Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
About the Search
The University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) seeks an innovative, forward-looking, and inspirational leader to serve as provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs.
The provost will join CU Denver at a time of great excitement and momentum, providing outstanding leadership and advancing the academic enterprise. Reporting to new Chancellor Kenneth T. Christensen, who officially began as chancellor on February 1, 2025, the new provost will serve as chief academic officer and will partner closely with the chancellor to help him lead and drive transformation of the university to meet the needs of tomorrow, together with the leadership team, deans, and faculty. As a unifying, empathetic and institution-wide leader, the new provost will drive academic innovation for a campus that has a strong history in online education and in going beyond the traditional educational modes and boundaries, providing a strong education for student groups that have different needs.
Following the January 2025 appointment of Dr. Pam Jansma as interim provost, this national search for permanent leadership seeks to find a bold and nimble academic leader who will grasp and embrace the enormous potential of this distinctive and entrepreneurial institution and the students, faculty, and staff that find themselves drawn to it. The successful candidate will be a seasoned, creative, and highly effective academic and administrative leader who can articulate the importance and nuance of a public, urban research university that serves a diverse student population and acts as an economic driver for the Denver metropolitan community.
High-Level Search Timeline
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| January | Listening sessions with faculty and staff, and campus leadership |
| February | Position in market and search committee meets |
| March-April | Search committee reviews applications, conducts initial interviews and recommends finalists |
| Late April | Campus community meets finalists and provides feedback |
| May | Vetting and negotiations; possible announcement of hire |
| August | Provost begins at CU Denver |
Search Committee Membership
| Members |
|---|
| Lucinda Bliss (Co-Chair), Dean of the College of Arts and Media |
| Phillip DeLeon (Co-Chair), Associate Vice Chancellor for Research |
| Joanne Addison, Professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Member of the Budget Priorities Committee |
| Savannah Brooks, Undergraduate Political Science Major and President of the Student Government Association |
| Eric Baker, Teaching and Learning Librarian in the Auraria Library and Member of the Faculty Assembly |
| Sasha Breger Bush, Associate Professor in the School of Public Affairs and Chair of the Faculty Assembly |
| Jorge Chavez, Associate Professor in the School of Education and Human Development, Vice Chair of University of Colorado Faculty Council |
| Storm Gloor, Associate Professor of Music & Entertainment Studies and Music Business Program Director in the College of Arts and Media |
| Kate Goodman, Associate Professor in Bioengineering in the College of Engineering, Design, and Computing, Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) |
| Prateek Gothwal, Masters in Computer Science Student and Research Assistant in the College of Engineering, Design and Computing |
| Dawn Gregg, Discipline Director and Professor of Information Systems in the CU Denver Business School, CU Denver Business School Director of Assurance of Learning |
| Adrian Ingram, Principal Gifts Officer and Managing Director, Industry Foundation Relations |
| Jesse Kuroiwa, Lecturer & Visual Resources Center Multi-Media Production Program Manager, College of Architecture and Planning, Lecturer, College of Arts and Media |
| Beth Myers, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness |
| Pam Toney, Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management in the Division of Strategic Enrollment and Student Success |
| Austin Troy, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning in the College of Architecture and Planning |
| Terri Winston, Senior Success Advisor and Member of the Staff Council |
Communications
CU Denver Leadership Update (January 16, 2025)
Interim Provost Announcement, Search Update (January 30, 2025)
Future communications on the search will be posted here.