Assistant Vice Provost for Research & Enrollment Innovation
Dr. Scott Sportsman serves as Assistant Vice Provost for Research & Enrollment Innovation in the Division of Enrollment Management. As AVP, Scott oversees initiatives relating to research and analytics, business processes, and technological innovations. In this expanded role, he continues to lead initiatives that began during his tenure as Executive Director of Research and Analytics.
In addition to exploring innovative solutions that improve operations and outcomes, Scott oversees EM’s Research and Analytics team, which provides actionable, timely research, reports, and predictive analytics. Under his leadership, the Research & Enrollment Innovation teams identify activities and processes that enable students to thrive throughout the student life cycle and support divisional goals that increase student enrollment, success, and satisfaction.
Before coming to UT, Scott was Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Director of Research and Analytics at Miami University for six years and Director of Institutional Research at the College of Mount St. Joseph for eight years prior to that. Before those roles, Scott taught mathematics for 18 years at three different institutions: the College of Mount St. Joseph, Western Carolina University and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Scott received his PhD from the University of Illinois, and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Truman State University.
“My favorite spot on campus is the Rock. I love the freedom it gives students and the campus community to express their thoughts and emotions, and the tradition it represents to all connected to the University.”
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