The Office of Academic Affairs performs a variety of functions within the 午夜影院 System. The Office provides leadership for matters that affect academic programs; serves as a liaison to and supports the Board of Curators Academic, Student Affairs, Research and Economic Development Committee; represents the UM System in statewide forums relating to higher education; provides an academic affairs perspective on legislative, financial, and policy issues; and supports the Intercampus Faculty Cabinet (IFC) and the Intercampus Student Council (ISC).


Staff

John Middleton, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

John Middleton, DVM, PhD, DACVIM 
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs & Chief of Staff 
middletonjr@missouri.edu 
105 Jesse Hall 
573-882-1288 

Assistant: Jenna Roy, royjm@missouri.edu 

Dr. John R. Middleton holds a BS, DVM, and PhD from Washington State University, is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Large Animal), and an associate member of the European College of Bovine Health Management. His academic appointment is Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery in the College of Veterinary Medicine. He has held clinical, teaching, research, administrative, and service roles at MU since 2001. His research has been primarily focused on mastitis and milk quality in dairy cattle and goats, in particular the epidemiology of microbial pathogens. Other research efforts have included comparative and translational research using sheep and pigs as models for human conditions. He served on the MU Faculty Council for 5 陆 years including its Executive Committee as Chair of Fiscal Affairs (2018-2019) followed by Vice Chair (2019-2020) and finally Chair (2020-2021) as well as being a representative to the Intercampus Faculty Cabinet (2019-2021). In August 2021 he joined the Office of the President where he currently serves as Chief of Staff and Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs. Externally, he has held leadership roles in the American College of Veterinary of Internal Medicine, American Veterinary Medical Association, American Dairy Science Association, and the National Mastitis Council.

 

Steven Chaffin

Steven Chaffin, MPA
Academic Affairs Program Director 
schaffin@umsystem.edu 
202 Jesse Hall 
573-884-3360 

 

Zandra Kent

Zandra Kent 
Senior Project Coordinator 
zkent@umsystem.edu 
202 Jesse Hall 
573-882-6756

 

Contact the UM System Office of Academic Affairs:

801 Conley Ave, 202 Jesse Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-6756
Email: UMAcademicAffairs@UMSystem.edu


University Contact Information

Below is contact information for the Office of the Provost at each of the four UM System universities.
CampusPhone NmberWebsite
午夜影院-Columbia573-882-6596
午夜影院-Kansas City816-235-1107
Missouri University of Science and Technology573-341-4138
午夜影院-St. Louis314-516-5371