Murtadha Selected as Associate Vice Chancellor for Lifelong Learning and Executive Director of the Community Learning Network at IUPUI
IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz today announced the selection of Khaula Murtadha as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Lifelong Learning and Executive Director of the Community Learning Network at IUPUI, pending approval by the IU Board of Trustees. Murtadha is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the Indiana University School of Education at IUPUI. Her research interests include effective educational leadership in urban schools and the impact of African American women in city school reform efforts.
Murtadha will assume her new duties on July 1, 2008. She has had many years of academic and administrative experience, having served as the Executive Associate Dean of the School of Education at IUPUI from 2001 to 2007. She has played an important role in enhancing her school's reputation in the area of urban education. Her Ph.D. and M. Ed. degrees are from Miami University of Ohio.
Murtadha is a major player in the Indianapolis community, widely recognized for her dedicated efforts to improve the educational and cultural environment in the city. She was recently honored as the 2008 recipient of the Mme. C.J. Walker Outstanding Woman of the Year Award. The award was given by the Center for Leadership Development, and is the top award given to individuals the organization finds have made "significant contributions at their place of employment and who have performed outstanding service for the betterment of the community."
In her new role, Murtadha will focus on ideas for improving IUPUI's contributions to distance learning programs, economic development, corporate workforce education, non-credit courses, General Studies program, degree completion opportunities and collaboration with Ivy Tech. She will also help the campus to develop a healthy academic presence at IUPUI's off site campuses.
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