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Jayme Uden was appointed as the chief human resources officer in March 2024. Uden, who has been with Park University since July 2011 in a variety of student life positions, oversees human resources strategies covering talent management, employee relations, training and development, performance improvement, compensation and benefits, organizational development, HR information systems and appropriate regulatory compliance. He also serves as the University’s Title IX officer.
Prior to becoming CHRO, Uden had served Park as its associate vice president and dean of students since December 2016. He also held roles at Park as dean of students, associate dean of students and assistant dean of student life in the previous five years. Prior to joining Park University, Uden was an assistant director for residence life at the University of Kansas from 2006-11 and he was a residence life coordinator at Kansas State University from 2003-06.
Uden earned his Doctor of Education degree in higher education and his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, both from the University of Kansas. He also earned a Master of Education degree in higher education from Iowa State University. Uden is also a graduate of the Northland (Kansas City, Mo.) Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Northland class of 2013-14.