Led by the Committee on Executive Leadership, the Big Ten Academic Alliance offers an intensive Academic Leadership Program to develop the leadership and managerial skills of faculty who have demonstrated exceptional ability and academic promise.
The annual Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Academic Leadership Program (ALP) invites up to five high-potential faculty from each participating institution to take part in three interconnected seminars emphasizing a specific topic, such as human resources and leadership, budget and resource management, and the future of the research university.
The primary objectives of the ALP are to (1) identify faculty who have demonstrated exceptional ability and administrative promise; and (2) prepare participants for future leadership roles through a program including seminars and individual campus activities. The program is perceived by participants as highly effective in providing leadership development and networking opportunities.
ALP participants attend a series of three seminars throughout the year that are held at BTAA institutions on a rotational basis. Because these seminars are a crucial component of the program, participating faculty are expected to adjust their schedules so that they are able to attend all three programs. In addition to the seminars, BTAA ALP fellows participate in monthly meetings on the Illinois campus designed to familiarize them with campus leaders, campus units, and campus strategic goals.
Individuals nominated by their respective college should be tenured faculty, preferably at the full professor rank. Ideal candidates are those who have recently assumed an administrative position or are expected to assume one in the near future. Faculty who are not in administrative positions but who serve as leaders in the department, college or campus through committee assignments or other such work are also good candidates for the program. The Office of the Provost provides funding support for up to five individuals from across the campus to participate in the ALP.
Current BTAA Academic Leadership Program Fellows
2024-2025 information coming soon.
Previous BTAA Academic Leadership Program Fellows
See the full list of previous BTAA Academic Leadership Program Fellows on the BTAA website.
2023-2024 Fellows
- Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences
- Gopesh Anand, Department of Business Administrations, Gies College of Business
- Jonathan Makela, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Grainger College of Engineering
- Dan Newman, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Dana Rabin, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Kathy Martensen, Associate Provost for Educational Programs and Success Initiatives, Office of the Provost
2022-2023 Fellows
- Dan Bodony, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Grainger College of Engineering
- Jacinda Dariotis, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
- Mariselle Meléndez, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Francisco J. Rodríguez-Suárez, School of Architecture, College of Fine & Applied Arts
- Verity Winship, College of Law
2021-2022 Fellows
- Stephanie Craft, Department of Journalism, College of Media
- Kristi Kuntz, Executive Associate Provost for Academic Programs & Policies, Office of the Provost
- Nadya Mason, Department of Physics, Grainger College of Engineering
- Supriya Prasanth, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Amy Wagoner Johnson, Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
2020-2021 Fellows
- William Bernhard (ALP Liaison), Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost
- Nicole Allen, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Amy Ando, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
- Xiuling Li, Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Grainger College of Engineering
- Linda Moorhouse, School of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts
- Christopher Prom, University Library
- Shaowen Wang, Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences