Lydia Voigt
Associate Consultant
Dr. Lydia Voigt consults for Noel-Levitz from Loyola University New Orleans (LA), where she is currently Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and the Reverend Joseph H. Fichter, S.J., Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences. She offers over three decades of experience in higher education as a faculty member and administrator.
In her current position as senior vice provost for academic affairs, Dr. Voigt oversees intercollegiate and interdisciplinary programs including the UG common curriculum, honors program, academic resources and enrichment program, study abroad program, UG research program, service learning, as well as graduate education, online learning, and the evening division and summer session. Her past administrative experience includes service as interim provost and vice president for academic affairs. During her nearly three-year term of service in this position, she led the academic division in developing an integrated strategic academic agenda, the establishment of a campus common data warehouse, and spearheaded a national alumni engagement campaign. In addition she also served more than five years as associate provost, with responsibility for institutional effectiveness, national and regional accreditation, institutional assessment, and implementation of an enhanced enrollment management system, including leading the university's comprehensive student retention initiatives. She has been a faculty member for over 30 years, which has also included service on over 60 committees and task forces and 13 years of service as chair of the Sociology Department.
Publications, awards, and education
Dr. Voigt has authored or coauthored seven books and numerous other publications. She received the Dux Academicus Award for outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship, and community service in 1997 and the Diversity Champions Award in 2001. She has also received the Noel-Levitz Retention Excellence Award as well as the Effective Retention Program Award from the National Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange.
Dr. Voigt received her PhD in sociology from Boston College (MA).