Office of the Provost
Provost S. Terri Gomez
Dr. Terri Gomez was appointed Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in May 2024, after having served in the role on an interim basis beginning in October 2023. She has been a member of the Cal Poly Pomona community for nearly 25 years, starting first as a lecturer, and then rising to the rank of Full Professor in the Department of Ethnic and Women’s Studies. She has served in a range of administrative roles, including Department Chair, Interim Associate Dean, and Interim Associate Vice President. In 2016, Dr. Gomez was responsible for the launch of the Office of Student Success to focus campus efforts as part of the CSU Graduation Initiative 2025, and in 2018 was appointed the inaugural Associate Vice President for Student Success. In 2020 she was named Associate Provost for Student Success, Equity, and Innovation, with an expanded portfolio that included Academic Advising, the Learning Resource Center, First-Year Experience, Academic Innovation, Kellogg Honors College, Office of Undergraduate Research, along with other programs and services. Dr. Gomez is a nationally recognized leader for her work on student success and developing innovative programs to address the needs of diverse student populations. By developing a range of campus partnerships, support programs, and academic interventions, she has led advances in student retention, persistence, and graduation, with the ultimate goal of eliminating equity gaps for our most vulnerable students.