The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs is responsible for upholding the academic integrity of William VS Tubman University. The office ensures excellence in service by delivering quality, relevant, and meaningful educational experiences that are geared toward national development, and globally competitive education. It is responsible for guiding the academic direction and the development of the University in the fulfillment of its mission and vision. It upholds the core values that are essential to the academic process: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility.
As the forefront in the setting of excellent and supportive learning environment, it is responsible for the acquisition and development of resources for academic concerns; and for establishing competent faculty force by recommending instructors and professors to the President for employment, promotion and tenure; or for the continuation or termination of service.
The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs establishes policies and procedures across all curricular programs and in all professional disciplines. It supervises the academic colleges in the University: College of Agriculture and Food Science; College of Arts and Sciences; College of Education; College of Engineering and Technology; College of Health Sciences; and College of Business and Administration.
The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs also oversees the office of the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs; the office of the Assistant Vice President for Research, Innovation and Discovery; the Library and the Learning Resource Center; Research; Faculty Development; the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning; the Center for Testing, Evaluation and Quality Assurance; and Access to College.
The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs ensures that the academic division makes the whole academic process not only transformative and value-oriented; but efficient, effective, innovative, and student–centered.
| College | Dean/College Team Leader | Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Arts and Sciences | Mr. Osman Moigua |
Bachelor of Science in Biology Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies Bachelor of Arts in Psychology |
| Agriculture and Food Science | Dr. Larry C. Hwang |
Bachelor of Science in General Agriculture Bachelor of Science in Agronomy |
| Business and Administration | Mr. Alexander S. Gandyu |
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting Bachelor of Business Administration in Banking and Finance Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Public Administration Bachelor of Science in Economics |
| Education | Dr. Jerry c. Bu-ao |
Bachelor of Arts in Guidance and Counseling Bachelor of Science in Primary Education Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education - Major Biology - Major Chemistry - Major English - Major History - Major Mathematics Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood |
| Health Sciences | Dr. Joseph A. Verdier |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Science in Midwifery Bachelor of Science in Public Health |
| Engineering and Technology | Dr. Isaac Adetunde |
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science in Computer Science |
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) was established in June 2016, based on the University’s vision and mission. It enhances the instructional program of Tubman University through supplementary educational enrichment initiatives, and provides academic development assistance to faculty, students, and local schools-these being its focus.
The focus of the Center is universally complemented by: engaging in diverse academic and grant programs, consultancy, tuition, pedagogic applications in the facilitation of learning, buttressing student support platforms, and breeding scholarly and professional activities in education.
The goal of the CETL is to promote interdisciplinary dialogue among faculty; engender mentoring initiatives; conduct teacher training programs; complement instruction through accessible educational resources; examine teaching and learning outcomes for appropriate interventions; foster intellectual activities and conferences; engage in inter-organization relations on behalf of the University, especially for advanced training and selected educational programs; engage in research and publication; and collaborate with individual colleges of Tubman University and schools within the larger community.
Promote excellence in both teaching and learning through a range of programs for faculty;
Conduct series of workshops, consulting services, and mini grant programs;
Serve as repository of resources about designing, teaching, and evaluating courses;
Provide the faculty, including adjuncts, teaching assistants, visiting professors with instructional resources to support their work in the classroom;
Provide support to faculty in fostering student services that promote academic success, including course-specific collaborative workshops and study groups, study skills support, a study skills course, and disability support;
Promote interdisciplinary dialogue for faculty to craft cross-discipline studies and understanding;
Promote Faculty Mentorship initiatives;
Organize conferences on issues of pedagogy at all levels of the educational system here in Liberia and West Africa, in particular;
Publish a scholarly journal to encourage faculty research and dissemination of research internal and external to TU;
Provide general consultation services to all faculty; and
Support the implementation of university-wide “Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum” program.
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Engineering Building Annex (EBA)
P.O. Box 3570
Tubman Town, Harper
Maryland County, Liberia
www.tubmanu.edu.lr
The Department of Testing and Evaluation at William V. S. Tubman University is headed by a director, who reports directly to the Vice President for Academic affairs. The Department of Testing and Evaluation was created in July of 2018 as the body responsible for setting and scoring the university’s entrance and placement exam amongst other things like, but not limited to, the following:
Setting, printing and administering of placement exams and exit test
Marking, recording and submission of grades to the office of the VPA
Scoring and provision of feedback on faculty evaluation by students and peer evaluation by professors
The department’s director has an assistant who assists the head of the department in running its activities, and reports directly to the head of the department.
The Tubman University (TU) Library constitutes the knowledge center of the university — a physical and virtual manifestation of the institution’s mission and code values of learning, research and teaching.
The Library offers a wide range of services to students, faculty, and staff at the university. It, however offers limited services to members of the larger community, with appropriate identification. Books are shelved by coding from 000 – 900. Hours of operation and procedure for accessing its services are announced each semester.
During regular semesters, TU- Library is open with full-service for 40 hours each week. During Reading Days/Exam Week, the Library is open 24/7. Its collections contain more than 280,000 physical items, including books, projectors, journals, and other popular reading materials. TU has two Libraries, which provide access to more than 38000 electronic books on the e-library. These books comprises of text books for following field: Mechanical, Computer science, Civil engineer, Electrical, and managerial, agricultural, medical and environmental science. The University Library has a user’s link with the world largest online Library, that is, the z-library. These Libraries also provide access to historical newspapers and other primary source materials, images, and research datasets. They also provide 15 in-built desktop computers with internet connection. There are two libraries on the campus: one at the EDR college of Education and the other on the main campus.
TU-Library has three annexes: the main Library, the resource room and an Audio vision room (AVR). The larger Library is situated on the main campus of the University; it has the largest room at the academic complex, with an attached office for the Library Director. It is adjacent to four (4) class rooms. At the entrance of the main Library, a library staff is at the service desk, which is commonly known as the circulation desk. This desk is equipped with a self-service checkout system; and students are required to leave all their bags opposite the service desk.
The Resource room is considered as the reading room which is another annex of the TU-Library. It is located at the Elizabeth Davis Russell College of Education. It also provides service to users. The last annex to the TU-Library is the Audio Vision Room (AVR), which is located on the main campus. It is adjacent to the main Library at academic complex. It is mainly used for workshop, presentation and conferences.
The Tubman University (TU) Library constitutes the knowledge center of the university — a physical and virtual manifestation of the institution’s mission and code values of learning, research and teaching.
The Library offers a wide range of services to students, faculty, and staff at the university. It, however offers limited services to members of the larger community, with appropriate identification. Books are shelved by coding from 000 – 900. Hours of operation and procedure for accessing its services are announced each semester.
During regular semesters, TU- Library is open with full-service for 40 hours each week. During Reading Days/Exam Week, the Library is open 24/7. Its collections contain more than 280,000 physical items, including books, projectors, journals, and other popular reading materials. TU has two Libraries, which provide access to more than 38000 electronic books on the e-library. These books comprises of text books for following field: Mechanical, Computer science, Civil engineer, Electrical, and managerial, agricultural, medical and environmental science. The University Library has a user’s link with the world largest online Library, that is, the z-library. These Libraries also provide access to historical newspapers and other primary source materials, images, and research datasets. They also provide 15 in-built desktop computers with internet connection. There are two libraries on the campus: one at the EDR college of Education and the other on the main campus.
TU-Library has three annexes: the main Library, the resource room and an Audio vision room (AVR). The larger Library is situated on the main campus of the University; it has the largest room at the academic complex, with an attached office for the Library Director. It is adjacent to four (4) class rooms. At the entrance of the main Library, a library staff is at the service desk, which is commonly known as the circulation desk. This desk is equipped with a self-service checkout system; and students are required to leave all their bags opposite the service desk.
The Resource room is considered as the reading room which is another annex of the TU-Library. It is located at the Elizabeth Davis Russell College of Education. It also provides service to users. The last annex to the TU-Library is the Audio Vision Room (AVR), which is located on the main campus. It is adjacent to the main Library at academic complex. It is mainly used for workshop, presentation and conferences.
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