About Chris

With more than 30 years of service at Arizona State University, Kyselka's work has spanned three campuses in student affairs, community outreach, university advancement, continuing education, and distance learning. Her areas of expertise include recruiting and retaining first-year and diverse student populations, community and constituent engagement, faculty governance, and online learning innovation.

Teaching Experience
Kyselka has taught academic transition, ethics, and communication courses in both online and in-person formats at ASU and other universities. She is especially known for her work with first-year students and her student-centered and inclusive approach to the classroom. Her teaching emphasizes engagement, relevance, and the development of practical skills for academic and professional success.

University Service
Kyselka currently chairs the Academic Professional Grievance Committee and serves on the Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee. She also represents The Polytechnic School in the University Senate and is a past president of the ASU Polytechnic Campus Academic Assembly. Over the past decade, she has held multiple leadership roles within the ASU Academic Assembly and University Senate, including terms as committee chair and university secretary.

Civic and Community Leadership
In addition to her university work, Kyselka has served in leadership roles on numerous civic and community boards, including the Town of Gilbert Judicial Selection and Advisory Board; educational access boards for the City of Chandler, Town of Gilbert, and City of Phoenix; and the Town of Gilbert Human Relations Commission. She also held board leadership roles with the ASU Alumni Association.  She is an active member and a former board member of the National Speakers Association.

Kyselka is a Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy Fellow, a Valley Leadership Class 29 graduate, and an alumna of the Arizona Education Policy Fellowship Program.

Background
Kyselka earned her Bachelor of Science in Communication and Master of Public Administration degrees from ASU. A full-blood Diné (Navajo) originally from northeastern Arizona, she calls the metro Phoenix/east valley home.