BILT Educator Cohort: Information Session

Learn more about the value of implementing a Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) to energize educator relationships with employers and better align curriculum with workforce needs.  What are the essential elements of a successful BILT?  How is a BILT different from a traditional business advisory council?   

This session will also provide an overview of the goals and structure of a monthly, five-part online interactive “BILT Educator Program.”  Going forward, attendees must commit to joining all of the webinars, doing “homework” between webinars, participating in regular “check in” meetings with BILT mentors, and making best efforts to implement a BILT at their home school.  Cohorts (one faculty member and one administrator) are strongly encouraged.  

About Ann: Dr. Ann Beheler strategically leads the Business Industry Leadership Team (BILT) for NITIC, as well as other National Science Foundation (NSF) national centers and several regional efforts. She is currently the Principal Investigator (PI) for the Pathways to Innovation NSF grant based at CORD which uses a mentoring model and presentations to  uses teach cohorts of colleges how to implement the BILT model to build high employer engagement and to align skills for technical programs. For over 20 years, Dr. Beheler has led major NSF national grants, including the previous NSF IT Center entitled the National Convergence Technology Center that preceded the NITIC grant. All grants led by Dr. Beheler have been co-led by a broad range of employers, to align hundreds of college and university projects and programs with employers’ future needs, while deepening overall employer relationships. 

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