{"id":309,"date":"2018-06-25T12:20:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T12:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/provost\/about-the-provost\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:33:23","slug":"executive-vice-president-university-provost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/about\/executive-vice-president-university-provost\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Vice President and University Provost"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-2230\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-2230<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:provost@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> provost&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\">Provost<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Executive Vice President and University Provost<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Karen Pugliesi, Executive Vice President and Provost<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Karen Pugliesi has served as Executive Vice President and Provost since June 2021. She is a Professor of Sociology and has served in a variety of leadership positions at NAU for over 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n                \n                                \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-true-blue  panelTypePhotoText    hasLink panelLinkTypeArrow\"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--0\"\n                            id=\"panel--0\">\n\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.nau.edu\/?person=klp\"\n                                    target=\"\"\n                                    alt=\"Read more about Karen Pugliesi\">\n                            \n                                                                    <picture>\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2023\/09\/Pugliesi_Karen-1000x1000.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" \/><!-- xl -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2023\/09\/Pugliesi_Karen-1000x1000.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><!-- desktop -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2023\/09\/Pugliesi_Karen-600x600.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2023\/09\/Pugliesi_Karen-400x400.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2023\/09\/Pugliesi_Karen.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Dr. Karen Pugliesi, N A U Executive Vice President and University Provost.\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Karen Pugliesi has served as Executive Vice President &amp; Provost since June 2021. She is a Professor of Sociology and has served in a variety of leadership positions at NAU for over 20 years. As NAU\u2019s provost, Pugliesi has strengthened collaboration within the Division of Academic Affairs and worked closely with the University\u2019s deans and faculty to align priorities and investments with the NAU 2025 \u2013 Elevating Excellence roadmap. She has led collective efforts centered on enhancing the learning experience and ensuring graduates of NAU\u2019s degree programs achieve outcomes that propel careers and the engagement of NAU alumni as leaders in professions and communities.<\/p>\n<p>Pugliesi and the University\u2019s leadership team of vice provosts and deans have pursued several focused initiatives supporting NAU\u2019s strategic plan. These include NAU Health, an ambitious initiative to grow health professions, behavioral health, and nursing programs to increase access to quality health care in Arizona\u2019s underserved communities. NAU will move into the preparation of primary care providers with a distinctive medical school in the planning phase. 100% Career Ready, which will ensure that NAU\u2019s baccalaureate and master\u2019s programs prepare students and support them for strong initial placement and advancement in likely career paths. Faculty recruitment strategies have been adapted to increase success in recruiting talented teachers and scholars who will contribute to advancing the University\u2019s mission and goals. A restructuring and renewed focus on NAU Online and academic pathways with community colleges statewide that offer programs responsive to Arizona\u2019s dynamic economy, which together are increasing access to NAU\u2019s programs across the state and beyond. And a systemic commitment to student success through an all-hands approach led by the College deans to shape program portfolios, reduce curricular complexity, and promote evidence-based, inclusive course design and inclusive pedagogy to drive student academic momentum.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                                                                                <span class=\"panel-arrow-text\">Read more about Karen Pugliesi<\/span>\n                                                                                                \n                                                <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leadership team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice Provosts from across the Provost areas work alongside the Executive Vice President and University Provost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-16-9\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-16-9\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-4-3\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-4-3\">\n\n    <div 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                                                                                               <h3 class=\"\">John Georgas<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>Senior Vice Provost for Academic Operations<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                   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 \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>Vice Provost for Academic and Workforce Alliances<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div 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