Provost
THE OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
The Office of the Provost leads SCU’s academic and student affairs in collaboration with deans, program directors and department heads.
Tamara Rozhon, EdD - Provost
Tamara Rozhon earned her Doctor of Education in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania where her dissertation explored program expansion as an adaptive strategy at specialized institutions. Dr. Rozhon has 30 years of experience in higher education including more than 25 years as a senior administrator. In her role as Provost at SCU, Dr. Rozhon oversees marketing, admissions, student services, alumni services, institutional and academic insights, and academic affairs. She is committed to advancing the mission and values of Southern California University of Health Sciences by ensuring the faculty and staff have the resources and support necessary to ensure student success.
About the Provost's Office
The Office is committed to providing the resources and services necessary to promote student success; to offering relevant, high-quality programs that prepare students for a future healthcare career; and to supporting our faculty inside and outside of the classroom.
Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion
In alignment with the SCU value of Inclusivity, we are committed to maintaining a community that reflects, embraces, and values the breadth of diversity. We value people’s health equally and want all individuals and communities to have a fair and just opportunity to be healthy. These commitments and values are prominent in the SCU community.
Student Support
We are committed to helping our students reach their personal and professional goals. We believe that success is more than a GPA. It is the full integration of physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Students are provided resources and services to promote health and well-being, foster resilience, and support academic success.
Clinical Education
Foundational Health
Sciences
INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
As an institution focused solely on health professions, SCU has developed the SCU Model of Interprofessional Education, providing students with an immersive, interprofessional academic experience. Interprofessional education topics are integrated into the curriculum of every program. Integrative health symposia, campus events, integrative rounds, co-curricular learning, and campus clubs provide students additional opportunities to learn from, with, and about other health professions. Regardless of program of study, SCU graduates are taught to understand and appreciate different approaches, treatment options, and philosophies of health and wellbeing.
INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
As an institution focused solely on health professions, SCU has developed the SCU Model of Interprofessional Education, providing students with an immersive, interprofessional academic experience. Interprofessional education topics are integrated into the curriculum of every program. Integrative health symposia, campus events, integrative rounds, co-curricular learning, and campus clubs provide students additional opportunities to learn from, with, and about other health professions. Regardless of program of study, SCU graduates are taught to understand and appreciate different approaches, treatment options, and philosophies of health and wellbeing.
Major Initiatives & Programs
SCU received WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) accreditation candidacy in 1986 and has been continuously accredited since 1993. Accreditation is a mark of quality and a point of pride. The periodic institutional reaffirmation process has been a significant, multi-year (2021-2023), University effort. The accreditation outcome will be publicized to the University community in late 2023.
The Big
Leap
SCU is working toward providing all students with access to course learning materials through the learning management system (LMS) platform regardless of the mode of instruction. All courses are being designed with Quality Matters principles.
Curricular
Integrity Review
The Curricular Integrity Review is a significant, multi-year (2021-2023), University initiative to configure and manage the catalog management and curriculum software as well as review and verify course information for over 400 active courses.
The Provost Council
Jim Brenner
Executive Director
of Marketing & Admissions
Vickie Sapien
Executive Assistant
for the Provost
Michael Ramcharan, MD, DC, EdD
Assistant Provost, Academic Initiatives
Shelby Gugel
Associate Vice President
of Student & Alumni Services
Jonathon Egan, DC, PhD
Assistant Provost, Academic Administration
Winmar Way, PhD
Dean, Accelerated and Foundational Health Sciences
Erick De La Rosa
Associate Vice President
of Admissions
Meghan Chandler
Associate Vice President,
Online Education
Kris Krishnan, EdD
Associate Vice President, Institutional & Academic Insights
Faculty, Student, and Alumni Recognition
Faculty Resources
Center for Faculty
Development and Excellence
Faculty Handbook
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SCU Clinical Handbook
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Employee Handbook
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SCU
Catalog
mySCU Doc-Finder
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Annual Review Reappointment & Promotion (Password Required)
University Committees & Councils
Administrative
- Provost Council
- Academic Council
Community of Practice
- Interprofessional Education Council
- Assessment and Learning Council
- Accreditation Coordinating Council
- Faculty Development Advisory Council
Faculty Senate
- Professional Personnel Committee
- Instructional Programs Committee
- Faculty Development Committee