A dozen Indiana University Bloomington faculty were selected to participate in three leadership programs offered by the Big Ten Academic Alliance.

“Leadership can take many forms, from supporting a colleague through a tough decision to shaping the future of a school or campus,” said Carrie Docherty, vice provost for faculty and academic affairs. “These programs provide our faculty with space to grow as leaders and collaborators. I’m grateful to work alongside those selected for the Big Ten leadership cohorts and look forward to the ways they will share their talents with IU.”

Five department chairs were chosen for the Departmental Executive Officer Program, a three-day seminar involving more than 60 department heads and chairs:

• Lopo Rego, chair of marketing in the Kelley School of Business.
• Alessandro Flammini, chair of informatics in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering.
• Armin Moczek, chair of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Stacie King, chair of anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Patricia Silveyra, chair of environmental and occupational health in the School of Public Health-Bloomington.

The Departmental Executive Officer Program covers topics such as time management, faculty development, performance reviews and group problem-solving.

Five faculty members were identified for the Academic Leadership Program, which develops the leadership skills of professors who might pursue careers in academic administration:

• Amanda Diekman, Provost Professor of psychological and brain sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences and associate vice provost in the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs.
• Paul Macklin, professor of intelligent systems engineering and associate dean for undergraduate education in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering.
• Todd Royer, professor and executive associate dean in the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
• Erik Gonzalez-Mulé, professor of management and entrepreneurship, associate chair of the Kelley Direct Program and Randall L. Tobias Chair in Leadership in the Kelley School of Business.
• Anne Leftwich, professor of learning, design and adult education in the School of Education and associate vice president of learning technologies in the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology and CIO.

The Academic Leadership Program features three seminars by Big Ten Academic Alliance universities, meetings and programs with administrative leaders.

Two deans were selected for the Deans Leadership Program, which is for deans who have been appointed in their role within the past 36 months and helps to build a trusted professional network within and beyond their institution.

• Robert Berry, professor in curriculum and instruction and dean of the School of Education.
• Patrick Hopkins, professor in accounting, James R. Hodge Chair of Excellence, and dean of the Kelley School of Business.

The Big Ten Academic Alliance, formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, includes the 18 universities of the Big Ten Conference. The alliance is governed and funded by the provosts of the member universities. Big Ten Academic Alliance programs and initiatives are coordinated by a staff from its Champaign, Illinois, headquarters.