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Susquehanna’s Provost and Dean of Faculty Dave Ramsaran plans, implements and coordinates all academic programs. He fosters faculty development and scholarship while preserving the academic integrity of the university. He leads the university as a vibrant community of inquiry focused on the pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning.

Priorities of the provost include building upon academic innovation and deepening intellectual engagement, furthering global engagement, excelling at inclusive excellence and expanding diversity.

A member of the president’s Senior Leadership Team, the provost oversees:

This is a photo of Dave Ramsaran speaking at the 2021 mid year celebration.

Meet the Provost

Dave Ramsaran joined Susquehanna in 2000 as assistant professor of sociology and anthropology. He was named provost and dean of the faculty in 2019.

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Learning Goals

The learning goals of Susquehanna University articulate a vision of our students as confident, liberally educated, and committed to multidisciplinary education as global citizens, working within and across their academic disciplines. They productively gather and apply all facets of their educational experience to personally and professionally frame their vocations, areas of study, and lives, demonstrating achievement, leadership, and service in the world.

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SU students investigate the creative, natural, social, economic, and cultural forces that shape the world, and gain familiarity with:


the richness of human thought and expression across time and into the present;

the ongoing ways humans seek to explain the natural world; and

the breadth and depth of global human interactions, including belief systems, values, practices, and ways of organizing life.

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SU students develop an integrated set of intellectual skills that empower them to:


think creatively and critically to analyze issues, consider solutions, and make effective decisions;

incorporate methods of analysis from a broad range of academic disciplines to understand and explore conflict, and solve problems;

engage effectively with others through gathering, evaluating, synthesizing, and articulating information to generate informed opinions and arguments through multiple avenues; and

work effectively within a team, function with professional and digital competency, and understand and navigate problems that often elicit complex and ambiguous responses.

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SU students develop a mature, integrated sense of themselves through a holistic liberal arts experience, including:


appreciating the limits and contexts of their own experience, and the ability to value the experiences of others with diverse backgrounds;

critically examining their strengths and struggles, and realistically evaluating the potential positive or negative impact of inputs and activities; and

committing to ongoing development of one’s intellectual, physical, and spiritual life.

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SU graduates develop and internalize their own integrated vision of the common good, and how to pursue it in the context of their lives, including:


pursuing sustainable relationships with their natural and social environments;

continued growth to discern and pursue improvement in themselves, their communities, and the world;

understanding and valuing both the universality and diversity of human experience; and

willingness to strive for responsible personal and interpersonal actions that serve the greater good.

Photograph shows a flag flown from an upper story window of the NAACP headquarters, New York City, announcing a man was lynched yesterday.

Research seeks to right American record on lynching

August 6, 2024

The historic record of lynching in the United States has been hampered in its accuracy by an unreasonably limited definition of the act and a previous refusal to give credence to historic Black news sources and the work of Ida B. Wells and the NAACP lynching investigative files. Aisha Upton-Azzam, assistant professor of sociology at Susquehanna University, is trying to amend this injustice.

Jack Holt, professor of biology, left, and Michael Rose '25, right, collect algae samples from a local lake.

Shedding the light on mixoplankton

July 25, 2024

In aquatic ecosystems, microscopic organisms like phytoplankton and mixoplankton form the backbone of the food web. Ecology major Michael Rose ’25 spent his summer investigating these organisms through a research collaboration with professors Sophie Charvet and Jack Holt, focusing on isolating and cultivating key mixoplankton from local water bodies.

A row of plastic containers containing spiders.

Could spiders solve the spotted lanternfly problem?

July 11, 2024

Researchers at Susquehanna University are trying to find out if spiders will prey upon spotted lanternflies by feeding the invasive and destructive insect to various species of arachnids.

Zachary Levi, assistant professor of music and orchestra director at Susquehanna University, conducts the Cleveland Pops Orchestra.

Orchestra director selected for competitive conducting workshop with Cleveland Pops

June 27, 2024

Zachary Levi, assistant professor of music and orchestra director at Susquehanna University, was one of 14 conductors selected nationwide for a conducting workshop with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra. Levi also received the honor of directing the orchestra to a nearly sold-out audience.

Samya Zain looking up from the pendulum in Fisher Hall

Professor publishes textbook The Physics of Sound and Music

June 24, 2024

Susquehanna University Professor of Physics Samya Zain recently published The Physics of Sound and Music, a textbook that introduces undergraduate students to the unique relationship between physics, music and sound.

Amanda Lenig, department head of art and design and associate professor of graphic design at Susquehanna University

Graphic design professor’s work displayed in national juried exhibition

June 13, 2024

Amanda Lenig ’07, department head of art and design and associate professor of graphic design in Susquehanna University’s School of the Arts, is currently featured in a national juried art exhibition.

Professional headshot of Laurie Carter

Dean Laurie Carter selected for prestigious leadership initiative

June 6, 2024

Laurie Carter, dean of Susquehanna University’s School of the Arts and School of Humanities and professor of English and creative writing, has been named to the 2024–25 Millennium Leadership Initiative of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

Hualu Zheng, assistant professor of management and marketing in Susquehanna University's Sigmund Weis School of Business

Marketing literacy: How do shoppers react when they detect deception?

June 5, 2024

Hualu Zheng, assistant professor of management and marketing in Susquehanna University’s Sigmund Weis School of Business, studied sale price claims to see how customers reacted when they discovered they weren’t getting the full discount they may have expected.

Eric Hinton directs Susquehanna's orchestra.

Hinton presents model for the performance of African American music at predominantly white institutions

May 22, 2024

New research from Eric L. Hinton, director of bands and department head and associate professor of music at Susquehanna University, presents a model for the ethical scholarship and performance of African American music in predominantly white institutions.

Pictured are the headshots of Jim Briggs, Peggy Peeler and Lauren Smith.

Faculty win awards for scholarship, teaching, advising

May 18, 2024

Susquehanna University announced faculty awards for research, teaching and advising at its 166th commencement. Awards were given to James Briggs, professor of psychology; Peggy Peeler, professor of biology; and Lauren Smith, lecturer in management and marketing.

Exploring MLK’s true beliefs on nonviolence

April 30, 2024

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is widely recognized as a prominent advocate for nonviolence. In a recent piece published in Dialog, A Journal of Theology, Jeffrey K. Mann posits that King’s view of nonviolence was not as absolute as we might think.

Geneive Henry, Charles B. Degenstein professor of chemistry at Susquehanna University

Geneive Henry honored as 2024 CUR Fellow

April 24, 2024

Geneive Henry, Charles B. Degenstein professor of chemistry at Susquehanna University, is the first to be appointed a CUR (Council on Undergraduate Research) Fellow under the newly branded CUR Fellows Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Leadership. The award annually recognizes a CUR member who is a leader and role model within the undergraduate research community.

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Office of the Provost

514 University Ave.
Selinsgrove, Pa. 17870

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Selinsgrove Hall, Second Floor

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Phone & Email

Charity Ney
570-372-4183
ney@susqu.edu