The SVCASA provides executive oversight of a broad portfolio of academic and student success initiatives and regulatory responsibilities, including student affairs, faculty affairs, graduate studies, academic innovation, transfer and articulation, Title IX coordination and compliance, early college programs, prison education programs, civic education initiatives, and systemwide library services. As the primary liaison to the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) and the System’s representative to state and national higher education organizations, the SVCASA helps shape the policy environment affecting Maryland higher education and ensures USM institutions are well positioned to meet state priorities while advancing their individual missions.