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Ken Smith

Ken was named the university’s vice provost in January of 2013. As vice provost, he provides institutional leadership on issues related to strategic planning and institutional effectiveness and the accomplishment of goals through academic budgets, space plans, and instructional space renovation and improvement. He also oversees the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, the Office of Assessment and Evaluation and the Center for Survey Research.

Ken has served Virginia Tech as a university budget manager, finance officer for the provost, and associate provost. Ken has both chaired and staffed multiple committees charged with overall improvement of special sessions operations at Virginia Tech. He holds a PhD in Educational Leadership from Virginia Tech.

Other AI contributions:

Podcast – Conversations That Matter: Approaching the Academic Calendar More Creatively