About UMGC

Chris Motz is UMGC's vice president, global workforce solutions and chief partnerships officer. In that role, he leads the university's outreach and engagement with strategic corporate and academic partners to drive and accelerate growth and upscale UMGC’s capabilities to drive innovation in serving both the learner and the workforce.

Motz joined UMGC in August 2020 as vice president, academic outreach, in Strategic Enrollment Management. In that role, he led the development of academic initiatives and institutional partnerships that offered mutual enhancement and enrollment growth and collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to develop innovative academic pathways that address skills gaps for adult learners.

Before joining UMGC, Motz spent 22 years in leadership roles in higher education, serving as academic dean and later as president of Hagerstown Business College, Kaplan College, and as area president for Kaplan University's Maryland campuses.

Motz holds a BA in religion from Huntington College, an MDiv from Huntington College Graduate School of Christian Ministries, an MA in student personnel administration in higher education from Ball State University, and a JD from Purdue Global Law School. He is also a graduate of the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education.