{"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 University of Central Florida, 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 UCF 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 UCF Global, which houses international student services, study abroad, global research initiatives, and workforce development programs. She also led the creation of UCF\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 UCF 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 v27.1.1 - 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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