Advancing Academic Excellence
Georgia Southern University is a dynamic institution of higher learning. We stand ready to serve our region, nation, and world through our public impact research mission. Georgia Southern offers our students a world of opportunities to excel, to pursue their curiosity guided by world-class teacher-scholars who are creating significant research and scholarship.
The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs serves the chief academic officer at Georgia Southern, reporting to the president. Working closely with the President and an extensive group of campus colleagues, he guides strategic planning and policy development, promotes campus-wide academic initiatives, and defines budgetary and development priorities. The Provost also oversees the university’s ten colleges and the University Libraries.
Meet Provost Carl Reiber
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Carl L. Reiber is the chief academic officer at the university. He oversees the academic mission of the university, advancing faculty excellence and student success.
Priorities and Initiatives
Students Success
Advancing student success is our primary mission. Our faculty are not just world-renowned scholars, they are also excellent teachers. They are greatly invested in student success—they guide and mentor students throughout their academic pursuits and they prepare them for where they want to go in life and to craft their own story. We believe there is no greater benchmark for our success as a university than a graduate with a great career.
Public Impact Research
Georgia Southern is a public impact research university. Faculty research, scholarship, and creative activities improve lives and serve our communities—locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.
Inclusive Excellence
Inclusive Excellence is a strategic pillar and a core value at Georgia Southern University. We recognize that our success as an institution of higher learning depends on our ability to embrace, value, and appreciate the diversity of students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni across our campuses.
News and Events
A Professional Refocus: Putting Faculty in the Center
Building Beautiful Bridges Over Educational Gaps
Georgia Southern University Building Ethical Skills in Military Leaders
