cademic Affairs is one of five administrative divisions at UNC Charlotte.  The Office of Academic Affairs oversees all operations of the Academic Division, providing administrative oversight and academic leadership. 

Led by Dr. Joan F. Lorden, Provost and Vice Chancellor, the Office of Academic Affairs' major responsibilities include academic planning, programs, and support services; academic policy; academic services; budgets; faculty affairs, governance, appointments, and advancements; research administrative support and compliance; institutional research; and producing the university's undergraduate and graduate catalogs.  Academic Affairs is responsible for helping both students and faculty achieve their academic and professional goals. 

Along with the academic deans, directors, and department heads, Academic Affairs administers existing programs, revises and reviews those programs, and develops new ones.  The Office also facilitates academic policies, procedures, and standards for both students and faculty. 

Academic Affairs is assisted in its endeavors by its division units:  Academic Budget & Personnel, Academic Services, Enrollment Management; the Graduate School; the Library; Information Technology Services; Institutional Research; Metropolitan Studies and Extended Academic Programs; International Programs; Research; the Charlotte Research Institute; Institute for Social Capital; and seven colleges:  the Colleges of Arts + Architecture, Business, Computing & Informatics, Education, Engineering, Health & Human Services, and Liberal Arts & Sciences.

A variety of special projects and events including coordination of the University's Institutional Plan, searches for academic deans and directors, New Faculty Orientation, University Convocation, visits by Nobel Laureates, diversity initiatives, assessment, and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) reaccreditation are overseen by Academic Affairs as well.