Prof. Mariselle Meléndez has been chosen by the Office of the Provost to be a 2022-2023 Fellow in the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Academic Leadership Program. Only 5 professors from each Big Ten campus are chosen for this program, which aims to develop the leadership potential of participating faculty, with particular emphasis on enriching the diversity of leadership in BTAA institutions. 

As a Fellow, Prof. Meléndez is attending sessions at other BTAA institutions as well as monthly meetings with various campus administrators such as the Provost, the Vice Chancellor for Advancement, the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, the Vice-Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and other key campus leaders.