Dean for the College of Arts & Media
About the Search
The University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) seeks an innovative, strategic, and equity-minded leader to serve as the dean of the College of Arts and Media (CAM). This is an exciting opportunity for the dean to engage the CAM community in reimagining its future while elevating and celebrating its strengths. The college is poised for growth and the community will welcome a visionary, collaborative, and tech-forward leader to foster an environment where creativity and innovation can thrive.
Reporting to the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, Constancio Nakuma, the dean will join the university at a time of great momentum and change as CU Denver has prioritized reaching its fullest potential as a public urban research university by 2030. The incoming dean will be expected to lead, inspire and unify the College of Arts and Media around a distinctive vision that highlights and deepens the college's partnerships with and impact in the local Denver arts community and in the region. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong familiarity with the evolving national arts and media industry landscape and workforce needs, and possess the ability to envision and seize the transformative educational opportunities they present to higher education at large and to the College of Arts and Media specifically for strengthening existing programs and developing new and innovative programs. The dean will be seasoned in successfully leading organizational change in a complex academic environment and will demonstrate a commitment to promoting student success and faculty excellence in teaching, and scholarship.
Search Committee Membership
| Co-Chairs |
| Paul Teske, PhD, Dean, School of Public Affairs |
| Committee Members |
| Jeremy Brown, Senior Instructor and Program Director, Digital Animation Center, Visual Arts, College of Arts & Media (CAM) |
| Cynthia Cazanas-Garin, Assistant Professor, Film and Television, CAM |
| Renee Davis, Alumna, Community Member |
| Carol Golemboski, Professor, Visual Arts, CAM |
| Erin Hackel, Associate Professor and Interim Chair, MEIS, CAM |
| Dan Hodges, Associate Professor, MEIS, CAM |
| Cinthya Ippoliti, University Librarian and Director, Auraria Library |
| Karen Ludington, Assistant Dean for Business & Operations, CAM |
| Emily Owens, Alumna and CAM Advisor, CAM |
| Tatiana Torres, Student, CAM representative on Student Government Association |
| Joyce Tsai, Director, Clyfford Still Museum |
| Yang Wang, Assistant Professor of Art History, Visual Arts, CAM |
| Jacob Welch, MSU Theatre and Dance |
| Teri Wilson, Director of People Operations/HR, CAM |
Search Timeline
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| September, 2022 | Search Committee Meeting 1 Provost Nakuma charges search committee, gives overview of process and timeline |
| Early October | Search Committee Meeting 2 Search updates and feedback from the marketplace Preparation for candidate review |
| Mid-October | Search Committee Meeting 3 Selection of candidates for interviews Preparation for first-round virtual interviews |
| Late-October | First-Round Virtual Candidate Interviews and selection of finalist candidates Provost Virtual Conversations Provost conducts virtual meetings with selected candidates |
| Early November | WittKieffer conducts referencing on finalists |
| November | Second-Round/Campus Interviews with Finalists |
| November 27 | Search Committee Meeting 4 Discussion of finalists/report out to Provost |
| On or before July 1, 2024 | Official Start Date |
For Candidates
Find the leadership profile here
Candidates with questions about the position may contact Sarah Palmer (smiller@wittkieffer.com) or Tracy Simon-Selander (tselander@wittkieffer.com).