The mission of the Office of Online Education is to support excellence in teaching and learning, providing student-centered learning experiences, interactive media-enriched content, and innovation through emerging technologies.6

KYSU Online will become a leader in online education, providing eLearning degree programs, industry certifications, and continuing education opportunities based on the university's strategic priorities and core values.7

This section describes the administrative structure of KYSU Online and introduces the core roles involved in operating online academic programs.

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The Provost/Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs is the chief academic officer responsible for the academic programs.8 The Provost reports to the President of Kentucky State University.

The Associate Vice President of Online Education ensures alignment of all aspects of the online programs, contracted services, and Academic Affairs. The Associate Vice President of Online Education is the primary administrative liaison between Magellan Learning Solutions and KYSU Online, working closely with administrators to integrate contracted services with the regular academic operations. The Associate Vice President of Online Education works with the Director of Online Education and the Online Advisory Committee to support the development, launch, and maintenance of online programs and services within the scope of the contracted services. The Associate Vice President of Online Education reports to the Chief Academic Officer at Magellan while coordinating with the Provost/Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at KYSU Online and the Director of Online Education.

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The Director of Online Education oversees the Office of Online Education and reports directly to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs while coordinating with the Associate Vice President for Online Education. The Director oversees the work of program coordinators and directs the coordination of online programs and curriculum with the residential programs, establishing internal controls which ensure parity across various course modalities. Similarly, the Director collaborates with Institutional Effectiveness on accreditation requirements relevant to KYSU Online and directs a plan of assessment in online programs, which is supported by Program Coordinators and online faculty. In conjunction with the Provost and the Associate Vice President of Online Education, the Director also develops partnerships with department leaders across the University to ensure operational alignment between the financial, administrative, Commented [JM3]: Do we need to include anything about the Vice Provost here? Commented [JM4]: reflect passim

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