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Chair:
 C. Feldhaus, Professor of Organizational Leadership
Graduate Programs: M. Hovde, Associate Professor of Technical Communication
Undergraduate Program Director: E. Wager (OLS Lecturer)

TLC equips today's students with the leadership and communication knowledge, skills, and perspectives in order to augment their technical expertise to make effective contributions in a variety of organizational settings.  Our undergraduate degrees and certificates in Organizational Leadership (OLS) and Technical Communication (TCM) offer students a well-rounded education that connects theory with practice.  The M.S. in Technology provides professionals with an interdisciplinary credential to students interested in honing their leadership skills while drawing on a technical foundation.

TLC's faculty and staff are committed to student success.  Our values:

  • Excellence: Academic excellence is our top priority. We pursue excellence in learning, teaching, research and creative activities, and civic engagement as the highest indicators of successful achievement.
  • Competition: Competition enhances innovation. We strive to compete at the highest levels in the pursuit of extramural support for our students, as well as for our research and creative activities. 
  • Collaboration: We promote teamwork and partnerships for solving problems and disseminating and transferring knowledge, thus multiplying our accomplishments. 
  • Diversity: We value diversity in all of its forms in our research, curricula, and pedagogy and in our faculty, staff, and student composition. 
  • Leadership: We encourage and reward effective leadership at every level within TLC. 
  • Location: We are fortunate enough to be located in the vibrant city of Indianapolis and we strive to capitalize on the urban setting to address the challenges of a global society.
  • Professionalism: We foster and reward high standards of collegiality and integrity. 
  • Responsiveness:  We are committed to community and professional service to meet the needs of our stakeholders.