The provost recommends to the president short- and long-range plans for academic development and formulates policies to implement approved plans. The colleges report to the provost, as do units such as the Graduate School, Undergraduate Studies, International Affairs, Research Office, the Library, Computing and Information Technology, and the Office of Effectiveness and Assessment. In the absence of the president, the provost presides over the affairs of the university.
Doris R. "Dori" Helms, Ph.D., was named vice president of academic affairs and provost at Clemson University on Feb. 8, 2002.
Helms is a graduate of Bucknell University and holds a doctorate from the University of Georgia. She joined Clemson University in 1973 as an assistant professor of zoology. She later served as department head and professor of biology, then associate dean of the College of Sciences.
Dr. Doris Helms
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
206 Sikes Hall
Clemson, SC 29634-5713
864-656-3243
drhelms@clemson.edu