Search for Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs, CSU Spur
About the Search
Colorado State University seeks an Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs, CSU Spur (AVPAP). The AVPAP will lead academic programming at the CSU Spur Campus, including efforts to develop, grow and launch Spur Start, a new first-year experience located at Spur. In addition, the AVPAP is responsible for setting strategic direction for academic programming, fostering an environment of collaboration, and managing and growing a portfolio of programming in education, research, and innovation.
The AVPAP supports CSU-Fort Collins academic units in all aspects of programmatic engagement at CSU Spur. As a member of the CSU Spur Executive Leadership Team and the Provost’s Leadership Council, the AVPAP contributes to the establishment of CSU Spur goals that align with the 21st century CSU land-grant mission and Principles of Community and the development and execution of cohesive CSU Spur operational models and strategies to achieve those goals. The successful candidate will have the option of establishing a primary office location at the CSU Spur campus in Denver or the CSU campus in Fort Collins as the role will require a regular physical presence at both campuses.
Learn more about CSU Spur.
Campus Open Forums
The search committee invites the campus community to participate in open forums and to provide feedback on the four finalist candidates for the position of Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs, CSU Spur.
The open forum dates, times, and locations are listed below. In-person attendance is encouraged.
You may submit feedback on all candidates through the feedback form linked in each candidate’s folder. Be sure to select which candidate you are evaluating, and submit all feedback no later than May 27.
- Candidate #1:
- Monday, May 5 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the Lory Student Center Room 324
- Candidate #1 CV, Cover Letter, and Feedback Form
- Candidate #2:
- Tuesday, May 6 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the Lory Student Center Room 308
- Candidate #2 CV, Cover Letter, and Feedback Form
- Candidate #3:
- Thursday, May 8 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the Lory Student Center Room 324
- Candidate #3 CV, Cover Letter, and Feedback Form
- Candidate #4:
- Monday, May 19 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the Lory Student Center Room 324
- Candidate #4 CV, Cover Letter, Open Forum Teams Link, and Feedback Form
Search Timeline
- February 28 – Position posted
- March 23 – Application deadline (for full consideration)
- April 14-25 – Semifinalist interviews
- May 5-20 – Finalist interviews
Search Committee
Chair
Paula Mills – Chief of Staff and Assistant Vice President for Strategic Partnerships, Office of Engagement and Extension
Committee Members
Steve Benoit – Associate Chair, Department of Mathematics, College of Natural Sciences
Jennifer Bousselot – Assistant Professor of Horticulture, College of Agricultural Sciences
Grant Calhoun – Director, Office of Industry Research Contracting, Office of the Vice President for Research
Greg Dickinson – Director, Blake Center for Engaged Humanities, College of Liberal Arts
Jody Donovan – Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Assistant Professor, School of Education
Brian Elizardi – Director of Community Impact and Innovation, Institute for Entrepreneurship, College of Business
Jocelyn Hittle – Associate Vice President, Spur Campus and Special Projects
Kimberly Miloch – Chief of Staff and Associate Vice Provost for Organizational Strategy and Academic Leadership Development, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President
Kathryn Venzor – Senior Director of Education and Visitor Engagement, CSU Spur
Dan Westermann – Associate Vice President, University Philanthropy, University Advancement
Support
Somer Gomez – HR and Accounting Coordinator, Office of the President
Equal Opportunity Coordinator
Sarah Daley – Associate Director of Talent Acquisition, Human Resources
CSU Spur
CSU Spur is a new, free educational year-round public life-long learning destination in Denver focused on engaging PreK-12 students, families, and visitors around food, water, and health. CSU Spur showcases the work of the CSU System campuses: CSU, CSU Pueblo, and CSU Global, and offers degree programs that originate from the campus offerings. Spur is built upon the land-grant mission of access to education and the belief that students can be anything they want to be. To inspire learners of all ages to engage in important world issues, CSU Spur brings together scientists to collaborate, puts science on-display, and showcases career paths. The CSU Spur campus provides immersive learning experiences and cutting-edge research across three buildings: Vida, Terra, and Hydro.
About Colorado State University
Colorado State University is one of the nation’s top public research universities and an institution on the rise. CSU is committed to upholding our Principles of Community. In the last decade, CSU has produced record enrollment, all-time highs in enrollment and success; record fundraising far outpacing ambitious goals; groundbreaking research driven by a highly productive faculty; a campus revitalized by a transformational building campaign; and, perhaps most important, an unrivaled learning environment where nine of 10 recent graduates say they would choose CSU again and rate their education as excellent. We also are extremely proud that CSU has been recognized repeatedly as being among the most sustainable higher education institutions in the world. In 2023 we earned our fourth consecutive Platinum rating in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) and we were the first university to earn four and the first-ever institution to receive a Platinum rating. To learn more, visit about.colostate.edu.