Susan S. Lewis is the associate vice provost for planning and design. She represents the Provost's Office in all areas of space planning and management, integrating the academic needs of each of the schools and other units into the University's master plan.
She works closely with Capital Construction Development on all major construction projects on USC's University Park and Health Sciences campuses. She co-chairs the University Committee on Space Planning, which reviews and approves all requests for new or changed space allocations. She also assumes responsibility for special initiatives or projects emanating from the Provost's Office. She reports to Barry Glassner on all issues that relate to space planning and capital construction and to the provost on special projects and initiatives.
Previously, Lewis was associate dean for program planning and design in the Viterbi School of Engineering, where she was responsible for all aspects of the School's space and infrastructure, including space management, policies and planning, large-scale renovations, and new construction projects. She was the project manager for the newly-completed 106,000 square foot Ronald Tutor Hall. She also led the planning and renovation of more than 100,000 square feet of academic and research space. In addition, she has been responsible for managing the School's academic information effort and for special projects for the dean. Prior to this position, she was the executive administrative director of the Integrated Media Systems Center (IMSC), a National Science Foundation (NSF) engineering research center. She served on numerous task forces for the National Science Foundation and was a member the NSF Engineering Research Centers Consultancy Team. She was a co-author on the NSF ERC Best Practices Manual. Before coming to USC in 1996, Lewis was the administrative director of two NSF research centers at the California Institute of Technology. Prior to joining academe, she held management positions at several high-tech startup companies. Lewis holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a bachelor's degree from UCLA.
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