Dr. David Puleo, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Welcome to the Office of Academic Affairs at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. UAH is a top-tier public research university with an extraordinary story — one rooted in the U.S. space program and national defense, and now unfolding at the leading edge of science, engineering, business, the arts, the humanities, nursing, and education. At UAH, we explore, discover, create, and communicate knowledge, while preparing students to think critically, lead confidently, and contribute meaningfully to a rapidly changing world. The Office of Academic Affairs provides strategic leadership for UAH’s academic mission. Our portfolio spans six colleges, the Honors College, the Graduate School, and a range of support units — including the Salmon Library and the Student Success Center — all working together to advance a vibrant intellectual community. Our north star is straightforward: student success and faculty excellence. Everything we do is in service of those two goals. Our faculty are at the heart of what makes UAH special. In classrooms, labs, studios, and clinics, they do far more than transmit knowledge — they shape trajectories. They challenge students to apply what they learn, engage them in real-world problems, and open doors to experiential opportunities that deepen and extend the educational experience. At the graduate level, students work alongside faculty conducting research and scholarship at the frontier of their fields, producing new knowledge, creative works, and innovations that matter. It is a privilege to serve as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at UAH. This is a genuinely special place, and that is not a platitude — it is a fact. Nowhere else will you find this concentration of NASA scientists, defense engineers, and cutting-edge companies operating alongside a thriving research university. That proximity creates an extraordinary environment for engagement across academia, industry, and government, and it gives our students and faculty opportunities that simply do not exist elsewhere. I am proud to be part of it, and I invite you to explore everything the Office of Academic Affairs has to offer. Whether you are a student, a faculty or staff member, or a community partner, there is a place for you here — and we are glad you found us.