Christine M. Ladisch
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Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
As vice provost for academic affairs since July 2005, and previously associate provost since 2001, Chris Ladisch provides leadership in undergraduate education and deals with matters of personnel, budget, academic planning, program evaluation, and general academic policy development and implementation. Her responsibilities include fostering program initiatives related to academic development; providing guidance to the Center for Instructional Excellence, the Oral English Proficiency program, the University Honors Program, and the Undergraduate Studies Program; reviewing all academic budgets; and serving as liaison between colleges for curricular change impacting multiple colleges.
Dr. Ladisch serves as Purdue's academic liaison to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE). She serves as a resource for faculty and departments for preparation of new academic degree proposals, and guides proposals through the approval process. She is a member of ICHE's Statewide Transfer and Articulation Committee and works with academic officers at other Indiana public universities on academic issues before the Commission. She currently chairs the CIC Department Executive Officer training program. She serves in various roles in developing and revising academic policies and is the Provost Office contact for grievance proceedings for academic personnel. Chris is also a principal contact for North Central Accreditation issues and academic program reviews.
Dr. Ladisch received her BS in education from Indiana State University and her MS and PhD in textile science from Purdue University. She served as associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Consumer and Family Sciences from 1993 to 1999 and as department head of Consumer Sciences and Retailing from 1999 to 2001.
In addition to her role as vice provost, Dr. Ladisch is a professor in the Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing. Her research focuses on biotechnology applications for textile products and has been supported by grants from NSF, the Department of Energy, and USDA. She has received departmental, school, and university-level awards for teaching excellence, is a member of the Teaching Academy, and is listed in the Book of Great Teachers. In 2003, she received the 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award from Purdue's College of Consumer and Family Sciences.
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