Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Services
About the Search
The University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) is searching for an Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Services who will be responsible for providing operational, programmatic and consultative professional Information Technology leadership to the Denver OIT team, and support to the Denver campus executive leadership team (Chancellor, Cabinet, Provost, CFO, CDO, Legal Counsel), as well as the senior administrators, IT Directors and staff across the CU Denver administrative units, and within the Denver campus schools and colleges.
This position is responsible for leading the Denver OIT team in the design, implementation and continuous improvement of IT initiatives and programs for the CU Denver campus. The employment scope for the Denver Campus includes approximately 1,000 faculty and 800 staff. Programs span the full IT spectrum, from strategic to day-to-day operations, including service delivery and operations, CRM and academic technology, and planning, analysis, and change, including IT process improvements. In addition to the direct leadership responsibilities, this position provides indirect leadership to IT professionals in CU Denver’s schools and colleges and serves as the liaison to the Auraria Higher Education Campus (AHEC), the Anschutz Medical Campus OIT team, and the University of Colorado system office and its campuses. The position is involved in various CU Denver campus strategic and operational/tactical working groups, providing senior level, expert professional IT guidance and interpretation to Denver campus leadership on all IT matters, including compliance requirements, Regent and Campus policies, laws, and regulations.
Meet the Candidates
One-hour Open Forums will be held for each finalist in the Lawrence Street Center and will be livestreamed at this link. Candidate materials will be linked here 24 hours before each candidate's arrival on campus and removed 48 hours after their departure.
Candidate A: Open Forum - 13th Floor, Room 1300D, 11:45 a.m. on March 5
Jonathan L. Nesheim
Candidate B: Open Forum - 5th Floor, Room 500, 3:15 p.m. on March 6
Harper Johnson
Leadership Attributes
Reporting directly to the Executive Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration the incoming AVC will play a critical role in CU Denver’s IT future. In addition to the minimum qualifications of education and experience which the search committee initially screened on, the ideal candidate will possess:
- Thought leadership focused on implementing CU Denver’s Strategic Plan and its resulting strategic initiatives.
- Knowledge of emerging technologies (particularly with regard to AI and information security), best practices, regulatory requirements, and change management strategies
- A divergent thinker, capable of identifying solutions beyond the scope of traditional technology services.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic university environment with CU System-driven technology initiatives, multiple campus strategic initiatives and complex affiliate relationship including those on the Auraria Campus.
- Knowledgeable in change management, enterprise thinking, educational technology promoting pedagogical efficiency and have a systems view of the overall enterprise.
- OIT advocate who understands the value proposition of technology in the higher education landscape.
- A strong understanding of the business, strategic and technical aspects of information technology in an academic and research-intensive setting.
- Skilled at developing meaningful metrics, tools and processes to assess, manage and report information technology performance.
Search Committee Membership
| Search Committee Members |
|---|
| Charlotte Russell, AVC of Info Security & IT Comp, Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Christopher Smith, CIO & Vice Chancellor, Information Strategy and Services, Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Heather Vigeveno, Asst Dir. of CRM & Academic Technology |
| Ron Mitchell, IT Director, Auraria Campus |
| Scott Munson, Assoc VP & Chief Information Officer, Anschutz Medical Center |
| teri engelke, Asst. VC of Human Resources |