Website
Areas of Responsibility
He is responsible for the administration of various aspects of academic program development and academic planning, quality, assessment and other areas within the Division of Academic Affairs. His role includes working with curriculum processes for new and existing courses and programs and serving as a key academic liaison with the Florida Board of Governors’ Office. Tim serves as UCF’s accreditation liaison and on the boards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and the Council of Higher Education and Accreditation. He partners with deans, department chairs, administrative directors, faculty and staff to support curriculum, institutional assessment, academic policies and program development to improve the effectiveness of the educational experience that UCF provides its students.
Departments:
- Academic Program Quality
- College of Graduate Studies
- Operational Excellence and Assessment Support
- UCF Libraries
- College of Undergraduate Studies
Biography
Dr. Timothy Letzring serves as the senior vice provost for Academic Affairs and a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education. Prior to joining UCF, Tim served as dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Texas A&M University-Commerce and department chair at the University of Mississippi.
In his service and scholarship role as a faculty member, Tim has made presentations at international, national, regional and local meetings on legal and organizational issues affecting education and has conducted legal workshops for faculty and administration at various schools and universities around the country. He also served as co-editor for the College Student and the Courts for 14 years and has several publications in the areas of law and education, higher education organization and governance and higher education finance.
Tim holds a doctorate in higher education from the University of Georgia, a law degree from Stetson University and a B.S. degree in mathematics from Louisiana College. He is also a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.