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AN ACADEMIC FLAIR
Provost Julie Sullivan looks back at her tenure with pride by Krystn Shrieve ulie Sullivan had her work cut out for her when she took her post as provost of the University of San Diego. The year was 2005. The chief information officer was leaving, campus technology was behind the times, enrollment needed some tweaking, and the new Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies was waiting for a founding dean. As Sullivan is about to end her tenure at USD to become president of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., Presi-
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dent Mary E. Lyons, PhD, reflects on everything the outgoing provost has accomplished during her eight years with the university. “Dr. Sullivan helped transform the University of San Diego. Her vision for excellence brought the caliber of our incoming students to the highest point in history,” Lyons says. “She has assured that we continue to attract renowned faculty members who are dedicated to giving students the practical skills and real-life experiences to make a difference in the world.”
When Sullivan arrived, USD was just starting a five-year strategic plan. She rolled up her sleeves and jumped right in. “The leadership had established the mission and vision, core values and some strategic goals, but was just starting to determine the metrics for judging the success of those goals,” she says. “So I was to able to help define success for each of those directions.” One goal was to improve USD’s inclusiveness and diversity, which spawned a committee that grew