Faculty Affairs Team

Turan Kayaoglu has served as Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver since 2022, providing strategic leadership for faculty development, personnel actions, leadership initiatives, and shared governance. Previously, he held senior academic and research leadership roles at the University of Washington Tacoma, including Chair of the Faculty Assembly, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs. His academic career includes appointments at Qatar University and the Brookings Doha Center. A first‑generation college graduate, Dr. Kayaoglu holds degrees from Bilkent University, the University of Denver, and the University of Washington.

Betsy coordinates and manages the processes for multiple stages in a faculty member’s career: reappointment, tenure, and promotion, clinical teaching track personnel actions, post-tenure review, sabbaticals, faculty awards, distinguished professor designation, and emeritus/emerita status. She is the primary liaison between the Office of the Provost and the schools, colleges, and libraries on the Denver and Anschutz Medical Campuses regarding faculty-related reports, policies and guidelines, and works closely with both Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Committees (VCACs) for Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion. Betsy also manages logistics for faculty affairs events such as the annual celebration of faculty excellence and the tenure and promotion luncheon.