BTW Leadership Institute Events
Speaker Series
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Co-Director, Center for Research on College Workforce Transitions University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Wednesday, December 6, 2022 | Virtual Meeting | 12听pm听(CT)听"Employability Skills" - Professional Development Workshop for Faculty and Staff Matthew Hora听is an associate professor of Adult and Higher Education in the Division of Continuing Studies at UW-Madison. His research on active learning, skills gaps, and curriculum reform is informed by his training in cultural anthropology and the learning sciences. He has also done research on internships. 听 听 听 听 听听
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Co-chair of the Council of Independent Colleges Presidential Spouses and Partners Task Force |
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Virtual Meeting | 1-3听pm听(CT)听"Leadership and Mentoring: A Pathway to a Greater Sense of Belonging" Betty Neal Crutcher, Ph.D., MPH, brings a wealth of experiences to every engagement. She has served as a mentor and coach to individuals and groups, ranging from new banking associates to college presidents, from the Primis Works Expert Program to the National Council of Independent Colleges. graduated from 精东AV Institute High School in 1967, and went on to receive her B.S. degree in sociology from the 精东AV Institute (now University)听 in 1971 and her M.P.H. degree from the University of Michigan in 1973. Later, she earned her Ph.D. in educational administration from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2006.听 She served as the assistant to the chancellor at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro in 1980, and assistant to the president of Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1987. In 1991, she moved to Cleveland, OH and served as the first director of community relations at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In 1994, Crutcher was hired as a community relations specialist at the University of Texas at Austin. In 1999, she was appointed community outreach coordinator for Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. From 2004, when her husband, Ronald Crutcher became president of Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, she served as Presidential Spouse and Senior Mentoring Consultant. In 2015, Crutcher became Presidential Spouse and Executive Mentor at the University of Richmond when her husband was appointed university president. 听 听
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Exec. Director - Academic Programs Section & Asst. VP Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources, APLU |
Thursday, November 10, 2022 | Hybrid Meeting | 12听pm听(CT)听"Employability Skills"听- Professional Development Workshop for Faculty and Staff Wendy Fink听is Executive Director of the Academic Programs Section (APS) of the Board on Agriculture Assembly & Assistant Vice President for the Office of Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources (FANR) at APLU. Wendy provides strategic guidance and leadership to APS to elevate the teaching mission within FANR and among federal policymakers. She engages with APS leadership to set goals and priorities and host online and in-person events of relevance to members. She encourages collaboration between member institutions, promotes the teaching mission through awards for excellence and innovation, and has conducted research on the employability skills preparedness of new graduates. As Assistant VP for FANR, she works on cross-office collaborations that benefit FANR and APLU.听 Previously, Wendy worked with the Board on Natural Resources and the Board on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate on federal relations requests as well as a strategic roadmap for science, education and outreach in the natural resources. Wendy helped lead APLU鈥檚 efforts to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act by having public universities be a centerpiece of the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Prior to joining APLU, Wendy spent five years at the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology (PIFB) as Manager of Science and Public Policy, assisting in development of reports and conferences which contributed to public discussion of agricultural biotechnology.听Before PIFB, Wendy worked as legislative assistant for Rep. Bob Schaffer (R-CO), providing legislative advice and handling constituent matters related to agricultural, natural resources, science, energy, and transportation issues. Prior to her work in Washington, she worked for several employers, including the Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado Corn Growers Association, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).听 Wendy received her master鈥檚 degrees in agronomy and history, and her undergraduate degree in anthropology from Kansas State University.
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Founder and Chairman of Bowen Engineering Corporation |
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | Virtual Meeting | 1-3听pm听(CT)听"Student Leadership" Dr. Robert L. Bowen, P.E., is the founder and chairman of Bowen Engineering Corporation, a multi-market company specializing in water and wastewater treatment plants and energy utility construction.听 He is the author of a book听on How to Build A Construction Business from the Ground Up - 鈥淚t Takes More Than Concrete鈥�, published in 2017. He received an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration from University of Evansville, an Honorary Doctor of Engineering and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University.听For the past several years, he has been a professor of Construction Engineering and Management at his alma mater. Bob Bowen听is a licensed Professional Engineer, and听is considered an authority on preplanning and leadership practices in construction.听While active with the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), he has served on the executive committee, chaired the municipal/utilities division, and has been a driving force behind the AGC Education and Research Foundation faculty internship professional development initiative. Bowen Engineering has been awarded five AGC Build America Awards. Bob is also founder and instructor for the Associated General Contractors Project Manager Institute. He is a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and in 2012, he received the ASCE OPAL Award for outstanding lifetime achievement. He serves as a director of several community organizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Indianapolis, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, and served as a Trustee of Windrose Medical Properties Trust. He was inducted into the Indianapolis Public School Education Foundation Hall of Fame in 2009. Bob was honored in 2016 with the Anti-Defamation League鈥檚 鈥淢an of Achievement Award鈥� which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community, justice and equal opportunity for all. Bob and his wife, Terry, established the Bowen Foundation, which has provided over $2 million in scholarships to hundreds of students in Indianapolis.听Bob and Terry received the Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the Indiana chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for their generous support of education. They provided financial support to Purdue University for the 鈥淩obert L. and Terry L. Bowen High-Scale Performance Civil Engineering Laboratory. The Bowen Lab, dedicated in 2003, is an $11 million facility that allows engineers to test structures such as bridges and buildings to determine how they will perform in real-life situations.
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President of the Center for Leadership Development |
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | Virtual Meeting | 1-3听pm听(CT)听"Student Leadership" Dennis E. Bland, J.D., is president of the Center for Leadership Development (CLD), an Indianapolis non-profit organization dedicated to empowering African American youth for the highest academic, college, and career success. Founded in 1977, CLD offers fifteen curriculum-based youth development experiences as well as the unique College Prep Institute, which helps prepare over 6,000 youth and parents per year for academic, college, and career achievement. Prior to joining CLD, Dennis practiced law for nine years, specializing in medical malpractice litigation and insurance law. In 2004, Dennis was appointed to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and, in 2008 was reappointed to the Commission by Governor Mitch Daniels. In 2014, Dennis was elected to serve as Chairman of the Commission. In 2007, Dennis was appointed by Governor Mitch Daniels to serve on the Indiana Education Roundtable. Dennis also serves on the Citizens Energy Group Board of Trustees and on the executive committee of the Indiana Education Alliance. Among the distinguished awards he has received are the President鈥檚 Medal of Distinction from Ball State, the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from DePauw University, the Distinguished Alumni Award from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Broad Ripple High School, where he graduated. In 2014, Dennis was awarded the Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters from Indiana Wesleyan University. In 2015, he was awarded an honorary degree from Marian University, and in 2020 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Martin University. In 2016, Dennis was awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash signed by Governor Mike Pence. Dennis earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in economics from DePauw University and was awarded a Juris Doctorate (JD) from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. A native of Indianapolis, he is a member of Christ Temple Apostolic Church where he serves as a deacon, trustee, and eighth grade Sunday School teacher.
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Vice President for the Schools of Graduate and Professional Studies at Cuttington University |
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 | 1-2:30听pm听(CT)听"Academic Strategy" Dr. Joseph T. Isaac, is vice president for the Schools of Graduate and Professional Studies at Cuttington University. He has more than 30 years track record in corporate and higher education leadership. His topic is "Academic Strategy", as it relates to higher education planning. Through conversation and discussion, he hopes to draw a straight line between strategy and leadership, connecting the vision and mission to outcomes. This is a discussion for the entire university community.听 He holds a Doctor of Education degree in higher education leadership from Morgan State University, whence he earned a Master of Science in city & regional planning. His undergraduate education includes a Bachelor of Science in construction engineering. Dr. Isaac听is the author of the book "The 5 Laws of Strategic Planning a Handbook for College and University Strategy". !
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Sr Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs for the University of Alabama System |
Thursday, March 24, 2022 | 1-3听pm听(CT)听 |听听Hybrid Session: Wilcox C Rm 125 (25 max participants)"Women in Leadership" Dr. Tonjanita Johnson, a听fourth-generation college graduate, has devoted her life and career to promoting the value of higher education and leading colleges and universities to higher levels of academic and operational excellence, with a focus on improving student outcomes and serving the diverse needs of all students. Currently, she serves as Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs for the University of Alabama System (UAS) and is the primary system liaison to an academic, student, institutional research and planning, and diversity and inclusion officials at the System鈥檚 campuses in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Huntsville. Additionally, she has a graduate faculty appointment in the University of Alabama College of Education and serves as the System鈥檚 liaison with the Alabama departments of Education and Postsecondary Education and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
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Exec. Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) |
Friday, November听12, 2021听| Virtual Meeting | 3-5听pm (CT)"Micro-Credentials"Dr. Jim Purcell听 serves as the Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Prior to that, he served as the state higher education executive officer (SHEEO) in three other states: Rhode Island, Louisiana, and Arkansas. He also served as Associate Vice Chancellor for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
This workshop is supported by TU Faculty and Staff serving on host and moderating committees. |
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Distinguished Sr Advisor to the President at听Fielding Graduate Univ, Santa Barbara, CA, AACU Distinguished听Fellow,听Professor & Dean Emeritus,听Howard Univ. |
Tuesday, October 12, 2021听| Virtual Meeting | 1-3 pm (CT)"Preparing for HBCU Excellence in the New Normal"Dr. Orlando L. Taylor听 is Distinguished Senior Advisor to the President at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, CA and a Distinguished Fellow at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU). He is also Executive Director and Co-Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership (CASL). CASL is a collaborative research, education and knowledge transfer/outreach entity that seeks to advance Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) from the margins to the center of STEM undergraduate reform through transformative leadership. CASL is a collaborative between the University of the Virgin Islands, North Carolina A & T State University, Fielding Graduate University and AACU. Dr. Taylor is also a PI for a NSF-funded grant in collaboration with the Society of STEM Women of Color to advance and meet the needs of STEM Women faculty and administrators of color in colleges and universities across the United States. In earlier years, he was one of the architects of AACU鈥檚 NSF-funded Preparing Critical Faculty for the Future project and the Opportunities for Underrepresented Scholars (OURS) project at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. For many years, Dr. Taylor served in several senior leadership positions at Howard University in Washington, DC. He was the inaugural President at the Washington, DC Campus of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and he previously held faculty appointments at Indiana University, Stanford University, University of Pittsburgh and the University of the District of Columbia. He has also been a national leader for many years on issues pertaining to diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. He has been a particularly vigorous advocate and spokesperson on topics and issues relating to access and equity in preparing and advancing the next generation of researchers, faculty and leaders for the nation鈥檚 colleges and universities. Dr. Taylor is the author of numerous publications on the subjects of neuropsycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and higher education and is recognized by many as a national leader in graduate education. He is the Past President of the Consortium of Social Science Associations, the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools and the National Communication Association. He has served as a member of numerous national boards in higher education, including the Board of Directors of the Council of Graduate Schools, which he chaired. Currently, he serves as Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.听 Dr. Taylor received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan and has been a recipient of that university鈥檚 distinguished alumni award. He received his undergraduate degree from Hampton University and a master鈥檚 degree from Indiana University. He has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Purdue University, Indiana University, The Ohio State University, Hope College, DePauw University, Denison University and Southern Connecticut State University.
This workshop is supported by TU Faculty and Staff serving on host and moderating committees. |
Associate Dean and Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Acting Associate Dean, Michigan State University |
Friday, April 30, 2021听| Virtual Meeting | 1-3 pm (CT)"Inclusive Leadership: Fostering a Culture of Equity, Competence and Understanding"Dr. Quentin Tyler听 is Associate Dean and Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion听& Acting Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Administration at Michigan State University - College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
This workshop is supported by TU Faculty and Staff serving on host and moderating committees. |
President and CEO of Profesa LLC. |
Friday, April 16, 2021听| Virtual Meeting | 1-3 pm (CT)"An Integrated View: Leadership Development and the Prince Hall Masonic Tradition"Dr. Michael Washington听 is president and CEO of Profesa, LLC., an Operational Excellence Consulting Firm, and adjunct听professor. at Union Institute and University, MBA program and Loyola University of Chicago, Supply Chain undergraduate program.
This workshop is supported by TU Faculty and Staff serving on host and moderating committees. |
Consultant, PRISSEM Academic Services, LLC and Former Program Officer at NSF |
Wednesday, March 10, 2021听| Virtual Meeting | 3-5 pm"Writing Effective NSF Grant Proposals"Dr. Claudia Rankins听 is a consultant with听PRISSEM Academic Services, LLC, and Former Program Officer at the National Science Foundation (NSF).听She recently retired as Program Officer for HBCU-UP and CREST, National Science Foundation.听She served as program officer for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) and for the Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program overseeing more than 200 active awards with annual budgets of $34 million and $24 million, respectively.听She served as Dean, School of Science at Hampton University, hampton, VA. Served as Dean of the School of Science with about 100 faculty members, more than 80 research professors and support staff, and nearly 1000 graduate and undergraduate students.听She served as Assistant Dean for Research and Chair, Department of Physics, and she chaired a department of over 30 faculty members and researchers, with about 20 undergraduate students and over 50 MS and Ph.D. students. Chaired numerous committees related to research, oversaw four major research centers, and established and maintained research partnerships, collaborations, and agreements with universities, federal agencies, and federal laboratories.
This workshop is supported by TU Faculty and Staff serving on host and moderating committees. |
Founder, President and CEO of Chemico |
Friday, March 5, 2021听| Virtual Meeting | 1-2听pm"The Minority Entrepreneur Experience"Leon Richardson听 is an alumnus of 精东AV and founder, president and chief executive officer of Chemico.听Leon C. Richardson is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Chemico Group, one of the largest minority-owned chemical management and distribution companies in the United States. The company celebrated an impressive 30 years in business in 2019. Richardson has guided what was originally Chemico Systems, Inc., from a single employee start-up to an internationally recognized player in the chemical and environmental services space. Today, Chemico Group employs more than 450 people across 30 states and four countries and amasses more than $175 million in sales annually. Black Enterprise has named Chemico to its list of the top 100 Black Businesses nine times.听Chemico Group is a highly regarded Tier 1 supplier to automotive original equipment manufacturers and has been recognized as a General Motors 鈥淪upplier of the Year鈥� seven times and with Toyota鈥檚 Supplier Quality Excellence Award. Outside of automotive, Chemico Group has made a name for itself in other industries, including aerospace and biopharmaceuticals.听
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CEO of the Developmental Edge |
Monday, February 24, 2020 | Tompkins Hall Ballroom | Identical Sessions: 9-11am and 1-3 pm"Unlocking Human Potential:听 Insider Secrets on How Organizations Can Grow All of Their People Faster and How Forward-Thinking Leadership Institutes Can Help Make It Happen"Andy Fleming is co-author of An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization (named 鈥淏est Management and Workplace Culture Book of 2016鈥� by 800-CEO-READ), Andy has led the creation of leadership institutes and initiatives in companies that have subsequently achieved national recognition for people development and organizational culture. He is author of two books on life-work choices (Getting Ahead Without Losing Heart and Backing Down the Ladder) Over his career, Andy has helped organizations and individuals achieve significantly greater levels of performance while operating from a deeper sense of purpose and commitment. He has worked extensively with many senior executive teams and played a central role in creating and implementing large scale organizational and leadership development initiatives. Andy鈥檚 background includes corporate and consulting roles with Procter & Gamble, Aetna, and The Hay Group. He also spent five years directing professional and undergraduate programming in 鈥淓thics and Servant Leadership鈥� at Emory University鈥檚 Center for Ethics.
This workshop is supported by TU Faculty and Staff serving on host and moderating committees. |
Ohio State University professor |
Friday, January 31, 2020 | Tompkins Hall Ballroom | Identical Sessions: 9-11am and 1-3 pm"Maximize听your Publishing Productivity: A Formula That Works!"Dr. Donna Y. Ford is a distinguished professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State University. She has consulted with hundreds of schools, districts, and organizations. She has conducted over 2,000 presentations and workshops and has published over 350 journal articles and book chapters, along with over a dozen books.听 The session focuses on several concrete strategies to increase your writing productivity. Ford's formula is designed to help you to be a prolific writer. Her CV can be found at www.drdonnayford.com.
This workshop was supported by TU Faculty and Staff serving on host and moderating committees. |
Morgan State University president |
Friday, November 15, 2019 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center | Session Time: 2:00 pm"Conversations of Transformative Leadership or Challenges and Opportunities of Leadering Faculty and the Academic Program: A President's Perspective"Dr. David Kwabena Wilson, the 10th president of Morgan State University, has a long record of accomplishment and more than 30 years of experience in higher education administration. Dr. Wilson holds four academic degrees: a B.S. in political science and an M.S. in education from 精东AV; an Ed.M. in educational planning and administration from Harvard University and an Ed.D. in administration, planning and social policy, also from Harvard. He came to Morgan from the University of Wisconsin, where he was chancellor of both the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin鈥揈xtension. Before that, he held numerous other administrative posts in academia, including: vice president for University Outreach and associate provost at Auburn University, and associate provost of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.听 Dr. Wilson's tenure as Morgan's president, which began on July 1, 2010, has been characterized by great gains and a momentum of progress for the University.
This workshop was supported by TU Faculty and Staff serving on host and moderating committees. |
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