Overview of OLS

A premier bachelor degree granting program, preparing students for professional positions in supervisory management. Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS) provides a broad-based education for those desiring leadership roles in business, government, or industry. The department grants Purdue University Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees, and a Certificate in Human Resource Management.

The Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision is located in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology on the IUPUI campus, and is one of seven academic departments.

Vision:
The OLS department will become one of the premier undergraduate leadership programs in the country. We will develop leaders who demonstrate competence within selected technical fields.

Mission:
Create and maintain a community of professors, students, and staff dedicated to lifelong learning, growth, and continuous improvement of self and others.

Support the undergraduate leadership program by:

• Generating and disseminating knowledge about leadership within the context of technological expertise
• Equipping OLS majors with the knowledge, skills, resources, and perspectives necessary to be effective leaders in technical professions
• Granting associate degrees, bachelor degrees, and certificates in leadership and human resource management
• Enhancing economic opportunities for its graduates and community
• Engaging in research, scholarship, and creative endeavors that adds knowledge to the discipline of leadership
• Engaging in service to school, campus, community and profession
• Adding value to organizations through consultation and training
• Assessing learning outcomes for continuous improvement

• Is a highly individualized, practical, "real-world," approach to supervisory management.
  
• Emphasizes leadership, interpersonal relationships, and change implementation.
  
• Is a flexible curriculum, allowing students to specialize in their areas of interest and talent.
  
• Provides a pragmatic, innovating, and adaptable approach to a student's education, with opportunities for interaction between students, faculty, and the work world.
  
• Employs full-time and associate faculty possessing real world skills from a variety of professional backgrounds.
  
• Offers individualized, personal counseling.
  
• Provides a source of professional talent for leadership positions in business, industry, government, and other organizations.