Dr. Melinda Arnold
Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
McMullen Hall Room 211
(406) 657-2367
provost@msubillings.edu
The Provost and Academic Vice Chancellor is the chief academic officer of Montana
State University Billings and is responsible to the Chancellor for all operations
of the University related to instructional programs, educational policy, academic
planning, academic resources, and faculty personnel actions. In addition, the Provost
is responsible for academic support units including the Library, the Office of Graduate Studies, Grants and Sponsored Programs, the Office of International Studies and Outreach, Academic Success Center, MSUB Extended Campus, and Information Technology. The Provost serves as an advocate for the College Deans and the faculty and students
of MSU Billings.
Dr. Sue Balter-Reitz
Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
McMullen Hall Room 203
(406) 657-2204
sbalter-reitz@msubillings.edu
The Vice Provost for Academic Affairs serves as the chief aide to the Provost. The
Vice Provost is the Accreditation Liaison Officer, and is responsible for oversight
of both the University’s regional accreditation activities, and the various professional
and disciplinary accreditations across the Colleges of the University. In addition,
the Vice Provost, as the University’s assessment officer, chairs the Accreditation
and Assessment Council, a broadly representative council that manages the University
assessment and accreditation activities. The Vice Provost also leads the Chancellor’s
Student Success and Gateways to Completion Committees, with broad oversight of the
University’s initiatives to improve student success, retention, and completion rates.
The current Vice Provost also serves as a Professor of Communication, where she teaches
classes in law, ethics and argumentation theory.
Accreditation
Faculty Contracts
MSUB Extended Campus
Schedule of Lecturer, Adjunct, Fixed Term & Post Tenured Evaluation Review Dates
Policies and Notifications
