Department of Campus Activities & Leadership Staff

Education:

• Master of Science in Education, M.S. Ed. – Baylor University, 2000
• Bachelor of Science in Recreation – Indiana University, 1998

Employment:

• Dean, Campus Activities & Leadership – Butler University, 2024-present
• Executive Director, Student Well-being – Butler University, 2018-present
• Director of Recreation – Butler University, 2005-2018
• Assistant Director of Recreation – City of Greenwood, Indiana, 2003-2005
• Coordinator, Intramural and Club Sports – University of Texas at Dallas, 2000-2003

Volunteer/Leadership:

• Executive Council (as Chair of Staff Assembly rep.), Butler University, 2018-2022 
• Convened Butler University’s COVID-19 Health & Wellness Response Team, 2021-2022
• Senior Management Team (SMT), Student Affairs, Butler University, 2018-present
• Staff Assembly Executive Committee (Chair), Butler University, 2018-2022
• Staff Assembly Executive Committee (Vice-Chair), Butler University, 2016-2018
• Staff Assembly Executive Committee (at-large), Butler University, 2014-2016
• House Corporation board member – Indiana University Delta Tau Delta fraternity, 2006-2023
• House Corporation board member (President) – Indiana University Delta Tau Delta fraternity, 2012-2018

Professional Organization Involvement

• ACHA, American College Health Association, 2018-present
• NIRSA, Leaders in Collegiate Recreation, 1997-present
• NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Ed, 2018-present
• National Wellness Institute, 2019-present
• Wellness Council of Indiana, 2022-present
• IRSA, Indiana Recreational Sports Association, 2005-present
• IPRA, Indiana Parks and Recreation Association, 2003-2005

Connect With Me:

• Email – speden@butler.edu
• Work Phone – 317.940.8436
• Twitter/X – @Scott_T_Peden | Instagram – @scott.peden
• LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/pub/scott-peden/6/82a/65b