Office of the Dean

Laurence Kaptain, Dean of the College of Arts & Media

Office: Arts Building, Suite 177
Email: laurence.kaptain@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7470
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Shannon Squires, Executive Assistant to the Dean and Special Projects

Office: Arts Building, Suite 176 F
Email: shannon.squires@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7470

Dane Webster, Associate Dean of Academic & Student Affairs

Office: Arts Building, Suite 176 K
Email: dane.webster@ucdenver.edu
About Dane Webster

Laurie Baefsky, Associate Dean for Research & Innovations

Office: Arts Building, Suite 176
Email: laurie.baefsky@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7472
About Laurie Baefsky

Karen Ludington, Assistant Dean of Business & Operations

Office: Arts Building, 177 H
Email: karen.ludington@ucdever.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7479

Michael Seman, Director of Creative Industry Research & Policy

Office: King Center, 552
Email: michael.seman@ucdenver.edu
About Michael Seman and Creative Industry Research

Alice Crogan, Director of Marketing & Communications

Office: Arts Building, 177 G
Email: alice.crogan@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7473

Haleigh Shipley, Manager of Outreach & Engagement

Office: Arts Building, 177 F
Email: haleigh.shipley@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7478

ACADEMIC ADVISING, CAREER ADVISING, & STUDENT AFFAIRS

Karin Hunter-Byrd, Director of Advising

Office: Arts Building, Suite 177 P
Email: karin.hunter@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7482

Diccon Conant, Academic Advisor

Office: Arts Building, Suite 177 Q
Email: diccon.conant@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7470

Amy Foss, Academic Advisor & Career Counselor

Office: Arts Building, Suite 177 V
Email: amy.foss@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7484

Denise Larson, Academic Advisor

Office: Arts Building, Suite 177 N
Email: denise.larson@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7481

Cameron Kantner, Career Development Specialist
and CU Student Agency Supervisor

Office: Comcast Media & Technology Center (Tivoli on Walnut, Floor 1)
Email: cameron.kantner@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 720-667-1757

Morag Nairn, College Coordinator

Office: Arts Building, Suite 176 L
Email: morag.nairn@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7486

ADMISSIONS, ENROLLMENT, & LYNX CAMP

Dave Walter, Director of Enrollment Management
and Director of the LYNX National Arts & Media Camps

Office: Arts Building, Suite 177 K
Email: david.walter@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7487

Kelli Rapplean, LYNX National Arts & Media Camps
and Recruitment  Senior Coordinator

Office: Arts Building, Suite 177 J
Email: shannon.squires@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7468

BUDGET & ADMINISTRATION

Mariah Coughlin, Accounting Professional

Office: Arts Building, Suite 177 M
Email: mariah.coughlin@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7403

Chris Bouldin, HR & Operations Coordinator

Office: Arts Building, Suite 177 B
Email: christine.bouldin@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7474

FILM & TELEVISION

David Liban, Film & Television Department Chair

Office: King Center, 506
Email: david.liban@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7414

Chris Beeson, Communications Professional

Office: Arts Building, Suite 176

Miles Rugh, Media Specialist

Office: Tivoli Film Center (Tivoli on Walnut)
Email: miles.rugh@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7433

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Ben Cornella, IT Director

Office: Arts Building, Suite 177, E
Email: benjamin.cornella@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7455

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY STUDIES

Richard Strasser, MIES Department Chair

Office: Arts Building, Suite 288, G
Email: richard.strasser@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7449

Christie Chambers, MEIS

Office: Arts Building, Suite 176, F
Email: christie.chambers@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7438

Chris Beeson, Communications Specialist

Office: Arts Building, Suite 176

Scott Burgess, Recording Lab and Live Sound Manager

Office: Arts Building, 285
Email: scott.burgess@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7462

NATIONAL CENTER FOR MEDIA FORENSICS

Catalin Grigoras, NCMF Director

Office: King Center, Fifth Floor
Email: catalin.grigoras@ucdenver.edu

Jeff Smith, Associate Director

Office: King Center, Fifth Floor
Email: jeff.smith@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7495

Leah Haloin, Assistant Director

Office: King Center, Fifth Floor
Email: leah.haloin@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7496

Cole Whitecotton, IT Professional

Office: King Center, Fifth Floor
Email: cole.whitecotton@ucdenver.edu​

VISUAL ARTS

Michelle Carpenter, Visual Arts Department Chair

Office: CU Building, Suite 800 P
Email: michelle.carpenter@udenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-1505

Sean Koto, Department Administrator

Office: CU Building, 800
Email: sean.koto@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7413

Jeff Lambson, Director of The Emmanuel Art Gallery and Next Stage Gallery

Email: jeff.lambson@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7432

Chris Lemon, Digital Animation Center Studio Manager

Office: CU Building, 800 A
Email: christopher.lemon@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-1524

Brandon Vargas, Comcast Media & Technology Center Media & Technology Specialist

Office: Comcast Media & Technology Center
Email: brandon.vargas@ucdenver.edu

CONTACT US

Physical Address

College of Arts & Media
University of Colorado Denver
1150 10th Street Denver, CO 80204

General Mail Delivery (USPS)

(Name or Title of Program)
College of Arts & Media
University of Colorado Denver
Campus Box 162
PO Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364

(Name or Title of Program)
College of Arts & Media
University of Colorado Denver
1201 5th Street, AR 177
Denver, CO 80204-2005

Admissions & Enrollment

Email: CAMinfo@ucdenver.edu
Phone: 303-315-7487

Emmanuel Art Gallery

1205 10th Street Plaza
Denver, CO 80204
Email: emmanuelgallery@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7431

Film & Television Department

Email: FilmTV@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7405

IT Help Desk

Office: Arts Building, 177 C
Email: CAMit@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7428

LYNX National Arts & Media Camp

Email: LYNXcamp@ucdenver.edu​​
Telephone: 303-315-7468

Music & Entertainment Industry Studies Department

Office: Arts Building, 288
Email: CAMmeis@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7405

National Center of Media Forensics

Office: King Center, Fifth Floor
Email: NCMF@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7496

Next Stage Gallery

1025 13th St
Denver, CO 80202
(Located in the Denver Performing Arts Complex)

Visual Arts Department

Office: CU Building, 800 A
Email: VisualArts@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-1501