Dayna Oscherwitz is Associate Provost for Institutional Planning and Effectiveness at Southern Methodist University. In this position she oversees issues of Institutional Effectiveness for academic and support units of the university. That includes assessment of student learning in the Common Curriculum and academic programs and oversight of the university’s Academic Program Review process. Also included in her portfolio are gathering and reporting of employment outcomes for SMU graduates, management of the University’s survey process and survey calendar, state authorization, and compliance issues related to SMU’s accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

She received her Ph.D. in French and Francophone Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and joined the SMU faculty in 2002. She served as chair in Dedman College’s Department of World Languages and Literatures from 2015 – 2019 before transitioning into the role of Assistant Provost for General Education from 2019 – 2021. As Assistant Provost, she was responsible for the University’s undergraduate general education curriculum and served as chair of the university’s Council on General Education. She also served as president of the Faculty Senate for the 2018 – 2019 academic year.