Leadership Team
Dr. Justin Schwartz
Executive Vice President and Provost, The Pennsylvania State University
Justin Schwartz is the Executive Vice President and Provost at The Pennsylvania State University. As the University’s chief academic officer, Dr. Schwartz oversees all academic units and major academic support units. He’s also accredited for his previous role as the Harold and Inge Marcus Dean in the College of Engineering at Penn State to which he served August 2017 through August 2022.
He received a B.S. with highest honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After serving as one of the first Science and Technology Agency of Japan Fellows at the National Research Institute for Metals, Japan, he joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an assistant professor.
In 1993, he joined the newly formed National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Florida State University, where he served as the leader of the HTS Magnets and Materials Group.
In 2009, Dr. Schwartz joined North Carolina State University as the Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
In August of 2017, he began his tenure as the Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. His research interests are primarily in superconducting materials and systems for energy, defense and medical applications. Dr. Schwartz has published over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles and has graduated 45 Ph.D. and M.S. students in six academic disciplines.
He is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and ASM International.
Provost’s Leadership Council
Suzanne C. Adair
Kathleen J. Bieschke
Faye Chadwell
Angela Church
Senior Director of Human Resources
Margo DelliCarpini
Andrea Dowhower
Renata Engel
Sabine Klahr
Lance C. Kennedy-Phillips
Scarlett Miller
Juliet Pinto
Eric Reinhard
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Bre Robinson
Marcus A. Whitehurst
Deans
B. Stephen Carpenter II
Lee R. Kump
Kimberly A. Lawless
Tonya Peeples
Craig J. Newschaffer
Clarence E. Lang
Karen Kim
Marie C. Hardin
Danielle M. Conway
Tracy L. Langkilde
Laurie A. Badzek
Patrick Mather
Charles H. Whiteman
Levon Esters
Faye A. Chadwell
Provost’s Office Core Staff
Laura Pauley
Committees and Councils
Penn State has many committees, councils, task forces, and teams that provide vital leadership across the University.
Academic Leadership Council (ALC)(PDF)
Membership List effective March 1, 2024
Childcare Advisory Committee
Childcare Advisory Committee – Committee Charge (PDF)
Council of Academic Deans (CADS) (PDF)
Membership List effective January 31, 2024
Council of Campus Chancellors (PDF)
Membership List effective January 29, 2024
Committee on Undergraduate Enrollment (CUE) (PDF)
Membership List effective August 2022
Enrollment Modeling Task Force
Enrollment Modeling Task Force Membership List (PDF)
Enrollment Modeling Task Force Charge (PDF)
Facilities Resources Committee (FRC) (PDF)
2022-23 Membership List
Five-Year Budget Meetings Team
Health Care Advisory Committee
Health Care Advisory Committee – Membership List (PDF)
Joint Committee on University Budget
LionPATH Executive Committee
LionPATH Executive Committee – Membership List (PDF)
Retirement Oversight Committee
Retirement Oversight Committee – Committee Charter (PDF)
Retirement Oversight Committee – Membership List
SIMBA Governance Committee
Strategic Planning Transforming Education Executive Committee
Strategic Planning Transforming Education Executive Committee – Membership List
University Access Committee (UAC)
University Access Committee (UAC) – Membership List
Other Entities:
Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities
Big Ten Academic Alliance
Executive Search Committees
Active Searches (Hyperlinked to Search Committee Membership Lists)