Vice Provost of Global Education, Immersions and Strategic Initiatives
Anastasia Vrachnos
Vice Provost of Global Education, Immersions, and Strategic Initiatives
Anastasia Vrachnos works with leadership, academic partners, and business units to advance the scope of the university's global partnerships and immersive learning opportunities. She also coordinates strategic planning implementation and communications, oversees academic planning at Star Route Farms, and helps lead cross-divisional strategic initiatives that advance the academic enterprise.
Before joining USF in 2019, Anastasia was the Vice Provost for International Affairs and Operations at Princeton University, and prior to that, served as dean of international and professional experience for Yale-NUS College in Singapore. She draws on a wide range of professional experience in the fields of education, nonprofit administration, finance, and journalism. She was the executive director of Princeton in Asia, worked as an investment banker for Morgan Stanley, taught middle school in the Bronx, and was an award-winning photojournalist in Indonesia and East Timor.
Departments and initiatives
The Vice Provost of Global Education, Immersions and Strategic Initiatives oversees the following departments and initiatives:
- Office of International Initiatives
- Center for Global Education
- Immersions
- Academic Planning for Star Route Farms
- Office of Sponsored Programs