Office of the Provost

Academic Affairs

Provost

Rick Holz

Dr. Richard C. Holz

A bioinorganic chemist by training, Dr. Richard Holz’s research work focuses on structure/function studies of metalloenzymes, including the design, synthesis and characterization of small molecules that function as potent inhibitors. He continues to maintain an active research group and is currently funded by the National Science Foundation.

Holz holds a PhD from Pennsylvania State University, MS from University of Minnesota-Duluth and BS from Bemidji State University, all in chemistry. He was a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Minnesota from 1989 to 1992 and a faculty member at Utah State University from 1992 to 2006.

Immediately prior to joining Mines in June 2019, Holz served as dean of the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette University, where he led the largest of the university’s nine colleges and schools, guiding 12 academic departments, 40 undergraduate majors, 14 interdisciplinary programs and 18 graduate degree programs. During his tenure as dean, he oversaw the establishment of five new entrepreneurial centers of excellence – including the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute, made possible by a $6.25 million corporate donation – launched multiple innovative interdisciplinary degrees and more than tripled the number of student internship opportunities.

Prior to joining Marquette in 2013, Holz spent seven years at Loyola University Chicago, where he served as associate dean for resources and planning in the College of Arts and Sciences (2011-2013) and as chairman of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department (2006-2011).

Units Reporting to the Provost

Rick Holz

Dr. Andy Herring

Vice Provost, Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff

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Dr. Carl Frick

Dean of Graduate Studies

 

Rick Holz

Dr. Vibhuti Dave

Dean of Undergraduate Studies
  • Core Curriculum
  • Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Advising
  • Curriculum Delivery, Coherence, and Program Enhancement
  • Math Center
  • Writing Center
  • Program Accreditation
  • Summer Session Coordination

 

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Megan Sanders

Director of the Trefny Innovative Instruction Center
  • Trefny Center
  • Online UG and MS development
  • Online Summer Session courses
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Jack Maness

University Librarian

 

Staff

Tobi Harris

Executive Assistant to the Provost
303-273-3383
tlharris@mines.edu

Nichole Bigley

Academic Affairs Operations & Business Manager
303-273-3399
nbigley@mines.edu

Kim Luzeckyj

Academic Affairs
Program Administrator
303-273-3129
kluzeckyj@mines.edu

Kristeen Serracino

Program Assistant I
303-273-3320
Kristeen.Serracino@mines.edu

Keri Bowling

Executive Assistant to the Dean of Energy and Materials Programs
303-384-2620
kbowling@mines.edu

Cassie Glenn

Executive Assistant to the Dean of Earth and Society Programs
303-384-2686
caungst@mines.edu