Executive Vice President & Provost

Dr. Osgood serves as Provost and Executive Vice President.  As Provost, Dr. Osgood is the university’s Chief Academic Officer, providing leadership on a wide range of matters of institutional importance, including operational and strategic planning. Prior to this current role, Dr. Osgood served as Deputy Provost, providing leadership for the Office of Institutional Research, the Teaching & Learning Center, the University’s Libraries, and University College and served as Dean of the Honors College.

Dr. Osgood has primary responsibility for providing leadership in the areas of academic program and policy development, accreditation, assessment, faculty and staff development, program review, and serves as liaison with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Middle States Commission of Higher Education.

Dr. Osgood's areas of expertise include local economic development and program evaluation. He previously worked for the Center for Local Governments at Western Kentucky University and co-founded the Center for Social & Economic Policy Research at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. In his time with the Center for Local Governments, Dr. Osgood worked on projects ranging from wage and benefit studies to pay classification analyses. As Director of the Center for Social & Economic Policy, Dr. Osgood conducted various studies ranging from health needs analyses to program evaluations for both public and private organizations, as well as nonprofit foundations.

He holds a Doctorate in Urban and Public Affairs and a Master of Public Administration. Dr. Osgood served as Chair of the University's Curriculum and Academic Policies Council and as Faculty Associate for the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Additionally, he served a term as Vice President of the WCU Chapter of the Association of Pennsylvania College and University Faculty. In addition to his duties, Dr. Osgood teaches courses in the Public Administration program.

Jeffery L. Osgood, Jr., Ph.D, MPA
Executive Vice President and Provost (Interim)