The SAO serves as a key contributor responsible for financial planning, administrative operations, and human resources functions across the Deputy Provost's portfolio, including the Office of Learning Innovation (OLI), the Office of Academic Program Review, Assessment and Accreditation (OAPRAA), the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries (the Libraries), and Vanderbilt University Press (the Press). The Deputy Provost's units support academic excellence across the university through innovative teaching and learning initiatives, institutional assessment and accreditation activities, scholarly communication and publishing, stewardship of research resources, and the advancement of student, faculty, and institutional success.