{"id":8690,"date":"2021-07-06T16:32:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/?post_type=person&#038;p=8690"},"modified":"2026-01-23T22:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:18:35","slug":"andrea-guzman","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/person\/andrea-guzman\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Guzm\u00e1n, Ed.D."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"row d-flex\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-first col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8688 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Guzman-2024-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-left mb-2 flex-md-last flex-lg-unordered col-lg-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr. Andrea I.\u00a0Guzm\u00e1n<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0serves as Vice President for Access and Community Engagement at the Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½, where she is a key member of the University\u2019s executive leadership team. With more than 20 years of experience in higher education, Dr.\u00a0Guzm\u00e1n\u00a0is a nationally respected leader recognized for building scalable, data-informed strategies that expand educational access, strengthen institutional capacity, and improve student\u00a0success outcomes\u2014particularly for first-generation, military-affiliated and veteran students, students with disabilities and unique abilities, and students with limited financial resources. She holds a\u00a0Doctorate of Education\u00a0from the University of Michigan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Since joining Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ in 2021, Dr.\u00a0Guzm\u00e1n\u00a0has led significant organizational transformation by realigning and expanding institutional units to form the Division of Access and Community Engagement. Under her leadership, the division includes Student Accessibility Services, First-Generation Student Success, Grant Initiatives and Partnerships, Military and Veteran Student Success, and Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Global, which houses international student services, study abroad, global research initiatives, and workforce development programs. She also led the creation of Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½\u2019s first Digital Accessibility Lab, strengthening institutional effectiveness and compliance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr.\u00a0Guzm\u00e1n\u2019s tenure is marked by exceptional fundraising and resource development success. She led the establishment of the Ginsburg Center for Inclusion and Community Engagement through a $5 million endowment and\u00a0subsequently\u00a0leveraged\u00a0the Center to\u00a0acquire\u00a0five\u00a0additional\u00a0endowments totaling $2.7 million, significantly strengthening the University\u2019s long-term financial sustainability and strategic priorities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In addition, Dr.\u00a0Guzm\u00e1n\u00a0has\u00a0helped\u00a0secure more than $30.5\u00a0million in federal, corporate, and foundation funding. She currently serves as Principal Investigator on three\u00a0U.S. Department of Education grants, including the recently awarded FIPSE grant,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Civil Interactions and Viewpoints for Interpersonal Competence (CIVIC): A Campus-wide Model,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and serves as senior personnel on multiple National Science Foundation grants. She has also generated\u00a0nearly $100,000\u00a0in institutional revenue through strategic initiatives.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr.\u00a0Guzm\u00e1n\u00a0is widely respected for her ability to align\u00a0mission, resources, and outcomes while fostering environments that support open dialogue\u00a0and student-centered innovation. Her leadership reflects a deep commitment to academic excellence, operational integrity, and the long-term vitality of the institutions she serves.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/access.ucf.edu\/\">Visit the Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Access and Community Engagement website<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&nbsp;","protected":false},"featured_media":10460,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8690","person","type-person","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","people_group-cabinet"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Andrea Guzm\u00e1n, Ed.D. | Office of the President<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With Dr. Guzm\u00e1n at the helm, the 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