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Office of the
Executive Vice President and Provost
Welcome to the website for the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. Our office is responsible for all aspects of the vibrant teaching, research, and service activities at Texas A&M University. Some notable facts about our institution are:
- We have a total of more than 2,700 faculty members, more than 400 of whom have been hired in the past four years under one of the most aggressive faculty hiring programs in the world.
- We offer more than 120 undergraduate degrees and more than 240 master's and doctoral degrees as well as a doctorate in veterinary medicine. Many of these programs are ranked among the very best in their respective disciplines.
- More than 2,000 companies actively recruit our graduates through the University’s Career Center.
- Research expenditures for fiscal year 2006 totaled approximately $500 million for Texas A&M University, including the agricultural and engineering experiment stations.
- To support our new faculty members and help ensure excellence in our educational environment, Texas A&M had approximately $500 million in new construction underway at the beginning of 2008.
Please take a moment to browse our website and get a sense of the excitement for learning and discovery that characterize our ten colleges and schools, our libraries, and our numerous research centers and institutes. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about Texas A&M University and its students, faculty and facilities.
If you have questions or comments about what we do or how we might do it better, please email me at provost@tamu.edu.
Sincerely,
Jerry R. Strawser
Interim Executive Vice President and Provost