As a result of the recent campus academic restructuring, the office of academic services (OAS) has been created. The office resides within the office of the vice provost for academic affairs in 110 Engineering Research (ERL). Dr. Robert Schwartz is the vice provost for academic affairs. The office of academic services provides assistance to UMR academic departments in the areas of faculty hiring, PAF processing, and other similar duties formerly the responsibility of the deans’ offices. The office staff is: Pat Davis, Martha Grisham, Sharon Matson and Dedie Wilson. Nancy Uri serves both the VPAA Office and the OAS.