The Institute's chief executive officer is the President. Senior administrative officers of the Institute include the Provost, the associate provosts, and the vice presidents. The academic program is directed by the President, the Provost, the associate provosts, and five deans, each responsible for the undergraduate and graduate programs in one of the five academic Schools. In addition, the Dean of Students and Undergraduate Education is concerned with the quality of the undergraduate program and with all aspects of student life, and the Dean for Graduate Education is concerned with coordinating educational and research policies of the graduate programs. The Director of Libraries has policy and operating responsibility for the MIT libraries. Officers responsible for the overall administration of the Institute plus the Chair of the Faculty meet regularly as the Academic Council. Department heads and directors of major laboratories and centers join them to form the Faculty Council.
Changes in Academic Structure
Responsibility for determining the structure of the academic departments rests with the Administration and the Corporation, but changes are carried out in consultation with the Faculty. When contemplating the closing or substantial reorganization of an academic department or interdisciplinary laboratory or center, the President and the Provost are encouraged to seek the guidance and advice of the Committee on Faculty-Administration on ways to involve the affected faculty, students, and staff. In the event of a proposal to abolish or substantially reorganize an existing academic unit, the President, in consultation with the Chair of the Faculty, will convene a committee to review the procedures followed in developing the recommendation. The committee's scope will include the extent of prior consultation and the adequacy of planning for affected personnel, students, and programs of teaching and research. Following the closing or substantial reorganization of an interdisciplinary laboratory or center, the Provost shall report to the Faculty Policy Committee on the extent of prior consultation and the adequacy of planning for affected faculty, students, and staff affiliated with the closed or reorganized laboratory or center.
The Academic Departments and Programs
The academic departments and programs organized within the five Schools and the Whitaker College of Health Sciences and Technology are as follows:
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
Program in Media Arts and Sciences
Urban Studies and Planning
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Chemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Ocean Engineering
School of Humanities and Social Science
Economics
Humanities
Anthropology
Foreign Languages and Literatures
History
Literature
Music and Theater Arts
Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies
Linguistics and Philosophy
Political Science
Program in Science, Technology, and Society
Sloan School of Management
Management
School of Science
Biology
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Chemistry
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Mathematics
Physics
Whitaker College of Health Sciences and Technology
Division of Toxicology
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Interdisciplinary Centers, Laboratories, and Programs
The interdisciplinary centers, laboratories, and programs have been organized to facilitate teaching and research in fields that cross the lines of traditional disciplines, and many have been incubators of new fields. Administration of each facility is the responsibility of the faculty member serving as director. Listed below are the Institute's major interdisciplinary facilities, grouped according to the organization with which they are associated:
Office of the Provost
Center for Advanced Educational Services
Center for Educational Computing Initiatives
MIT Professional Institute
Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology
Council on Primary and Secondary Education
Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean for Graduate Education
Center for Materials Science and Engineering
Energy Laboratory
Haystack Observatory
Magnet Laboratory (Francis Bitter)
MIT/Woods Hole Joint Program in Oceanography and Oceanographic Engineering
Nuclear Reactor Laboratory
Operations Research Center
Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Research Laboratory of Electronics
Sea Grant College Program
Technology and Development Program
School of Architecture and Planning
Center for Advanced Visual Studies
Center for Real Estate
Media Laboratory
School of Engineering
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Biotechnology Process Engineering Center
Center for Innovation in Product Development
Center for Technology, Policy, and Industrial Development
Center for Transportation Studies
Concourse
Industrial Performance Center
Integrated Studies Program
Laboratory for Computer Science
Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems
Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems
Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity
Leaders for Manufacturing Program
(also affiliated with the Sloan School of Management)
Materials Processing Center
Microsystems Technology Laboratories
Program in Environmental Engineering Education and Research
Program in Polymer Science and Technology
System Design and Management Program
(also affiliated with the Sloan School of Management)
Technology and Policy Program
School of Humanities and Social Science
Center for International Studies
Film and Media Studies Program
Knight Science Journalism Fellows Program
Women's Studies Program
Sloan School of Management
Center for Computational Research in Economics and Management Science
Center for Coordination Science
Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
Center for Information Systems Research
Finance Research Center
Inventing the Organizations of the 21st Century
Industrial Relations Section
Institute for Work and Employment Research
International Center for Research on the Management of Technology
Laboratory for Financial Engineering
Leaders for Manufacturing Program
(also affiliated with the School of Engineering)
MIT Entrepreneurship Center
Productivity from Information Technology Program
Program on the Pharmaceutical Industry
System Design and Management Program
(also affiliated with the School of Engineering)
System Dynamics GroupSchool of Science
Astrophysical Observatory (George R. Wallace, Jr.)
Center for Cancer Research
Center for Learning and Memory
Center for Space Research
Experimental Study Group
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
Linear Accelerator Center (William H. Bates)
Spectroscopy Laboratory (George Russell Harrison)
Whitaker College of Health Sciences and Technology
Center for Biomedical Engineering
Center for Environmental Health Sciences
Clinical Research Center
Division of Comparative Medicine
Administrative Departments
The administrative departments, organized according to cognizant senior officer, are as follows:
MIT Corporation
Office of the Chairman of the Corporation
Office of the Secretary of the Corporation
President
Office of the President
Government and Community Relations
Public Relations Services
Provost
Office of the Provost
Lincoln Laboratory
Office of Educational Opportunity Programs
Associate Provost
International Scholars Office
Associate Provost for the Arts
List Visual Arts Center
MIT Museum
Museum Loan Network Program
Office of the Arts
Vice President for Research and Dean for Graduate Education
Graduate Education Office
International Students Office
Technology Licensing Office
Dean of Students and Undergraduate Education
Admissions Office
Athletics Department
Bursar's Office
Campus Activities Complex
Career Services and Preprofessional Advising
Counseling and Support Services
MIT Card, Housing, and Food Services
Office of Minority Education
Registrar's Office
Residence and Campus Activities
ROTC Programs
Student Financial Aid
Student Information System
Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Director of MIT Libraries
Administrative Services
Collection Services
Public Services
Technical Planning
Senior Vice President/Operations
Audio-Visual Services
Campus Police
Copy Technology Centers
Endicott House
Insurance and Legal Affairs
Physical Plant
Planning Office
Purchasing
Safety Office
Vice President for Finance and Treasurer
Office of the Treasurer of the Corporation
Audit Division
Capital Gifts and Legal Affairs
Investments
MIT Press
Office of Budget and Financial Planning
Office of the Controller
Office of Sponsored Programs
Vice President for Human Resources and Equal Opportunity Officer
Accessibility Services
Benefits and Systems
Employee Relations
Medical Department
Training and Development
Vice President for Information Systems
Academic Computing
I/T Competency Groups
I/T Delivery
I/T Discovery
I/T Integration
I/T Service
I/T Support
Office Computing
Voice, Data, and Image Networking
Vice President for Resource Development
Academic Development
Communications and Donor Relations
Corporate Relations
Development Research and Systems
Finance and Administration
Foundation Relations and School Development Services
Individual Giving
Principal Gifts
The Association of Alumni and Alumnae of MIT, operating under the direction of its Executive Vice President, reports to the Alumni/ae Association Board and, informally, to the President of MIT.
For more information, consult the MIT organization chart available from the Communications Office, Public Relations Services.
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