About Us
The provost, along with members of the Senior Academic Leadership Team:
- Articulates and promotes the Reformed Christian mission of the University.
- Develops and employs a distinguished, multicultural faculty of Reformed Christian conviction.
- Provides oversight of the educational policies and programs of the University.
- Continues the development of dynamic, liberal arts-grounded curricula that remain responsive to new fields and shifting interests and needs.
- Directs allocation of resources to academic departments, the Hekman library and other academic programs.
- Promotes effective faculty governance policies and practices.
- Strengthens and supports faculty development in teaching and learning, research and scholarship, cultural competency and inclusive excellence, and Reformed Christian engagement in teaching, learning and scholarship.
- Strengthens and supports student success through oversight of student academic services, advising programs, college registration services and encouragement of co-curricular goals.
- Provides oversight and coordination of programs and partnerships that engage with communities around the world.
Leadership
Arlene Hoogewerf
Dean for the School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
616-526-6442
Jim Ludema
Dean for the School of Business
Benita Wolters-Fredlund
Dean for the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS)
616-526-6203
Kyle J.A. Small
Dean for the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies, Professor of Religion
616-526-6973