Search for Senior Director, Accessibility Center
About the Search
Colorado State University seeks a visionary leader passionate about leveraging technology to make education accessible for all to launch our new Accessibility Center. The Senior Director will shape the strategic direction of the new Center, build an innovative team, and partner across the University to weave accessibility into every aspect of our work.
The new Center Senior Director will provide strategic direction and oversight for IT accessibility services at CSU. This high-level position will be responsible for staying abreast of best practices for IT accessibility and assistive technologies, assuring CSU complies with all legal mandates and coordinating with University stakeholders to develop and fully integrate accommodation and IT accessibility throughout CSU. With a user-focused and universal design lens, the Senior Director will also lead the integration of the Assistive Technology Resource Center (ARTC) and the remediation and accommodation services from the Student Disability Center (SDC) to the new Accessibility Center.
The ideal candidate will have significant leadership experience, a deep understanding of IT accessibility best practices and regulations, and the ability to build relationships and consensus among diverse stakeholders.
About the Unit
CSU’s new Accessibility Center will support accessibility and inclusive educational technology needs across campus. This Center will be housed under the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, and it will work closely with and complement the work of other units, such as The Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT), the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO), the Office for Inclusive Excellence, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT), Libraries, Facilities, and the Office for Civil Rights Compliance. The Senior Director and Center staff will assure CSU complies with legal mandates and support faculty and units in ensuring all electronic communications and coursework are accessible.
Campus Open Forums
The search committee invites the campus community to participate in open forums and to provide feedback on the three finalist candidates for the position of Senior Director, Accessibility Center.
The open forum dates, times, and locations are listed below. Candidate information will be posted one day prior to their open forum. Feedback on all candidates is invited through the feedback form linked in each candidate’s folder. Be sure to select which candidate you are evaluating, and submit all feedback by July 11 at noon.
Candidate #1 – Wednesday, June 11 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Lory Student Center Room 372 or Microsoft Teams (Candidate #1 Teams Link)
Candidate #2 – Monday, June 16 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Lory Student Center Room 372 or Microsoft Teams (Candidate #2 Teams Link)
Candidate #3 – Tuesday, July 1 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Lory Student Center Room 372 or Microsoft Teams (Candidate #3 Teams Link)
Search Timeline
- February 7 – Position posted
- March 24 – Application deadline (for full consideration)
- May 9-14 – Semifinalist interviews
- June 11-July 1 – Finalist interviews
Search Committee
Chair
Kimberly Miloch – Chief of Staff and Associate Vice Provost for Organizational Strategy and Academic Leadership, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President
Committee Members
Brian Balfour – Director of Information Technology, Office of Engagement and Extension
Sue Doe – Executive Director, The Institute for Learning and Teaching
Justin Dove – Director, Student Disability Center
Melanie Eddington – Client Services Provider, Assistive Technology Resource Center
Siena Ho Shue – Case Manager and Investigative Assistant, Office of Title IX Programs and Gender Equity
Gary Senseman – Assistant Vice President, Experience and Collaboration, Division of Information Technology
Support
Kristin Mravinec – Administrative Assistant, Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
Equal Opportunity Coordinator
Sarah Blessinger – Senior Human Resources Business Partner
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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, built on 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.