The search has begun for the university’s next Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, Communications, and Engagement (VCUACE). This leadership role will shape and strengthen UCCS’s fundraising, alumni engagement, communications and external partnerships while working collaboratively across campus to enhance the university’s reputation and long-term success.
The search will be conducted internally, without the assistance of an external executive search firm, ensuring a cost-effective, transparent process that leverages the expertise of our UCCS community.
Tentative Search Timeline:
Kickoff Meeting: March 6, 2025
Recruitment Phase: March 6 – March 28, 2025
Initial Interviews: March 31 – April 11, 2025
Final Interviews: April 21 – May 2, 2025
Finalist Selection and Announcement: May 5 – May 16, 2025
Please look for additional updates via Communique, including open forums with finalists and opportunities for campus feedback.
Co-Chairs
- Robin Parent, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives & Chief of Staff
- Jen Furda, Director of Community Engagement, Local Government & Military Liaison
Committee
- Todd Endres, Instructor of Management and Human Resources & Faculty Director, ROAR Program
- Matt Beckwith, Associate Director, Parking & Transportation Services
- Nicole Simmons-Rochon, Program Director, Training and Development
- Chris Beiswanger, Executive Director of Enrollment Management
- Tommy Aicher, Dean for the College of Business
- Jenna Press, Director of Communications
- Mark Ferguson, Associate Vice Chancellor / Campus Planning and Facilities Management
- Zak Kroger, UCCS Downtown Site Director
- Tiyana Hardney Vela, Alumni & Donor Engagement Director
- Nicole Weis, Director of Healing and Community Programs
- Eric Nissen, Director of Marketing
- Becky Medved, Chair of CU Foundation Board of Trustees
- Annie Baccary, VP for Advancement, CU System
- Jeff Scholes, Professor & Head of Department of Philosophy
- David Siegel, Executive Director of the Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS