Jennifer L. Airey
Vice Provost and Interim Dean of the Graduate School
Jennifer Airey supports student success across campus by facilitating innovation in academic policy, curriculum, and organization. She also supports faculty through promoting professional learning and providing guidance on policies and processes that impact their work. Airey is a professor of English in the Kendall College of Arts and Sciences. Airey is also the editor of Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature and co-director of The University of Tulsa Institute of Trauma, Adversity, and Injustice.
jennifer-airey@utulsa.edu | 918-631-2854
Christina Carter, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Student Success
Christina Carter provides leadership for the Student Success Team, which includes the Center for Academic Advising, Student Access, Student Success Initiatives, and the Office of Academic & Student Services within athletics, who are committed to the academic, personal, and professional success of all TU undergraduates. She works collaboratively with campus partners, both in the Student Success Center and across campus to help the university achieve its goals to improve student success. Carter serves on campus committees such as the Retention Working Group, as well as teaches TU’s First-Year Experience 1001 and Essential Learning Strategies 1021 courses and is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Athletics in Higher Education.
christina-carter@utulsa.edu | 918-631-3530
Hope Geiger
Registrar
Hope Geiger manages the Office of the Registrar’s responsibilities related to the implementation and management of academic and student records. These services include the execution of each semester’s schedule of courses, graduation eligibility, honor rolls, transcripts, transfer credit/credit by exam evaluations, and class rankings. She serves as the official custodian of academic records and leads the mission to create, maintain, and protect the integrity, accuracy, and security for academic and education records of all students enrolled at The University of Tulsa, both past and present.
hope-geiger@utulsa.edu | 918-631-2715
Danielle Macdonald
Director of the Henneke Center for Academic Fulfilment
As the Director for the Henneke Center for Academic Fulfilment, Danielle Macdonald (Department of Anthropology) supports faculty teaching, research, and professional development. The Henneke Center runs programing related to teaching, scholarship, service, and professional development including workshops, writing groups, teaching support, junior faculty mentoring, and new faculty orientation. In addition to traditional workshops lead by experts, the Henneke Center runs programing based on models of mutual aid to foster collaboration and community across campus.
danielle-macdonald@utulsa.edu | 918-631-2351
Monica Varner
Executive Director of University Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness
Monica Varner provides leadership for the Office of Continuous Improvement where she facilitates student learning outcome assessment and quality assurance processes for academic, cocurricular, and student services programs, course evaluations, external student surveys, and student learning achievement of Tulsa Curriculum Program outcomes. She also supports faculty in academic program review, curriculum change process, program specific accreditation, and academic strategic planning. Varner serves as the Accreditation Liaison Officer for the University and leads the institutions accreditation processes. Varner is a courtesy faculty member and teaches in the Organizational Studies program in the Kendall College of Arts and Sciences. Varner also serves as a peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission.
monica-varner@utulsa.edu | 918-631-3263
Vivian Wang Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Global Engagement
Dr. Vivian Wang joined TU as Vice Provost for Global Engagement on September 1, 2022. In this role, Dr. Wang oversees the team of professionals who manage education abroad programs, international students’ recruitment and services, and facilitate global partnership development for the university. As the Senior International Officer, she provides leaderships to campus internationalization initiatives and works with university senior administrators to implement TU’s global university vision. Prior to join TU, she had a demonstrated track record of success at Oklahoma State University, including developing international dual degree programs, building strategic partnerships and leading key global outreach initiatives.
vivian-wang@utulsa.edu | 918-631-2152