Transformation Lab
Moving ideas forward .
From concept to reality, we take ideas from across campus and help launch them into new educational models and ventures that transform the University.
The Ideas We Work On
The Transformation Lab works on large, complex innovations that involve either new educational models or business models. Additionally, the Transformation Lab leads efforts to evaluate changes in foundational systems that are often needed for new educational and business models.
Education Models
The Lab works on new educational models and new academic programs for the University. We partner with colleges, programs, and divisions to accomplish this work. Educational models are types of “educational structures” used to deliver programs for student enrollment.
Business Models
Business models are other value-added (revenue or mission) models outside of programs for the college. Ideal models are those that are revenue-generating and mission-aligned.
Foundational Systems
Foundational Systems refers to initiatives that are needed to build a foundation to accelerate growth in additional educational and revenue models.
Our Ideas in Progress
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Flexible schedule, little to no debt are hallmarks of new degree program
for historically underserved students.
As a self-proclaimed lifelong learner, College of Education Professor Catherine Pangan MS ’99 was looking to “scratch an itch with adult learners,” she says. “I believe curiosity never ends,” says Pangan, who’s been finding new ways to connect with the Butler community since she joined the College in 2008. That same year, Pangan moved into […]
Butler University is partnering with a national nonprofit to create a new two-year college on its Midtown Indianapolis campus that will provide an affordable pathway for historically underserved students who want to pursue education after high school. Butler’s new two-year college aims to address longstanding gaps in college access and completion for historically underserved students […]