Office of Vice President for Academic Affairs

Teaching and learning, research, and public service are the lifeblood of any university, and these activities encompassed by the academic units at Tennessee State University constitute the real strength of this institution.

Academic Affairs at TSU includes: six colleges and three schools (including a school of graduate studies); centers for testing, extended education, and academic enrichment;  the library; aerospace studies; institutional effectiveness, and office of records; the university honors program; cooperative extension; and a cooperative agricultural research program.

Millicent Lownes-Jackson
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
TEL: (615) 963-5301
E-MAIL: mlownes@tnstate.edu

STAFF OF THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Michael Busby, Associate Vice President - Research and Sponsored Programs 
TEL: (615) 277-1600
EMAIL: mbusby@tnstate.edu

John Cade, Associate Vice Provost - Enrollment Services and Student Success 
TEL: (615) 963-5107
EMAIL: jcade@tnstate.edu

Patricia Crook, Associate Vice President 
TEL: (615) 963-5280
E-MAIL: pcrook@tnstate.edu

Ken Looney, Associate Vice President
TEL: (615) 963-1845
E-MAIL: klooney@tnstate.edu

Evelyn Nettles, Associate Vice President - Avon Williams Campus / Extended Education
TEL: (615) 963-7004
E-MAIL: enettles1@tnstate.edu

Peter Nwosu, Associate Vice President - Planning and Assessment 
TEL: (615) 963-2551
EMAIL: pnwosu@tnstate.edu

Mary Gamble, Assistant to the Provost
TEL: (615) 963-5301
E-MAIL: mgamble@tnstate.edu

Christine Word, Assistant to the Provost
TEL: (615) 963-5305
E-MAIL: cword@tnstate.edu

Institutional Planning & Assessment