Elizabeth D. Phillips

She played a key role in improving sponsored research and technology transfer, and was instrumental in a new student advising system produced seven percent gain in the graduation rate.

As provost she stabilized the university's budget, which allowed increased faculty hiring and scholarship support that improved the quality and diversity of the student body.

Under her direction, ASU instituted a new model for academic advising that transferred procedural functions such as course planning to an online tool.

Phillips also lead an ASU partnership with the Council for Aid to Education to conduct research on student learning in areas such as critical thinking and reasoning.

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