The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Academic Leadership Program and the Purdue Insights Forum are both designed to help faculty interested in taking on administrative roles. Although both programs will help faculty prepare for leadership positions, each program takes a distinct approach to achieving the goal.

Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program

The BTAA program helps faculty members explore academic leadership opportunities and develop leadership skills through small-group discussions with Purdue’s senior academic leaders. Participants meet every two weeks with a broad spectrum of Purdue’s administrators to learn about opportunities and challenges associated with academic administration. The BTAA program is part of a collaboration with Big Ten universities, and the cohort attends seminars at peer universities three times during the academic year.

A complete list of Purdue faculty who have participated is available online. Faculty apply to the program with support from their department and dean (the fall 2018 cohort has been selected and is listed below).

2017-18 BTAA Academic Leadership Program Fellow

• Dimitrios Peroulis, Reilly Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and associate dean for external affairs, College of Engineering.

2018-19 BTAA Academic Leadership Program Fellow

• Monica E. Cardella, associate professor of engineering education, director of INSPIRE.

Purdue Insights Forum

The Purdue Insights Forum was created in response to feedback from the 2015 COACHE survey and needs expressed by the colleges. The program is designed to teach the fundamentals of leadership though a series of presentations, take-home projects and online discussions. The comprehensive Insights Forum covers a wide range of subject areas including developing a vision, navigating differing priorities, building teams, developing an inclusive environment, and managing resources. Experts across campus provide content and each participant is asked to choose a senior mentor to help develop personal goals and objectives. Participants are recommended by deans (the fall 2018 cohort has been selected and is listed below).

2017-18 Purdue Insights Forum Fellows

• Mireille Boutin, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering.
• David S. Corti, professor of chemical engineering, executive officer and director of undergraduate studies, School of Chemical Engineering.
• Nathan S. Mosier, Indiana Soybean Board Professor in Soybean Utilization, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.

2018-19 Purdue Insights Forum Program Fellows

• William A. Crossley, professor of aeronautical and astronautical engineering.
• John A. Morgan, professor and director of graduate studies, School of Chemical Engineering.

Questions about BTAA or the Purdue Insights Forum should be directed to Peter Hollenbeck, vice provost for faculty affairs, or Jessica Huber, associate vice provost for faculty affairs.