Four faculty members from Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) selected to participate in the second cohort for the IUPUI Next Generation 2.0.

IUPUC participants for 2016-17 include three faculty members from liberal arts, Dr. Anna Carmon, Dr. Julie Goodspeed Chadwick, and Aimee Zoeller, plus IUPUC assistant director from the Center for Teaching and Learning, Marsha VanNahmen.

IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 is an initiative spearheaded by IUPUI Chancellor Nasser H. Paydar and developed by Karen E. Bravo, professor of law and associate dean for graduate studies and international affairs, and Gina Sanchez Gibau, associate professor of anthropology and associate dean for student affairs in liberal arts. Both women are faculty members at the IU regional campus in Indianapolis.

The primary goal of the program is to retain a diverse pool of faculty talent and prepare them to lead the institution into the future. The program prepares women and underrepresented minority faculty and staff for positions of leadership and opportunities for advancement at IUPUI and in higher education.

Additionally, the program seeks to address the need for a more diverse pool of leadership talent at IUPUI in the ranks of mid-level and upper administration as envisioned by the Strategic Plan.

Participants will engage in a ten-month curriculum focused on a variety of topics designed to enhance their leadership potential and professional acumen. Included in the mission of urban institutions; planning and leading change; negotiating and managing conflict; budgets and finances; self-assessment; mentorship; individual and institutional diversity; and managing strategic resources, among others. A highlight of the program is the opportunity for participants to develop a leadership project, individually or in a group, which links directly back to their current work or the campus mission and strategic plan.