Nicole Kontak

Dr. Kontak serves as assistant dean for curricular and academic Affairs. She provides support for the program development and approval processes, curriculum design and maintenance, program assessment, and is committed to developing and maintaining transfer pathways, articulation agreements, and industry partnerships. Her role includes oversight of various student services, including Applied Computing, Cyber Operations and Organizational Leadership and Regional Commerce academic advising, career and engagement, enrollment and retention. Dr. Kontak is also an instructor for CYBV 696. Dr. Kontak has been a professional at the University of Arizona for nearly 20 years, primarily as an academic administrator. She is a native Tucsonan and Arizona community college transfer student and completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Arizona. 

Prior to the College of Information Science, and College of Applied Science and Technology before that, Dr. Kontak provided oversight of curriculum and academic affairs for microcampus dual-degree programs within Arizona International, ensuring academic quality, faculty professional development and curricular alignment. Dr. Kontak developed the Office of Transfer Credit and Articulation, where she served as the executive director and provided oversight of all domestic and international course articulation, faculty transfer course evaluations, transfer pathways and articulation agreements. In 2022, Dr. Kontak was named a 40 Under 40 Honoree by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She was awarded the statewide AZ Transfer Leader Award in 2019 from AZTransfer for her contributions to the Arizona Transfer System. Dr. Kontak also led the Transfer Student Center, where she and her team provided programs, services, activities and engagement opportunities for transfer students. Under her supervision, the Transfer Student Center was awarded a campus-wide Impact Award for Outstanding Department in 2016. She was also awarded a campus-wide Impact Award for Seasoned Professional in 2015.