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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 |
| Nan Ellin, Dean, College of Architecture and Planning |
| Antwan Jefferson, Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion and Associate Professor, School of Education and Human Development |
| Committee Members |
| David Bondelevitch, Associate Professor, Music & Entertainment Industries, College of Arts & Media (CAM) |
| Michelle Carpenter, Chair & Professor, Visual Arts, CAM |
| Alice Crogan, Director of Marketing & Communications, CAM |
| Mitch Dickman, Alumnus & Denver Arts Community Member |
| Theo Edmonds, Associate Professor, Master of Humanities/ Social Sciences, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences |
| Deborah Jordy, Executive Director, Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) |
| Sean Koto, Visual Arts Section Administrator, CAM |
| Hamid Nekoui, Student, Film & Television, CAM |
| Andrew Palamara, Alumnus and Gallery Coordinator, CAM |
| Beth Pugliano, Senior Instructor of Art History, CAM |
| Nate Thompson, Interim Co-Dean, CAM |
Cecilia Wu, Assistant Professor, Music & Entertainment Industries Studies |
Search Timeline
| Month | Event |
October—November 2022 | Intake Listening Sessions
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Mid November 2022 | Search Committee Meeting 1
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Late November 2022 | Finalization of Leadership Profile
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| Late November 2022—Mid February 2023 | Active recruitment period |
Mid January 2023 | Search Committee Meeting 2
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Late February 2023 | Search Committee Meeting 3
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Early March 2023 | WittKieffer conducts referencing on finalists |
March 2023 | First-Round Virtual Candidate Interviews
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Late March 2023 | Campus Interviews with Finalists |
Late March/Early April 2023 | Search Committee Meeting 4
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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).