The Vice-Chancellor's Cabinet & Executive Staff

Cabinet Purpose Statement

The Vice-Chancellor’s Cabinet provides the institutional leadership to ensure that University operations remain strategically aligned to the University’s mission and future objectives. Consisting of senior University administrators, the Cabinet works to identify and address strategic priorities and issues of importance across the institution. The Cabinet also serves as an advisory body to the vice-chancellor and fellow members, and fosters communication across the institution. It meets monthly.

Executive Staff

The vice-chancellor also meets weekly with the Executive Staff, a subset of the Cabinet. Its membership includes the vice-chancellor's direct reports:

  • Provost
  • Vice President for Community Building and Connections
  • Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students
  • Vice President for University Relations
  • Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Administration
  • Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
  • Vice President for Economic Development
  • Vice President and General Counsel
  • Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications

The Cabinet's Responsibilities

  • Engages in information and knowledge sharing (fostering two-way communication and institutional knowledge management) to support organizational effectiveness and sound decision-making.
  • Provides advice and recommendations to the vice-chancellor to support decision-making.
  • Identifies and surfaces emerging issues and offers consultation regarding addressing them.
  • Identifies opportunities for—and helps spearhead—institutional collaboration aligned with advancement of the university’s mission.
  • Helps to diffuse communication and break down institutional silos.
  • Supports strategy development and implementation.
  • Serves as a forum for discussion of strategic issues.
  • Ensures institutional effectiveness.
  • Models flourishing leadership.
  • Membership on the cabinet is at the discretion of the vice-chancellor.

University Values

At the University of the South, we value:
INQUIRY

We develop open-minded, informed, and intellectually engaged individuals. 

COMMUNITY

We cultivate respectful, inclusive, and enduring relationships. 

COURAGE

We strive for justice, equity, and sustainability in Sewanee and in the broader society.