She produces reports on workforce studies in support of assessment of the need for degree programs.  She works on a range of K-12 improvement initiatives.  

Dr. Jim Sadler
Associate Vice President for Academic Planning
919-962-3910 

Dr. Sadler coordinates planning for distance education in the 16-campus UNC system and oversees the authorization process for off-campus degree programs and on-campus baccalaureate and master’s degree programs.  He reviews and analyzes enrollment projections and helps develop the biennial UNC Long-Range Planning document and the enrollment funding model for distance education.  He oversees Institutional Research and Analysis.

Cody Thompson
Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Planning and University-School Programs 
919-962-4589

Ms. Thompson is primary support for the Vice President and is office manager for Academic Planning and University-School Programs. She helps staff the Board of Governors’ Committee on Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs, supports the UNC Deans’ Council on Teacher Education, and serves as Human Resources Consultant for Academic Planning.