Dr. Frank J. Dooley
2021 Edge Award Winner
Chancellor of Purdue University Global and Professor of Agricultural Economics, a highly respected and visionary leader of undergraduate education at Purdue. Two programs created during his tenure, IMPACT (Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation) and Think Summer for Student Success illustrate this vision. IMPACT is a research-based course transformation and faculty development program that transforms traditional lecture/discussion- based courses into student-centered active-learning environments. Dooley was able to identify and ultimately remove barriers to enable all the necessary components for a successful summer session for all Purdue Students. IMPACT was conceived and cultivated by Dooley during his term as a Provost Fellow and is, arguably, the most influential and transformative undergraduate education and student success change initiative on our campus in recent decades. IMPACT is a research-based course transformation and faculty development program that transforms traditional lecture/discussion- based courses into student-centered active-learning environments. As Chancellor of Purdue University Global, the institution has become a nimble, timely, highly relevant institution helping “non-traditional” students learn about and respond to today’s critical issues. With Dooley’s guidance, Purdue is reaching out to a population of undergraduates who otherwise might never have completed their college degrees.
