Ball State University's Division of Online and Strategic Learning, Office of Inclusive Excellence, and Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs are pleased to announce the 2025 Provost’s Summit: Fostering Inclusiveness in an Evolving Educational Landscape on February 6 and 7, 2025. This event is free and virtual.
Register for the Summit
Registration is now open for this free and virtual event. Reserve your place today!
REGISTER FOR THE SUMMIT
Questions? Email strategiclrn@bsu.edu.
Learn from Inspiring Keynotes
Meet Tracie Marcella Addy, PhD
Dr. Tracie Marcella Addy is an accomplished academic leader who partners with higher education instructors across disciplines on their teaching efforts. She is the founding director of the Institute for Teaching, Innovation, and Inclusive Pedagogy at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. She received her BS from Duke University, MPhil from Yale University, and PhD from North Carolina State University. She is a published scholar of teaching and learning and educational development, and primarily focuses on learner-centered practices.
Dr. Addy’s work has been featured in a variety of academic journals and venues, such as Inside Higher Ed and University Business. She has been an invited guest on a number of podcasts, including Teaching in Higher Ed, Tea for Teaching, Teaching for Student Success, and Dead Ideas in Teaching & Learning.
She is the lead author of the books What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching (2021) and Enhancing Inclusive Instruction: Student Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Advancing Equity in Higher Education (2024). She is also a frequently invited keynote speaker and workshop facilitator.
Meet Sandra Miles, PhD
Dr. Sandra Miles has spent most of the last two decades serving as a leader and administrator in higher education. Specifically, she has had extensive experience in managing crisis, strategic planning, developing leadership programs, working with persons with disabilities, mediating disputes, and serving as a Dean of Students, Chief Student Affairs Officer, Chief Diversity Officer, and Deputy Title IX Coordinator. In 2022, Sandra joined Academic Impressions full-time as the Head of Practice for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, due to her experience with the organization as a subject-matter expert who facilitated trainings and workshops in higher-ed, as well as to her passion for making DEI concepts resonate for individuals from all walks of life. In 2024, Dr. Miles transitioned to specialize in the team development space supporting the growth of trust and effectiveness of high-performing teams among leaders in higher education.
Sandra completed her doctoral work at Florida State University in 2012, earning a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration. She also completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Central Florida. In addition to her career and educational achievements, Sandra is on the editorial board for EVOLVE Magazine – First Coast Edition; is a former Chair of the NASPA Center for Women Board; is a former National Director of the Black Female Development Circle, Inc.; is the current President of the Palm Coast-Flagler County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; and is the 2026 Chair of the Regional Nominating Committee for the Southern Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.