Kasey Urquídez, EdD

Vice President, Enrollment Management Dean, Undergraduate Admissions
Kasey Urquídez, Ed.D

Dr. Kasey Urquídez is the University of Arizona’s Vice President for Enrollment Management and Dean of Undergraduate Admissions. 

In her role, Kasey serves as the university’s chief enrollment strategist, overseeing the offices of Undergraduate Admissions; Early Academic Outreach; New Student Services & Orientation; Scholarships and Financial Aid; Parent Family Programs; and Access, Engagement & Opportunity, which includes Career Development and Student Engagement.

Kasey is dedicated to all facets of education, with a special focus on access to and equity in college for all students. She is an active member of many regional and national boards. She currently serves as a Board Director for the National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC), Trustee and Vice Chair for the Women’s Foundation for the State of Arizona, Advisory Board Member for Southern Arizona’s Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and as a member of Cambridge Assessment’s Higher Education Western Regional Council. In addition, she has served as a Trustee for the College Board, on the Executive Board for Arizona Women in Higher Education, as a Commissioner for the Arizona Commission on Postsecondary Education, as well as Commissioner for the Metropolitan Education Commission. 

Kasey was selected as one of Tucson’s 40 under 40 in 2012, in 2016 she received the UA’s College of Agriculture and Life & Environmental Sciences Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award, inducted into the Greek Hall of Fame by Order of Omega in 2021 and was selected as the Outstanding Community College/University Advocate by the Metropolitan Education Commission in 2022. 

As a proud University of Arizona alumna, she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences. Since then, she has earned two master’s degrees, from Chapman University and UA respectively, and a doctoral degree in educational leadership with a concentration in higher education administration from Northern Arizona University. 

Kasey is married to Alberto Urquídez and proud mom to Wildcat alum, Maricela, and current Wildcat, Antonio. 

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