Provost Team

Dr. Tia A. Minnis
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

(804)524-5997
tminnis@vsu.edu

Dr. Michelle Corley
Special Assistant to the Provost

(804)524-5305
mcorley@vsu.edu

Dr. Dawit Haile
Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs/Dean for College of Engineering & Technology  

(804)524-1141
dhaile@vsu.edu

Dr. Tracey Barley
Vice Provost for Digital Learning and Extended Studies

tbarley@vsu.edu

Mrs. Nedra Jones
University Registrar       

(804)524-6706
nwjones@vsu.edu

Dr. Daniel M. Roberts
Executive Director of Global and Special Initiatives and Honors College Dean

(804)524-6459
droberts@vsu.edu

Dr. Milton Omar Faison
Vice Provost for Research and Economic Development

(804)524-6793
mfaison@vsu.edu

Dr. Gabrielle D. Pina
Executive Director, Women’s LeadHERship Institute and Director of Academic Communications and Public Relations

(804)524-5654
gpina@vsu.edu

Dr. Veronica P. Shuford
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Success, Institutional Effectiveness, and Accreditation

(804)524-5206
vshuford@vsu.edu

Dr. Linda Noel-Batiste
Executive Director of Strategic Faculty Initiatives & Innovations

(804)524-7027
lnoel-batiste@vsu.edu

Dr. Benedict Uzochukwu, MBA
Interim Dean, College of Graduate Studies
Professor, Department of Applied Engineering Technology

(804) 524-1127
buzochukwu@vsu.edu

Ms. Dorothy Yancey
Assistant Director of Finance, Policy and Planning

(804)524-5998
dyancey@vsu.edu

Ms. Sylvia Jones, VCA
Provost Office Administrator

(804)524-5997
sjones@vsu.edu

Antonio T. Cole, MA, SHRM-CP, sHRBP
Operations Advisor

(804)524-5687
atcole@vsu.edu