Dr. Chanaka Mendis

Dr. Chanaka Mendis serves as Assistant Provost and is entering his 15th year at UW-Platteville. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Mendis served as the Assistant Dean of Faculty and Staff Affairs for two years in the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science. Prior to joining the Department of Chemistry faculty in the fall of 2004, he earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C in 1999. 

Dr. Mendis oversees the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP), Teaching and Technology Center (TTC), Textbook Center, high impact practices, student appeals, and faculty/staff professional development. Additionally, he is working on projects directed at digitizing faculty/staff annual evaluation, institutionalizing new faculty learning communities, providing institutional support, programming, and planning for system initiatives and creating a robust academic plan.