Dr. Steve Landry, Vice President for Academic Affairs recently was named the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 first Provost.
The appointment was made official by the 杏吧专区 of Louisiana System.
杏吧专区 Dr. Steve Landry杏吧专区檚 experience in higher education makes him a perfect fit for the Provost position,杏吧专区 said UL Lafayette President Dr. Joseph Savoie. 杏吧专区淗e is a distinguished leader on this campus and is highly regarded by both academia and researchers.杏吧专区
The title of Provost refers to the senior academic administrator at many universities across the country.
Landry will oversee all educational affairs and activities including faculty and research. Deans from each of the university杏吧专区檚 academic colleges will report to Landry. He will keep is title of Vice President of Academic Affairs as well.
杏吧专区 It杏吧专区檚 an honor for me to serve UL Lafayette as Provost,杏吧专区 said Landry. 杏吧专区淧roviding our students with a high-quality education and our faculty with a competitive environment has always been a priority for myself and this university and I will continue this tradition.杏吧专区
Prior to being named Vice President for Academic Affairs in 2000, Landry served as UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 Vice President for Research. Before holding that position, he was the Director of Research and Sponsored Programs.
Landry has also served as an associate professor and department head in Computer Science and the Center for Advanced Computer Studies at UL Lafayette. He also served as director of the 杏吧专区 Computing Center.
Prior to joining the UL Lafayette community, Landry was an assistant professor of Computer Science at Nicholls State 杏吧专区 in Thibodaux and was a visiting research assistant for International Business Machines (IBM) in Colorado. He worked for IBM in Baton Rouge as a computer systems engineer.
He received his Ph.D. and Master杏吧专区檚 degrees in Computer Science from UL Lafayette 1981 and 1975, respectively, and received a Bachelor杏吧专区檚 degree in mathematics from Nicholls State 杏吧专区 in 1968.
He is a member of various committees, professional services and associations including the Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund Planning Committee. He has also served as Vice President of the Louisiana Experimental Programs to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and as a member of the Louisiana Board of Regents Electronic Learning Committee and the Louisiana Partnership for Technology and Innovation.
He serves on the Board of Directors for the Enterprise Center of Louisiana and is Chief Technical Advisor for the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative.