Week One: Orientation & Shared Expectations | Culture and Diversity

Overview

We are planning for the Fellows to arrive at the Indianapolis, Indiana on Wednesday, June 19th.  Purdue Institute Staff will meet the Fellows at the airport and will have arranged a “gathering place” in the airport for Fellows to have some food and drink, meet each other and wait for their transport to Purdue University, First Street Towers Residence Hall.  First Street Towers Staff will provide an orientation on Thursday evening, June 20th, for the Fellows.

The first week (two days) will focus on creating an atmosphere for success.  Our programming will focus on introductions to Purdue University, Purdue Institute Staff, accompanying Mandela Washington Fellows and the greater West Lafayette/Lafayette community.  Sessions will include campus orientations, a luncheon with religious community leaders, a team building exercise and logistics for banking, transportation and shopping.  The weekend will include a day of hiking at nearby Turkey Run State Park and a day for optional religious observance and Welcome Bonfire evening event.  

Orientation will be given to the Purdue campus and surrounding community including shopping, restaurants, entertainment and summer events.  Leadership Institute Staff and guest speakers will provide details on safety, medical facilities and transportation, in addition to sessions on diversity, equity and inclusion, cultural considerations, and behavioral norms.  The Fellows will introduce themselves, and have an opportunity to express their expectations and how they will be met.  The Fellows will participate in defining and then signing a social contract regarding their participation and behavior.

Please visit our Institute Group on Canvas to access materials and resources for Institute programming.  We will be updating our Purdue Group throughout the Fellowship.

Goals for Week One:

• Fellows will understand the Leadership Institute at Purdue with shared expectations.
• Fellows will learn about cultural diversity of the US, and Indiana, and among Fellows and their countries.
• Fellows will initiate team building and getting to know their colleagues.
• Fellows will become oriented to Purdue University and its surroundings.

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Meet in First Street Towers Lobby

• Time: 7:30 -7:45AM - group will gather in Lobby and walk with Purdue Institute Staff to breakfast in the Whistler Ag Research Hall. If late – walk on own to breakfast in Whistler.
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116
• Pre-Session Assignments: Bring all your documents with you: Passport, DS 2019  
• Dress Code: Casual

Breakfast

• Time: 8:00-8:30 AM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116 – Continental breakfast provided

Welcome / Introductions and Institute Overview and Expectations - Practical / Overview

• Time: 8:30 AM- 11:30AM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116
• Speakers: College of Agriculture Dean Bernie Engel and Academic Director Gary Burniske
• Description: This session is structured into three parts:  1) An official welcome by the College of Agriculture, 2) Introductions by Institute Staff and then each Fellow will introduce themselves, and 3) the Institute and program overview where the Fellows and Staff work together to create shared expectations and setting the norms/standards for participation.  

Lunch with Institute Staff for Paperwork | Practical

• Time: 11:30 AM -1:00PM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall Room 116
• Description: Collect and scan needed documents; complete Sprintax form; distribute binders and IREX phones and Debit Cards. Lunch will be delivered to our meeting room.

Purdue ID/Bank Set-up/City Bus Orientation | Practical

• Time: 1:00 – 6:00PM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116 and Chase Bank
• Speaker: Purdue Staff
• Description: Divide into two or three groups to rotate to different locations to obtain Purdue University Identity Card, per diem checks, open bank accounts, City Bus Overview, Campus Tour and Orientation, IT laptop and WIFI assistance.

Dinner

• Time: 6:30 -7:30pm
• Location: Earhart or Ford Dining Hall – meal covered by Purdue

Friday, June 21, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: 8:00-8:30 AM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116 – Continental breakfast provided
• Dress Code: Casual/comfortable – bring along athletic wear/shoes for Team building exercise at end of the day.

Introductions to Morning Review & Housekeeping Issues | Practical – Feedback

• Time: 8:30-9:30AM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116
• Speaker: Purdue Institute Staff
• Description: The Fellows will be introduced to the process for reflection and feedback throughout the Leadership Institute. This will include the structure for each morning session, providing feedback to Institute Staff and IREX.  In addition, further details as well as Q&A on the use of Purdue facilities, transportation arrangements, cooking/meals, laundry, etc.

Health and Safety | Practical Session

• Time: 9:30-10:50AM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116
• Speaker: Jefferson Howells, Director of Emergency Preparedness and Planning
• Description: Provide Fellows with information about health and safety protocols on campus so they are prepared for any emergency or incidents.

Transition /Break

• Time: 10:50-11:00AM

Title IX – Purpose and Guidance | Practical

• Time: 11:00-12:00PM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall Room 116
• Speaker: Tammy Patrick, Associate Director for Title XI
• Description: Provide Fellows with background on Title IX, its purpose, and its importance to Purdue and other educational institutions. A discussion will follow about sexual harassment, its definition, reporting and consequences.

Transition Time

• Time: 12:00-12:15PM – set up catered lunch

Luncheon with Faith Leaders | Cultural Activity

• Time: 12:15-2:00PM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116
• Speaker: Faith Leaders from Campus House (Pastor Dave Shockey, Christian), St. Thomas Aquino (Father Tom McDermott, Catholic), Greater Lafayette Islamic Center (TBD, Islamic), (Rev. Jennie Barrington, Unitarian Universalist) and Southern Baptist Church (TBD, Christian).
• Description: Faith leaders will provide short overview prior to lunch, followed by an informal lunch setting for Fellows to talk with and learn about services and locations of various Faith Communities in West Lafayette/Lafayette.

Purdue ID/Bank Set-up/City Bus Orientation | Practical

• Time: 2:00 – 3:30PM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116 and Chase Bank
• Speaker: Purdue Staff
• Description: Continue with unfinished bank set-up, PAL access, material distribution and campus tour.

Transition Time

• Time: 3:30-4:00PM – walk or drive vans to Co-Rec

Boiler Low Ropes Course | Leadership and Teambuilding

• Time: 4:00-6:00PM
• Location: Recreational Sports Low Ropes Course, on Cherry Lane near Student Farm
• Speaker: Bri Johnson and Co-Rec Staff 
• Description: Expert Leader for Ropes course to build communication and skills for developing teams and working together.
• Dress Code: Active – athletic wear that allows free movement

Dinner

• Time: 6:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM, local restaurants

Saturday, June 22, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: prior to 9:30AM departure
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 7:00-8:30AM

Turkey Run State Park | Social Activity

• Time: 9:15AM – Be ready to board bus at First Street Towers at 9:15AM
• Departure Time: 9:30AM – 4:00PM
• Location: Turkey Run State Park, 8121 Park Road, Marshall, Indiana
• Description: About a one-hour drive to State Park for hiking, picnic and enjoying the woods and Sugar Creek River of Central Indiana.  Will hike and have lunch at restaurant in the park.  Bring filled water bottle.
• Dress Code: comfortable clothing and shoes for walking; Fellows interested in swimming - the swimming pool charges an additional $3 fee.

Dinner

• Time: After 4:00 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Optional Religious Observance/Unstructured Time | Unstructured Time

Tour of Recreational Sports Center and Campus | Social Activity

• Time: 2:00-3:00PM
• Location: Recreational Sports Center, 355 N. Martin Jischke Drive
• Description: Group will meet at the Recreational Sports Center at 1:45PM.
  Will divide into two groups: one group will do 30-minute tour of the Recreational Sports Center and Aquatic Center; second group will do 30-minute Boilermaker Special ride – then switch.  Fellows will have an option to purchase a 30-day membership to use Co-Rec facilities for $45.00.  

Bonfire Event | Social Activity – OPTIONAL but Fellows are encouraged to participate

• Departure Time: Vans will leave First Street Towers at 3:30PM
• Time: 3:30-7:00PM
• Location: Evan Rochford’s home, West Lafayette, IN
• Description: Evan, a local entrepreneur, Firestarter instructor and former mentor, will host a bonfire for Fellows and Institute Staff and other community members. A fun time to welcome and network with the Mandela Washington Fellows.
• Dress Code: Casual / comfortable

Week Two: Concepts in Marketing and Entrepreneurship | Introductions to Coaches and the Lafayette Business Community | Agriculture and Food Security

Overview

The Fellows will be introduced to concepts in entrepreneurial ecosystems and networking as well as participate in a “mentor swarm” that will provide opportunities to meet potential mentors and will assist in their match with their coaches.  In addition, a reception will be held at the Convergence Center to introduce the Fellows to the Purdue community, entrepreneur and business leaders, political leaders and civic leaders. The week will reinforce the understanding of the diversity of American Culture including cultural exchanges with various ethnicities/races on campus and in the greater Lafayette area.  We will initiate the Firestarter Session 1, Community Service, the Clifton Strengths and others.  They will be introduced to agriculture, agriculture technology and food security.

Focus Project Coaching

As a reminder, Focus Project coaching sessions should be scheduled individually with your Coach based on your mutual availability.  You will confirm with your Coach the best way to connect for your conversation, which may be in person or virtually.  During your meeting with your Coach, you should plan to discuss your Focus Project and how you plan to approach your work over the course of the Institute.

Goals for Week Two:

• Fellows will deepen their cultural understanding of the US, and Indiana.
• Fellows will be introduced to the West Lafayette/Lafayette business community and meet their coaches.
• Fellows will gain an understanding of Global/US/African agricultural policies
• Fellows will be introduced to the latest advances in technology in agriculture and other applications
• Fellows gain an understanding of Community Service.
• Fellows begin their paths towards leadership.

Monday, June 24, 2024

Weekly Overview and Morning Review | Feedback

• Time: 8:30-9:00AM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Facilitator: Gary Burniske, Academic Director
• Description: This session will provide an opportunity for Fellows to reflect upon the previous week’s discussion and provide feedback to the Leadership Institute Staff. We will make our best efforts to accommodate Fellow suggestions to improve the effectiveness of the Leadership Institute. We will also discuss the sessions during the upcoming week.

Setting the Foundation for Leadership Development | Common Leadership Curriculum Session #1

• Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
• Facilitator: Scott Hutcheson, Leadership Manager
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116
• Description: In this first leadership session, you will be introduced to the foundational concepts of the core leadership experience through discussion and activity. These concepts will be applied in later sessions as you work toward forming a strong, supportive team. 
• Note: The session concludes with taking the CliftonStrengths® assessment as the initial step in launching your exploration of a Strengths-based leadership approach. You may use your personal laptop if you have one, or Institute staff will assist you in identifying a device you can use.

Luncheon with Steering Committee | Networking Session

• Time: 12:00PM – 1:30PM
• Location: Earhart Dining Hall – private dining room
• Description: Institute provided lunch for Fellows to meet members of the Steering Committee.

Black Cultural Center Tour | Cultural Activity

• Time: 1:30-2:30PM
• Location: Black Cultural Center (BCC), 1100 Third Street, WL
• Speaker: Anne Edwards, Director
• Description: Tour the BCC, learn about its evolution and support it provides to the Black community on campus. We will discuss Black history, including the civil rights movement, and Black culture in the Midwest and United States.

Visit to LGBTQ Center | Cultural Activity

• Time: 2:30– 3:30PM
• Location: Hicks Library, Room G988
• Speaker: Lowell Kane, Center Director
• Description: Fellows will learn about the Center’s support to Purdue University, and understand the complexity of identity, common stereotypes and misinformation about LGBTQ people.

Transition Time

• Time: 3:30-4:00PM

Cultural Adaptation, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Practical Session

• Time: 4:00-5:30PM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116
• Speaker: Pamala Morris, Associate Dean and Director, Office of Multicultural Programs
• Description: Pam will introduce Fellows to topics on Cultural Adaptation, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  They will explain Purdue’s policies, strategies and actions on cultural awareness, diversity, equity and inclusion and their evolution in Indiana and on campus. Discussion will also address barriers and misconceptions.

Dinner

• Time: After 5:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Breakfast / Unstructured Time

• Time: before 9:00am session
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

 Food Security | Academic Session

• Time: 9:00 – 10:30AM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Gary Burniske
• Description: Gary will discuss Global Food Security, definitions and indicators, as well as the extent of Food Insecurity globally, trends and major issues related to climate change and the impact of the Russian – Ukrainian war on global food systems.

Introduction to Fellow-Led Sessions and Poster Session | Unstructured Time

• Time: 10:30AM -12:00PM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116
• Speaker: Gary Burniske, Academic Director
• Description: The Fellows will have the opportunity to develop and use their leadership skills in planning academic sessions of their choice. They will also create posters relative to the Focus Project for presentation at a community networking event.  This session will discuss options with the Fellows and the resources available.

Luncheon with Danica Kirkpatrick, Ag Alumni Association | Networking Session

• Time: 12:00PM – 1:30PM
• Location: Earhart Dining Hall – requested private room
• Description: Institute provided lunch for an informal setting for Fellows to learn about networking opportunities through the Purdue Agriculture Alumni Association.

Introduction to Firestarter | Academic Session

• Time: 1:30 – 3:30PM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116
• Speaker: Evan Rocheford, CEO of NutraMaize and Instructor for Purdue Innovate
• Description: To introduce and provide orientation to the Firestarter Program on Entrepreneurship. Evan will walk through the five-week agenda on Firestarter, and discuss the objectives, structure and expected outcomes.

Transition Time

• Time: 3:30-4:00PM - Vans will take Fellows to Walk Ons location for Mentor Swarm

Mentor Swarm | Networking Session

• Time: 4:00 – 7:30PM
• Location: Walk Ons, Purdue Memorial Union
• Speaker: Evan Rocheford, CEO NutraMaize and Purdue Innovate instructor
• Description: Platform for mentors and Fellows to interact and share interests and experiences utilizing a “speed dating” approach. All mentors and Fellows will have time to interact with each other and provide feedback on matching.   The Fellows and mentors will be matched based on combined feedback. Appetizers will be provided.

Dinner

• Time: After 7:30 PM
• Location: On own, Dining Halls will be closed

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Breakfast / Unstructured Time

• Time: before 8:30am session
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

NICHES Visit | Community Service

• Time: 8:30 AM-12:30PM – Vans will depart at 8:30am
• Location: Granville Sand Barren, Tippecanoe County
• Speaker: Sam Cody, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, NICHES - will welcome Fellows and direct the work project.
• Description: Purdue staff will do introductions to community service activity. The Fellows will travel to the Granville Sand Barren to assist in pulling Queen Anne’s Lace and potentially some other stewardship tasks like brush stacking on the preserve.
• Dress Code: Comfortable clothing – long pants, long sleeved shirts, closed toed shoes and hats recommended.

Lunch

• Time: 12:30PM – 2:00PM Lunch on own

Firestarter Session 1 | Academic Session

• Time: 2:00-4:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Evan Rocheford, CEO of NutraMaize and Instructor for Purdue Innovates
• Description: Value proposition, market landscape and market segment – What is the problem being addressed? What is your niche? What information do you need to collect and how?

Structured & Unstructured time for Networking/Free time | Networking Session

• Time: 4:00 – 6:30PM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.
• Speaker: N/A
• Description: Fellows will have unstructured time to pursue networking opportunities.

Dinner

• Time: After 6:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Breakfast / Unstructured Time

• Time: before 8:30am session
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

NICHES Community Service Debrief/ Community Service

• Time: 8:30-9:00AM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116

Introduction to LDAPs and Ignite Talks| Academic Session

• Time: 9:00 – 10:30AM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.
• Speaker: Gary Burniske, Academic Director
• Description: This session will introduce Fellows to formats and processes utilized for their Leadership Development Action Plans, their Focus Projects and Ignite Talks

U.S. and Africa Trade Policies | Academic Session

• Time: 10:30AM – 12:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Russell Hillberry, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics
• Description: Russ will facilitate a session on session on Ag Policy and Regional/International Trade and sustainability that will lead into a discussion on African trade and where it sits globally, particularly with agricultural commodities (including ag inputs).

Lunch

• Time: 12:00PM – 1:30PM Lunch on own

Site Visits to Farm Credit Mid-America | Site Visit

• Time: 1:30 – 3:30PM Vans depart from First Street Towers at 1:30pm
• Location: Farm Credit Mid-America, 421 Meijer Dr. Lafayette, IN
• Facilitator: Gary Burniske and Harley Cox, Financial Relationship Specialist
• Description: Farm Credit Mid-America provides credit and financial services that farmers and agribusiness owners need to help build/sustain rural America.
• Dress Code: Business casual

Transition Time to Campus

• Time: 3:30-4:00PM

Unstructured time for LDAPs, Focus Project Coaching and Networking | Focus Project Coaching Time

• Time: 4:00 – 5:30PM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.
• Speaker: N/A
• Description: Fellows will have unstructured time to work on LDAPs, work on their Focus Project and pursue networking opportunities.

Dinner

• Time: After 5:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Friday, June 28, 2024

Breakfast / Unstructured Time

• Time: before 8:30am session
• Location: On own, Earhart Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Morning Review | Feedback

• Time: 8:30-9:00AM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Facilitator: Gary Burniske, Academic Director
• Description: This session will provide an opportunity for Fellows to reflect upon the previous week’s discussion and provide feedback to the Leadership Institute Staff. We will make our best efforts to accommodate Fellow suggestions to improve the effectiveness of the Leadership Institute.

Agricultural Mechanization | Academic Session

• Time: 9:00-10:30AM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: John Lumkes, Professor in Agriculture and Biological Engineering
• Description: This session will discuss the Purdue Utility Platform (PUP), a versatile three-wheeled vehicle made from locally available, recycled materials from junk, that is inexpensive and can traverse rugged terrain. The PUP can transport heavy cargo, be utilized for irrigation, plowing/cultivating fields, and threshing.  John will explain how the PUP has evolved into a business venture with partners in Africa.

Autonomy and Robotics for Digital Agriculture| Academic Session

• Time: 10:30AM – 12:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Jian Jin, Associate Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Yu She, Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering
• Description: This session will introduce Fellows to robotics use in agriculture and Focused Area of Strategic Technology within the Institute for Control, Optimization and Networks.

Lunch

• Time: 12:00PM – 1:30PM
• Location: On own

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) | Academic Session

• Time: 1:30 -3:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Dieudonne Baributsa, Professor in Entomology Department
• Description: Dieudonne will discuss the creation and evolving Purdue Improved Crop Storage bag program, in addition to opportunities for smallholder farmers and others working along the value chain, to reduce post-harvest crop losses, and increase income.

Free Time and Prepare for Reception | Unstructured Time

• Time: 3:00 – 4:00PM

Photo shoot before the Welcome Reception | Unstructured Time

• Time: 4:00 – 5:30PM
• Location: Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration, 101 Foundry Drive, WL

Welcome Reception | Networking Activity

• Time: 5:30 – 8:30PM
• Location: Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration, 101 Foundry Drive, WL
• Speaker: TBD
• Description: This session is to welcome Fellows to the Purdue community and the West Lafayette/Greater Lafayette area. The Fellows will meet representatives from the State and Local Governments, Purdue Senior Administration, faculty, staff, students, entrepreneurs and business leaders, civic leaders and the press. Appetizers and beverages provided.
• Dress Code: Traditional Cultural Dress/Business Casual

Dinner

• Time: After 8:30 PM
• Location: On own

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Lafayette Farmers Market | Social Activity – OPTIONAL/ No Admission Cost

• Time: 8:00AM -12:30PM
• Location: Fifth Street between Main and Columbia, Downtown Lafayette -
• Description: Outdoor market selling fresh garden flowers, baked goods, fruit and vegetables, local honey and jams – and much more. Every Saturday between May to late October.

Unstructured Time | Free time

• Time: 12:00-2:30PM

Tami and Lane Sells Cookout & Hayride | Social Activity / No Cost

• Time: 3:30-8:00PM Vans will leave First Street Towers at 3:30pm
• Location: Tami and Lane Sells, 3127 N 1100 E, Otterbein, Indiana
• Description: An outing at a homestead in rural Indiana, with a traditionally prepared American food and drink, games, hayrides and exploring local areas.
• Dress Code: Comfortable and casual or traditional clothing

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Optional Religious Observance/Unstructured Time | Unstructured Time

• Time: 8:30AM – 12:00PM

Hospitality Dinners | Social Activity – OPTIONAL / No Cost   

• Time: 12:00-9:00PM – time will vary by host
• Location: Hosts’ home
• Description: Families in our community volunteer to host 1 to 3 Fellows for a dinner in their home.  This is a wonderful way for the community to connect with the Fellows, learn about their home country and share some “Hoosier Hospitality” and more about the United States. 

Dress Code: Casual or Fellows could wear traditional clothing from their country.

Week Three: Understanding the Market | Food Production & Processing | Community Service & Cultural Events

Overview

[Please provide a brief 1-2 paragraph overview of any other activities planned for the week or theme and why you have chosen to include it in this program.  This is an opportunity for you to remind Fellows that, even when a topic might not be in their wheelhouse, each session offers both thematic takeaways and unique skill development (design thinking, service delivery, human resource issues, etc.).  Include bullet points of the learning objectives or goals for the week.] 

Week three includes an Independence Day celebration, an important cultural event in the United States and one of the highlights of the summer.  This week will also include the first field trip to Indianapolis to visit agribusinesses that are engaged in commercial agriculture, either on the input side or the production side.  We will examine food production and processing and support to entrepreneurs in starting businesses in this sector.  We will also have field visits to Purdue’s agricultural farm, innovation center and aquaculture center.  Our community service will be at several urban gardens and an after-school youth program.  We will continue our sessions with Firestarter and Clifton Strengths.

Focus Project Coaching

As a reminder, Focus Project coaching sessions should be scheduled individually with your Coach based on your mutual availability.  You will confirm with your Coach the best way to connect for your conversation, which may be in person or virtually.  During your meeting with your Coach, you should plan to discuss your Focus Project and how you plan to approach your work over the course of the Institute.

Goals for Week Three:

• Fellows strengthen their leadership skills
• Fellows become familiar with agricultural value chains in the US – from seeds through agricultural production through food processing
• Fellows strengthen their knowledge of entrepreneurship
• Fellows gain knowledge of applying community service to an agricultural context.

Monday, July 1, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am session
• Location: On own, Earhart Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Morning Review | Feedback

• Time: 8:30-9:00AM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Gary Burniske, Academic Director
• Description: This session will provide an overview of the agenda and activities for the upcoming week. Also, it is an opportunity for Fellows to reflect upon the previous week’s discussion and provide feedback to the Leadership Institute Staff.  We will make our best efforts to accommodate Fellow suggestions to improve the effectiveness of the Leadership Institute.

Understanding Your Strengths & the Strengths-Based Approach | Common Leadership Curriculum Session #2

• Time: 9:00AM – 12:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Facilitator: Scott Hutcheson, Leadership Manager
• Description: You will be introduced to an approach that can inspire and maximize individual and organizational growth. In this session, you will actively explore your individual Strengths and acquire the means to comfortably talk about your Strengths in the context of the relationships you build and the work you do.
• Post-Session Assignments: Complete independent work on your Leadership Development and Action Plan (LDAP) to apply leadership learning to your personal context.

Lunch

• Time: 12:00PM – 1:30PM
• Location: On own

Six Little Bricks | Supplemental Leadership Training Activity

• Time: 1:30 – 3:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Scott Hutcheson, Leadership Manager and Matt Jones.
• Description: Using only six LEGO® bricks and nearly half a dozen activities, participants will engage with the power of creativity to learn vital lessons in communication, teamwork, and leadership. This session will be a hands-on, playful experience full of actionable insights led by a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® certified facilitator. 
• Pre-Session Preparation: Scott will announce assignment
• Post-Session Preparation: Scott will announce assignment

Firestarter Session 2 | Academic Session

• Time: 3:00 - 4:30PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Evan Rocheford, CEO NutraMaize and Instructor for Purdue Innovates
• Description: Firestarter will delve into the definition of customer archetypes, how to understand business positions in value chains and how to conduct a competitive analysis.
• Pre-Session Preparation: TBD

Planning for Fellow-led Sessions | Unstructured Time

• Time: 4:30 -5:30PM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116
• Speaker: NA
• Description: The Fellows will have the opportunity to develop and use their leadership skills in planning academic sessions of their choice. The Institute team will be available to discuss options with the Fellows and the resources available.

Dinner

• Time: After 5:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Bus Load and Depart for Site Visits | Feedback         

• Time: 7:30AM
• Location: First Street Towers Residence Hall
• Dress Code: Comfortable clothing for hot weather and shoes for walking

Site Visits to Beck’s Hybrid and Red Gold Inc. - Agroprocessing & Marketing| Site Visit

• Time: 9:00AM – 12:00PM
• Location: Beck’s Hybrid, 6767 E. 276^th Street, Atlanta, IN
• Facilitator: Gary Burniske and Paul Compton
• Description: Beck’s Hybrid, a family owned and operated seed company serving farmers in Indiana and throughout the Midwest and Mid-South. The Fellows will tour the museum, the seed processing facilities, and visit the experimental and production plots.

Lunch and Transition Time to Red Gold

• Time: 12:00-2:00PM

Visit Red Gold, Inc.| Site Visit

• Time: 2:00 – 5:00PM
• Location: Red Gold, Inc., 120 E Oak St, Orestes, IN 46063
• Facilitator: Gary Burniske and Kevin Murray, Vice President of Supply Chain
• Description: We’ll visit Red Gold, a successful family run tomato products company which has been working with local farm families to grow and process the highest-quality best tasting tomatoes in the world.

Return to Campus

• Time: 5:00-6:00PM

Dinner

• Time: After 6:00 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am
• Location: On own, Earhart Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Tippecanoe County Community Garden/Grow Local Urban Gardens/Lafayette Urban Ministry – Work Contribution | Community Service

• Time: 8:30 AM-12:30PM
• Location: Vans will depart from First Street Towers at 8:30AM for various locations

destination in Lafayette, IN

• Leaders: Kristi Hogue, Lafayette Urban Ministry (LUM); Pat Williams, County Extension Gardens; Harry Smith, Grow Local Urban Gardens
• Description: Purdue staff will provide an introduction to various community service activities. Fellows will divide into four groups for this community service. One group will help with LUM’s Fifth Quarter summer school program for students; one group will work with Tippecanoe Master Gardeners at their Demonstration Garden; two groups will assist with Grow Local gardening activities at two different neighborhood gardens that provide produce for the local low-income residents.
• Dress Code: Gardening groups - comfortable clothing – long pants, long sleeved shirts, closed toed shoes and hats recommended. Tools and gloves will be provided.  
  LUM school program group – casual or traditional dress for teaching about their country/culture.

Lunch

• Time: 12:30– 2:00PM
• Location: on own

Structured & Unstructured Time for LDAPs, Focus Project, Ignite Talks & Posters and Networking | Focus Project Coaching Time

• Time: 2:00 – 5:30PM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.
• Description: Platform for mentors and Fellows to interact and share interests and experiences. Fellows will have unstructured time to work on LDAPs, meet with coaches, work on their Focus Project and pursue networking opportunities.

Dinner

• Time: After 5:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Thursday, July 4, 2024

 Unstructured Time | Free time

• Time: 8:00AM-1:00PM

National Holiday - Cultural Event – July 4^th Gathering | Cultural and Social Activity

• Time: Flexible timing beginning at 1:00PM and running all day through the evening ~10:00PM
• Location: Gary Burniske’s Home – 234 Wood Dale Street, West Lafayette
• Transportation: A Purdue institute van will provide transportation from First Street Towers to Gary’s home.  Van will depart First Street Towers at 1:00pm.   Fellows may also use Uber or Lyft to travel to and from the gathering on their own schedule.
• Description: There will be a 4^th of July celebration at the Burniske residence with a traditional BBQ with food, sports, dancing and mingling with the neighbors.  The Fellows will have an opportunity to travel to Riehle Plaza to see fireworks when they start at dusk.  Lunch will start with the traditional American BBQ, and the grill will be turned over to the Fellow to cook African style foods for dinner.
• Dress Code: Casual and comfortable clothing for being outdoors

Friday, July 5, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am departure for Purdue Farms
• Location: On own, Earhart and Ford Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Vans Depart for Purdue Farm Visits           

• Time: 8:30AM
• Location: Vans will depart from First Street Towers Residence Hall at 8:30AM
• Dress Code: Comfortable clothing for hot weather and closed toed shoes for walking

Morning Review and Community Service Debrief | Feedback 

• Time: 8:30-9:00AM
• Location: On Bus
• Speaker: Gary Burniske, Academic Director
• Description: This session will provide a debrief of this week’s community service activity and an opportunity for Fellows to reflect upon the previous week’s discussion and provide feedback to the Leadership Institute Staff. We will make our best efforts to accommodate Fellow suggestions to improve the effectiveness of the Leadership Institute.

Field Visits to Purdue Research Facilities | Field visits

• Time: 9:00AM – 1:00PM
• Location: Agronomy Research Farm (ACRE), Indiana Corn and Soybean Innovation Center, Aquaculture Research, Jason Adams, Manager (ICSIC) and Bob Rhode, Director, Aquaculture Center.
• Description: A presentation on the history of the farm, the variety of research Purdue conducts, Purdue’s farm management strategies, and a description of precision agriculture technologies.  Then a tour of the farm and facilities, including machinery, storage and processing.  We will also tour the Innovation Center, the seed processing facilities, storage, drones and sensors as well as high speed computational labs.  Finally, a tour of the Aquaculture Research and Extension Facility with a discussion on technologies for producing fish on farms.

Lunch

• Time: 1:00– 2:30PM
• Location: On own, Earhart and Ford Dining Hall hours 11:00AM – 1:30PM

SAWBO – Scientific Animation without Borders | Academic Session

• Time: 2:30 -4:00PM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116
• Speaker: Barry Pittendrigh, Director of Digital Phenomics; Chris Hoagland, Facility Manager
• Description: The Fellows will learn about Scientific Animations without Borders (SAWBO) - an extension and outreach platform utilizing mobile telephones to transmit scientifically accurate animations particularly for agriculture and oriented towards difficult to reach groups such as minorities, women and low-literacy populations.

Unstructured Time for LDAPs, Focus Project, Ignite Talks and Networking | Focus Project Coaching Time

• Time: 4:00 – 5:30PM
• Location: Wine Library, Food Science Department, Nelson Hall
• Speaker: Christian Butzke, Professor of Food Science.
• Description: Butzke will give a tour and provide the history of Purdue’s entrepreneurial approach for vineyards, embodied in the Department of Food Technology’s wine library and research.   

Dinner

• Time: After 5:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Saturday, July 6, 2024

 Unstructured Time | Free time

• Time: 8:00AM-10:00PM

Lafayette Farmers Market | Social Activity – OPTIONAL/ No Admission Cost

• Time: 8:00AM -12:30PM
• Location: Fifth Street between Main and Columbia, Downtown Lafayette -
• Description: Outdoor market selling fresh garden flowers, baked goods, fruit and vegetables, local honey and jams – and much more. Every Saturday between May to late October.
• Dress Code: Casual

Hospitality Events | Social Activity – OPTIONAL / No Cost   

• Time: 12:30-9:00PM – time will vary by host
• Location: Hosts’ home
• Description: Families in our community volunteer to host 1 to 3 Fellows for a dinner in their home.  This is a wonderful way for the community to connect with the Fellows, learn about their home country and share some “Hoosier Hospitality” and more about the United States. 

Dress Code: Casual or Fellows could wear traditional clothing from their country.

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Optional Religious Observance/Unstructured Time | Unstructured Time

• Time: All Day

Hospitality Events | Social Activity – OPTIONAL / No Cost   

• Time: 12:30-9:00PM – time will vary by host
• Location: Hosts’ home
• Description: Families in our community volunteer to host 1 to 3 Fellows for a dinner in their home.  This is a wonderful way for the community to connect with the Fellows, learn about their home country and share some “Hoosier Hospitality” and more about the United States. 

Dress Code: Casual or Fellows could wear traditional clothing from their country.

Week Four: Entrepreneurship Ecosystems | Agricultural and Digital Technologies

Overview

This week includes a two-day trip to Chicago in coordination with the Notre Dame Leadership Institute in the Business Track.  Fellows will visit businesses and start-ups in Chicago to see entrepreneurial ecosystems in action.  Some sessions will cover agricultural technology adoption and small, local farm production systems.  We continue our sessions on Clifton Strengths, Firestarter, and Community Service.  On Saturday Fellows may choose to participate in the annual Wabash RiverFest which includes many family-friendly activities focused on the Wabash River which runs through Lafayette/West Lafayette.

Focus Project Coaching

As a reminder, Focus Project coaching sessions should be scheduled individually with your Coach based on your mutual availability.  You will confirm with your Coach the best way to connect for your conversation, which may be in person or virtually.  During your meeting with your Coach, you should plan to discuss your Focus Project and how you plan to approach your work over the course of the Institute.

Goals for Week Four:

• Fellows understand entrepreneurial ecosystems and how it helps develop their businesses
• Fellows recognize their leadership strengths and that of others.
• Fellows gain insights on the circular economy as applied to agricultural/rural and urban settings.
• Fellows have an appreciation of culture in large US cities.

Monday, July 8, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am session
• Location: On own, Earhart Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Morning Review | Feedback 

• Time: 8:30-9:00AM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Gary Burniske, Academic Director
• Description: This session will provide an opportunity for Fellows to reflect upon the previous week’s discussion and provide feedback to the Leadership Institute Staff. We will make our best efforts to accommodate Fellow suggestions to improve the effectiveness of the Leadership Institute.

Maximizing Strengths in Your Work with Others | Common Leadership Curriculum Session #3

• Time: 9:00AM – 12:30PM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116
• Facilitator: Scott Hutcheson, Leadership Manager
• Description: This session provides an opportunity to extend the self-awareness gained in the previous session to the formation of highly functional and supportive teams. You will explore natural tendencies and talents and how to nurture these in others for optimal performance.
• Post-Session Assignments: Complete independent work on your Leadership Development and Action Plan (LDAP) to apply leadership learning to your personal context.

Lunch with Institute Staff for Planning Chicago Trips | Practical

• Time: 1:00 – 2:30PM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall Room 116
• Description: Provide details on Chicago trip departure, return, hotel, guidelines and group touring options. Lunch will be provided by Institute.

Creativity and Leadership | Supplemental Leadership Training Activity

• Time: 2:30 -4:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Scott Hutcheson, Leadership Manager and Matt Jones
• Description: LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP) was first developed at the turn of the 21^st century to build leadership in executive education programs. This unique session will go back to LSP roots to help participants flex creative and critical thinking muscles on leadership topics while building with their hands. This session will be led by a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® certified facilitator.
• Pre-Session Assignment: Scott will announce assignment
• Post-Session Assignments: Scott will announce assignment

Unstructured time for LDAPs, Coaches, Focus Projects, Ignite Talks and Networking | Focus Project Coaching Time

• Time: 4:00 – 6:30PM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.
• Speaker: N/A
• Description: Fellows will have unstructured time to work on LDAPs, meet with coaches, work on their Focus Project and pursue networking opportunities.

Dinner

• Time: After 6:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am
• Location: On own, Earhart Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Prophetstown Visit – Work Contribution | Community Service

• Departure: Bus departs from First Street Towers at 8:30 for Prophetstown
• Time: 8:30 AM-1:00PM
• Location: Prophetstown State Park, West Lafayette, IN
• Speaker: Robin Anderson, Events and Education Coordinator - will welcome and direct work
• Description: Purdue staff will provide introduction to community service activity. Fellows will assist with chores on this non-profit, historic, small farm located inside the Prophetstown State Park.  These chores include tending to livestock (chickens, pigs, cattle and horses), helping with maintenance of outbuildings and barn (cleaning, organizing, painting) and tending the heirloom garden (weeding, watering, pruning and harvesting).
• Dress Code: Comfortable clothing – long pants, long sleeved shirts, closed toed shoes and hats recommended.

Lunch

• Time: 1:00– 2:30PM
• Location: On own, Earhart and Ford Dining Hall hours 11:00AM – 1:30PM

Fellow-led Academic Session | Academic Session

• Time: 2:30 – 5:30PM
• Location: Pfendler Agricultural Hall, Room 241 – Dean’s Auditorium
• Speaker: Fellows will lead - so TBD
• Description: Fellows will plan and implement an academic session. May invite outside individuals to attend. 
• Dress Code: Business casual for presenters

Unstructured time for LDAPs, Coaches, Focus Projects and Networking | Focus Project Coaching Time

• Time: 5:30 – 6:30PM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.
• Speaker: N/A
• Description: Fellows will have unstructured time to work on LDAPs, meet with coaches, work on their Focus Project and pursue networking opportunities.

Dinner

• Time: After 6:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am session
• Location: On own, Earhart Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Prophetstown Farm Community Service Debrief/ Community Service

• Time: 8:30-9:00AM
• Location: Whistler Ag Research Hall, Room 116

Ignite Talk Selection | Ignite Talk Activity

• Time: 9:00-10:30AM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Description: Each Fellow who is interested in representing our institute at The Summit will have two minutes to present their pitches.  The Fellows will then vote to select the top one(s).
• Dress Code: Business casual for presenters

Technology Adoption | Academic Session

• Time: 10:30AM -12:00PM
• Location: Ag Alumni Seed Phenotyping Facility, 160 S. Russell Street, WL
• Speaker: Yang Yang, Director of Digital Phenomics; Chris Hoagland, Facility Manager
• Description: The Fellows will visit the Controlled Climate Phenomics Facility on Purdue’s campus to learn about agricultural automation for enhancing crop growth and productivity

Lunch

• Time: 12:00– 1:30PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 11:00AM – 1:30PM

Firestarter Session 3 | Academic Session

• Time: 1:30 - 3:00PM
• Location: MatchBOX Co-working Studio, 17 S. 6^th Street, Lafayette
• Speaker: Evan Rocheford, CEO of NutraMaize and Instructor for Purdue Innovates
• Description: Entrepreneurial Training – this session will examine various business models, the strengths and challenges of the various approaches, and how to assemble a team and set milestones along the path to business success.

Matchbox Networking Panel and Gathering| Networking Activity

• Time: 3:00 – 6:30PM
• Location: MatchBOX Co-working studio, 17 S. 6th Street, Lafayette
• Speaker: Amanda Findlay, Managing Director
• Description: The Fellows will participate in a networking event at MatchBOX, which functions like an incubator to new start-ups, and will meet with entrepreneurs. A panel will be formed of several entrepreneurs to discuss the challenges and opportunities for their start-ups.  Upon conclusion of the panel, there will be a social mixer for Fellows to network with a larger number of invited business leaders.

Dinner

• Time: After 6:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:15AM departure for Chicago
• Location: On own

Bus Load and Depart for Chicago and with Site Visits in Route

• Time: 8:00AM in Lobby – Bus will depart at 8:15AM
• Location: First Street Towers Residence Hall
• Dress Code: Business casual dress

Site Visits to Fair Oaks Farms, Fair Oaks, IN| Site Visit

• Time: 9:00AM – 12:00PM CT (Note change in time zone)
• Location: Fair Oaks Farms, 856 N. 600 East, Fair Oaks, Indiana
• Facilitator: Lisa Roozee, Tour Organizer
• Description: Fair Oaks Farm is a modern dairy and pig operation which recycles and uses all waste. Fellows will learn about our ever-changing planet and see how Fair Oaks is leading the future of food! There is no better place to learn about and experience modern farming. Will include a picnic box lunch at the end of our tour. 

Transition Time – Fair Oaks, IN to Hotel Arlo, Chicago, IL

• Time: 12:00PM CT – 1:30PM CT

Hotel Check-in/Drop Luggage

• Time: 1:30PM – 1:50PM CT
• Location: Arlo Hotel Chicago, 168 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

Transition Time – Hotel Arlo to Council on Global Affairs, Chicago, IL

• Time: 1:50PM CT – 2:00PM CT

Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Chicago | Site Visit

• Time: 2:00 – 3:30PM CT
• Location: Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Two Prudential Plaza, 180 N. Stetson Ave, #1400- First Floor, Chicago, IL
• Speaker: Natalie Burdsall, Communications Officer, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
• Description: The Fellows will participate in a discussion with the leaders of Chicago Council’s Global Agriculture and Food Security division on global policy issues contributing towards food insecurity in Africa, and policy recommendations on how trade and investment in agriculture can help improve food and nutritional security in Africa.
• Dress Code: Business Casual

Transition Time – To Reception with Notre Dame Cohort, Location TBD, Chicago, IL

• Time: 3:30 – 4:00PM CT

Reception with Notre Dame Cohort, Chicago | Site Visit

• Time: 4:00 – 6:30PM CT
• Location: TBD  Chicago, IL
• Speaker: TBD
• Description: Possible presentation followed by a social and professional networking event between the Mandela Washington Fellows cohorts from the Purdue and Notre Dame universities. 
• Dress Code: Business Casual

Return to Arlo Hotel Chicago

• Time: 6:30-7:00 PM CT
• Location: 168 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL

Dinner

• Time: After 7:00PM CT
• Location: On own, have restaurant at hotel

Friday, July 12, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: Before 9:00AM CT
• Location: On own, there is a restaurant at the hotel

Bus Load and Depart for The Plant

• Time: 9:15AM Meet in hotel lobby - Bus will depart at 9:30AM

The Plant | Site Visit

• Time: 10:00AM -12:30 PM CT
• Location: 1400 W. 46th Street, Chicago, IL
• Facilitator: John Edel, Founder of The Plant and owner of Bubbly Dynamics LLC
• Description: The Plant serves as a living laboratory that demonstrates techniques for reimagining waste as a resource, achieving economies of scale and incubating small businesses.
• Dress Code: Comfortable clothing and shoes for walking

Lunch, Dinner and Free Time in Chicago| Free time

• Time: 12:30 – 7:00PM CT
• Free Time Options: Several organized options will be discussed and booked ahead for Fellows interested.  All entry fees and meals are at Fellows’ expense
• Departure Location: All will meet back at Arlo Hotel Chicago at 6:30PM CT to collect luggage and board bus – bus will depart at 7:00PM CT. Will arrive back to Purdue around 10:30PM ET.

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Unstructured Time | Free time

• Time: 8:00AM-10:00PM

Lafayette Farmers Market | Social Activity – OPTIONAL/ No Admission Cost

• Time: 8:00AM -12:30PM
• Location: Fifth Street between Main and Columbia, Downtown Lafayette -
• Description: Free to explore an outdoor market selling fresh garden flowers, baked goods, fruit and vegetables, local honey and jams – and much more. Every Saturday between May to late October.

Wabash RiverFest | Social Activity – OPTIONAL / No cost

• Time: 9:00AM -4:00PM
• Location: Tapawingo Park, West Lafayette
• Description: RiverFest is a family-friendly event that brings people to the shores of Wabash to celebrate one of the area’s greatest natural resources. Enjoy live music, educational opportunities, a 5K run/walk and watch voyageur canoe race team battle it our on the Wabash River. Free to explore on your own.

Hospitality Dinners | Social Activity – OPTIONAL / No Cost   

• Time: 6:00-9:00PM – time will vary by host
• Location: Hosts’ home
• Description: Families in our community volunteer to host 1 to 3 Fellows for a dinner in their home.  This is a wonderful way for the community to connect with the Fellows, learn about their home country and share some “Hoosier Hospitality” and more about the United States. 

Dress Code: Casual or Fellows could wear traditional clothing from their country.

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Optional Religious Observance/Unstructured Time | Unstructured Time

• Time: All Day

Hospitality Event | Social Activity – OPTIONAL / No Cost   

• Time: 12:00-9:00PM – time will vary by host
• Location: Hosts’ home
• Description: Families in our community volunteer to host 1 to 3 Fellows for a dinner in their home.  This is a wonderful way for the community to connect with the Fellows, learn about their home country and share some “Hoosier Hospitality” and more about the United States. 

Dress Code: Casual or Fellows could wear traditional clothing from their country.

Week Five: Networking | Challenges and Opportunities for Start-ups | Leadership and Innovation

Overview

Week five includes two visits to Indianapolis.  We will spend the morning touring the State House, followed by a tour around the track of the World-Famous Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway, and a visit to a local sustainable agribusiness.  On Nelson Mandela Day our Fellows will get to be part of a Nelson Mandela celebration and Grand Opening of a Nelson Mandela Exhibit at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum.  The academic sessions will strengthen entrepreneurial and leadership skills.  Fellows will have an opportunity to practices their pitches.  On Saturday we have been invited to join NICHES for an afternoon/evening Hiking and Pizza Party event.

Focus Project Coaching

As a reminder, Focus Project coaching sessions should be scheduled individually with your Coach based on your mutual availability.  You will confirm with your Coach the best way to connect for your conversation, which may be in person or virtually.  During your meeting with your Coach, you should plan to discuss your Focus Project and how you plan to approach your work over the course of the Institute.

Goals for Week Five:

• Fellows build their networks in diverse entrepreneurial communities.
• Fellows share their cultures and celebrate Nelson Mandela Day with children, youth and adults in a unique setting.
• Fellows become familiar with sustainable agriculture and “farm to fork” concepts.
• Fellows understand the linkage between leadership and innovation.

Monday, July 15, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am session
• Location: On own, Earhart Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Unstructured Time for LDAPs, Focus Project, Ignite Talks and Networking | Focus Project Coaching Time

• Time: 8:30-10:00AM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.
• Description: Platform for mentors and Fellows to interact and share interests and experiences. Fellows will have unstructured time to work on LDAPs, meet with coaches, work on their Focus Project and pursue networking opportunities.

Morning Review | Feedback 

• Time: 10:00-10:30AM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Gary Burniske, Academic Director
• Description: This session will provide an overview of the agenda and activities for the upcoming week.  Also, it is an opportunity for Fellows to reflect upon the previous week’s discussion and provide feedback to the Leadership Institute Staff.  We will make our best efforts to accommodate Fellow suggestions to improve the effectiveness of the Leadership Institute.

Firestarter Session 4 | Academic Session

• Time: 10:30AM – 12:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Evan Rocheford, CEO of NutraMaize and Instructor for The Foundry
• Description: Entrepreneurial Training – this session will focus on fundraising principles, start-up finances, attracting investments

Working Lunch

• Time: 12:00– 1:30PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Facilitators: Evan Rocheford and Marcus Mues
• Description: Institute provided lunch. Fellows will have time to on their posters with Evan and Marcus. Posters must be submitted to for printing no later than Tuesday, July 16 at 5:00PM

Connecting Values to Visions | Common Leadership Curriculum Session #4

• Time: 1:30 – 4:30PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Facilitator: Scott Hutcheson, Leadership Manager
• Description: You will use this session to explore the intersection of Strengths and values to create personal leadership visions.
• Post-Session Assignments: Complete independent work on your Leadership Development and Action Plan (LDAP) to apply leadership learning to your personal context.

Unstructured Time for LDAPs, Focus Project, Ignite Talks and Networking | Focus Project Coaching Time

• Time: 4:30 – 6:00PM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.
• Description: Platform for mentors and Fellows to interact and share interests and experiences. Fellows will have unstructured time to work on LDAPs, meet with coaches, work on their Focus Project and pursue networking opportunities.

Dinner

• Time: After 6:00 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am session
• Location: On own, Earhart Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Food Finders Food Bank– Work Contribution and Lunch | Community Service Activity

• Time: 8:30AM – 1:30PM – Vans will depart from First Street Towers at 8:30AM
• Location: Food Finders Food Bank, 1204 Greenbush Street, Lafayette, IN
• Facilitator:  Blair DeLong, Director, Volunteer Engagement
• Description: Purdue Staff will introduce the community service activity. Vans will transport Fellows to location. You will be introduced to our local food pantry that serves Tippecanoe County in addition to 12 neighboring counties. They will get to visit the New Fresh Market and Fellows will receive training on their projects when they arrive.  They will assist the Food Resource and Education Center by helping with the following tasks:
  • Sort through donated non-perishable food items
  • Repackage bulk food items into family-sized portions
  • Bag produce into family-sized portions
  • Will end with box lunch and presentation by Food Finders staff
• Dress Code: Comfortable clothing and shoes for walking

ICON Drone Demonstration | Academic Session

• Time: 2:00 – 4:00PM
• Location: Purdue Airport, Hangar #4
• Facilitator: James Goppert, Director of PURT
• Description: Visit Purdue UAS Research and Test Facility (PURT) and learn about cutting edge motion-capture systems that is unmatched in its size and is accuracy.  This camera system gives Purdue researchers unmatched precision to develop the unmanned aerial systems essential to the future of mobility.

Unstructured Time for LDAPs, Focus Project, Ignite Talks and Networking | Focus Project Coaching Time OPTIONAL

• Time: 4:00 – 5:30PM
• Location: Fellows have the option to have Networking meetings, use time to finish poster or may join a tour of the Purdue airport

Dinner

• Time: After 5:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:00am departure for Indianapolis
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Bus Load and Depart for Indianapolis Visits |         

• Time: 7:45AM – meet in Lobby. Bus will depart at 8:00AM
• Location: First Street Towers Residence Hall
• Dress Code: Comfortable clothing for hot weather and shoes for walking

Food Finders Food Bank Community Service Debrief/ Community Service

• Time: 8:30-9:00AM
• Location: On bus to Indianapolis

Indianapolis Visits | Site visit activity

• Time: 9:30 – 11:00AM
• Location: Indiana State House, 200 W. Washington St.
• Description: The visit will entail meeting Indiana government officials such as the Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, the Director of the Department of Agriculture and touring the State House.
• Dress Code: Business Casual – comfortable shoes for walking

Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway Visit | Site visit activity

• Time: 11:30AM – 12:00PM
• Location: Indianapolis 500 Track Tour
• Description: The visit will include bus ride around the world famous Indianapolis 500 Racetrack.

Lunch

• Time: 12:00– 1:30PM
• Location: Box lunch in Indianapolis city park

Transition/Travel to Tyner Pond

• Time: 1:30– 2:00PM

Tyner Pond Agribusiness Visit | Site visit activity

• Time: 2:00 – 5:30PM
• Location: Tyner Pond Farms
• Description: Tour Tyner Pond Farms that has a mission to provide grass-fed beef, local pork, pasture -raised chicken and turkey unmatched in quality and nutrition by using Regenerative farming practices. The farm is improving Soil Health while building and strengthening the local community by providing drug-free humanely-raised animals to consumers. Tyner Pond Farms runs restaurants and food outlets in the Greenfield/Indianapolis area as a sustainable farm to fork enterprise.

Dinner

• Time: 5:30 – 7:00PM
• Location: Griggsby Station Restaurant, Greenfield, IN
• Description: Dine at the restaurant serving food from Tyner Pond Farm.  Dinner at own expense.  Turn home by 8:30PM

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am session
• Location: On own, Earhart Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Food Entrepreneurship and Manufacturing Institute (FEMI) | Academic Session 

• Time: 8:30-10:00AM
• Location: Nelson Food Science Technology building
• Speaker: Allison Kingery, Managing Director of FEMI
• Description: FEMI is a brand-new Institute that supports entrepreneurs becoming engaged in food processing manufacturing following best practices for food quality and food safety. The Fellows will tour the food processing facilities and discuss innovations in the food and beverage industry.

Barriers to Diversity and Racism in Agriculture | Academic Session

• Time: 10:00– 11:30AM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Steve Hallett, Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
• Description: This session will address barriers for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) participation in the agricultural sector in Indiana and the United States. It will also discuss past and current racism structurally inherent in food systems.

Lunch

• Time: 11:30AM– 1:00PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 11:00AM – 1:30PM

Prepare for Nelson Mandela Day Celebration at Children’s Museum | Cultural Site Visit

• Time: 1:00-2:00PM
• Description: Fellows will prepare cultural information to share at Nelson Mandela Exhibit Open House.
• Dress: Traditional dress

Vans Load and Depart for Indianapolis Visits | Cultural Site Visit

• Time: 2:00PM – Meet in Lobby - Vans depart at 2:00PM
• Location: First Street Towers Residence Hall
• Dress Code: Business or Traditional dress

Transition/Travel

• Time: 2:00– 3:30PM

Tour Indianapolis Children’s Museum and Participate in Nelson Mandela Exhibit Grand Opening, Light Dinner | Cultural Site Visit

• Time: 3:30-6:30PM
• Location: Indianapolis Children’s Museum, 3000 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis
• Description: Fellows will wear traditional clothing and prepare cultural information to share at Nelson Mandela Exhibit Open House.
• Dress: Traditional dress

Fellow Led Cultural Session and Reflection on Nelson Mandela Day | Cultural Site Visit

• Time: 6:30-8:00PM
• Location: Indianapolis Children’s Museum, 3000 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis
• Description: Fellows will wear traditional clothing and share cultural information during the inauguration of the Nelson Mandela Exhibit. One or more of the Fellows will participate in a high-level panel of Indianapolis dignitaries as part of the inauguration, and will then have an opportunity to talk with people about themselves and their countries.  About 300 people are anticipated to attend the inauguration and subsequent activities.
• Dress: Traditional dress

Friday, July 19, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am session
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Morning Review | Feedback 

• Time: 8:30-9:00AM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Gary Burniske, Academic Director
• Description: This session will provide an overview of the agenda and activities for the upcoming week.  Also, it is an opportunity for Fellows to reflect upon the previous week’s activities and discussions and provide feedback to the Leadership Institute Staff.  We will make our best efforts to accommodate Fellow suggestions to improve the effectiveness of the Leadership Institute.

Practice Pitch Sessions | Unstructured time

• Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Description: Fellows present their Pitches/Ignite Talks to the group and get feedback to fine tune their pitch for next week.

Lunch

• Time: 12:00– 1:30PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 11:00AM – 1:30PM

Fellow Poster Presentation and Networking Event with Lafayette Entrepreneurs | Networking Activity

• Time: 1:30 – 7:30PM - Vans will pick-up Fellows from First Street Towers at 1:30PM
• Location: The Spot, 409 South Fourth Street, Lafayette
• Description: Fellows will participate in a networking event sponsored by the College of Agriculture that will include businesses along the agricultural value chain, as well as faculty, staff and students and the greater Lafayette community. Fellows’ will bring their posters for presentation to attendees. Following the poster presentations, networking will continue with social mixer which will include fired-oven pizza, and an African/Caribbean/Latino musical band.
• Dress Code: Business Casualor Traditional clothing

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Unstructured Time | Free time

• Time: 8:00AM-2:30PM

NICHES Hiking and Build Your Own Pizza Party | Social Activity

• Time: 1:00 – 8:00PM – Vans will provide transportation from First Street Towers
• Location: 3781 B, 50 W, Williamsport, IN
• Description: The NICHES group has invited the Fellows to join them for an afternoon of hiking along Pine Creek followed by a pizza party. Great outdoor and connection building fun. 
• Dress Code: Comfortable clothing and closed-toed shoes for hiking.

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Optional Religious Observance/Unstructured Time | Unstructured Time

• Time: All Day

Hospitality Dinners | Social Activity – OPTIONAL / No Cost     

• Time: 12:00-9:00PM – times will vary by host
• Location: Hosts’ home
• Description: Families in our community volunteer to host 1 to 3 Fellows for a dinner in their home.  This is a wonderful way for the community to connect with the Fellows, learn about their home country and share some “Hoosier Hospitality” and more about the United States. 
• Dress Code: Casual or Fellows could wear traditional clothing from their country.

Week Six: Pitches and Presentations | Completing LDAPs and Focus Projects | Summit Preparation

Overview

This final week of the Leadership Institute will complete the Clifton Strengths and Firestarter sessions as well as wrap up individual coaching sessions.  The Fellows are expected to complete their LDAPs, Focus Projects and refine their pitches.  There will also be ample time for networking and personal pursuits.  This week also includes the two-day Final Pitch Presentations to an audience.  Finally, the Fellows will provide institute feedback and evaluations and will have a session to prepare for the Summit in Washington DC.  We will organize a closing / farewell dinner.  Fellows will have time to prepare for their departure back to their home countries.

Focus Project Coaching

As a reminder, Focus Project coaching sessions should be scheduled individually with your Coach based on your mutual availability.  You will confirm with your Coach the best way to connect for your conversation, which may be in person or virtually.  During your meeting with your Coach, you should wrap up Focus Project, practice your pitches/ignite talks with your coach and determine how you will stay in touch after the Leadership Institute ends.

Goals for Week Six:

• Fellows prepare and deliver exciting Ignite Talks.
• Fellows view different perspectives in agricultural entrepreneurship
• Fellows complete their LDAPs and Focus projects.
• Fellows are prepared for the Summit.
• Fellows share their perspectives about the Leadership Institute and how to improve it.

Monday, July 22, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am departure for Crawfordsville
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Vans to Crawfordsville Site Visits

• Time: 8:30-9:30AM Vans load and depart at 8:30AM
• Location: First Street Towers Residence Hall
• Dress Code: Comfortable clothing for hot weather and shoes for walking

Ag Alumni Seed | Site Visit

• Time: 9:30 – 11:00AM
• Location: Ag Alumni Seed, 702 IN 28-E, Romney, IN
• Description: Ag Alumni Seed is the world’s leading breeder, producer and marketer of hybrid popcorn seed. Fellows will tour the farm operations, including production and processing. They will learn of opportunities for become engaged as African popcorn producers.
• Dress Code: Comfortable, closed-toed shoes for walking

Fresh Cut by Shannon Family Farm | Site Visit

• Time: 11:00AM – 1:00PM
• Location: 1434 E 600 S, Crawfordsville, IN
• Description: Shannon Family Farms started as a niche market livestock farm but has recently changed their business focus to agritourism and seasonal cut flowers and beekeeping.  Their business story is interesting and highlights the growth in agritourism. 
• Dress Code: Comfortable, closed-toed shoes for walking

Lunch

• Time: 1:00– 2:00PM
• Location: On own, Vans will stop at area with local restaurant food options

Travel back to Campus

• Time: 2:00– 2:30PM

Unstructured Time for LDAPs, Focus Project, Ignite Talks and Networking | Focus Project Coaching Time

• Time: 2:30-6:30PM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 available or select own location
• Speaker: NA
• Description: Fellow time to wrap-up work and networking.

Dinner

• Time: After 6:00 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am session
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Morning Review | Feedback 

• Time: 8:30-9:00AM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Gary Burniske, Academic Director
• Description: This session will provide an overview of the agenda and activities for the upcoming week.  Also, it is an opportunity for Fellows to reflect upon the previous week’s activities and discussions and provide feedback to the Leadership Institute Staff.  We will make our best efforts to accommodate Fellow suggestions to improve the effectiveness of the Leadership Institute

Practice Pitch Sessions | Unstructured time

• Time: 9:00AM -12:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: NA
• Description: Fellows present their pitches to the group and get feedback to fine tune their pitch.

Lunch

• Time: 12:00– 1:30PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 11:00AM – 1:30PM

Firestarter – Session 5 and Wrap-Up | Academic Session

• Time: 1:30 – 3:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Evan Rocheford, CEO NutraMaize and Instructor for The Foundry
• Description: Purdue Ventures – thinking as investors. This final Firestarter session will go into depth about attracting investors and becoming investors.

Visit Location of Final Pitch Presentations | Ignite Talks

• Time: 3:00 -3:30PM
• Location: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Room 131, 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive, WL
• Speaker: NA
• Description: Let Fellows visit and see room and setup where they will present their final pitches the next two days.

Unstructured time for Networking and Pitch Preparation | Free Time

• Time: 3:30 – 6:30PM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.
• Description: Fellows may use time as needed - practice their Pitches/Ignite Talks, meet with Coaches or networking.

Dinner

• Time: After 6:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Unstructured time | Unstructured time

• Time: 8:30 - 9:00AM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.

Unstructured time for Networking and Pitch Preparation | Pitch Preparation Time

• Time: 9:00AM – 12:00PM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.
• Description: Fellows will have unstructured time to work on Pitch presentations and to meet with coaches, or networking with others.

Lunch

• Time: 12:00 – 2:00PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 11:00AM -1:30PM

Final Fellow Pitches to Purdue and Fellowship Stakeholder Audience – Group 1 | Ignite Talks

• Time: 2:00 -5:30PM
• Location: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Room 131, 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive, WL
• Speaker: Fellows presenting final pitches. Half of the Fellows will present. 
• Description: Fellows will have an opportunity to make their final pitches to an audience that includes other Fellows, entrepreneurs, coaches/mentors and other stakeholders.
• Dress Code: Business or traditional dress if desired

Unstructured time for Networking and Pitch Q&A | Networking

• Time: 5:30 – 6:30PM
• Location: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Atrium - Room 134
• Description: Networking reception time for audience to meet with Fellows post their Pitch presentations.

Dinner

• Time: After 6:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Unstructured time | Unstructured time

• Time: 8:30 - 9:00AM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.

Unstructured time for Networking and Pitch Preparation | Pitch Preparation Time

• Time: 9:00AM – 12:00PM
• Location: Whistler Room 116 will be available or select own location.
• Description: Fellows will have unstructured time to work on Pitch presentations and to meet with coaches, or networking with others.

Lunch

• Time: 12:00 – 2:00PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 11:00AM -1:30PM

Final Fellow Pitches to Purdue and Fellowship Stakeholder Audience – Group 2 | Ignite Talks

• Time: 2:00 -5:30PM
• Location: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Room 131, 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive, WL
• Speaker: Fellows presenting final pitches. Half of the Fellows will present. 
• Description: Fellows will have an opportunity to make their final pitches to an audience that includes other Fellows, entrepreneurs, coaches/mentors and other stakeholders.
• Dress Code: Business or traditional dress if desired

Unstructured time for Networking and Pitch Q&A | Networking

• Time: 5:30 – 6:30PM
• Location: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Atrium - Room 134
• Description: Networking reception time for audience to meet with Fellows post their Pitch presentations.

Dinner

• Time: After 6:30 PM
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours 5:00- 7:00PM

Friday, July 26, 2024

Breakfast

• Time: before 8:30am session
• Location: On own, Earhart or Ford Dining Hall hours – 7:00 – 8:30AM

Putting It All Together: Leading with Purpose & Strength | Common Leadership Curriculum Session #5

• Time: 8:30 – 11:30AM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Facilitator: Scott Hutcheson, Leadership Manager
• Description: This culminating leadership session bridges learning from prior sessions to your ongoing leadership journeys. You will develop initial plans to overcome anticipated barriers to achieving your leadership visions when returning home.
• Post-Session Assignments: Complete independent work on your Leadership Development and Action Plan (LDAP) to apply leadership learning to your personal context.

Preparation for Washington, D.C. Summit | Practical Activity

• Time: 11:30AM – 1:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Gary Burniske, Academic Director, Lynn Cornell, Co-Administrative Director
• Description: We will go over the agenda and logistical preparations for the Summit in Washington DC.

Lunch

• Time: 1:00– 2:30PM
• Location: On own

Post-Institute Debrief and Feedback and Evaluation | Reflection, Feedback, Post-Institute Survey

• Time: 2:30 – 5:00PM
• Location: Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Room 116
• Speaker: Gary Burniske, Academic Director
• Description: As part of this session, you will complete the required post-Institute survey to provide feedback on your Leadership Institute experience. In addition, Fellows will participate in a facilitated open discussion to provide feedback on the structure of the Leadership Institute, agenda, methodologies as well as suggestions for improving future institutes.  
• Note: The Post-Institute Survey will need to be completed on an electronic device. You may use a personal laptop or smartphone, or Institute staff will assist you in identifying a device you can use.

Preparation and Transition to Final Dinner

• Time: 5:00 – 6:00PM Vans will pickup Fellows at First Street Towers – depart at 5:45PM

Closing Reception and Farewell Dinner| Social Activity

• Time: 6:00 – 8:30PM
• Location: Outpost Catering, 2501 Old US 231 South, Lafayette
• Speaker: Alyssa Wilcox, Chief of Staff, Office of the President, and Senior Vice President for Partnerships
• Description: An award ceremony and farewell session will be held for the Fellows and guests.
• Dress Code: Business Professional or traditional attire

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Prepare for Departure | Unstructured Time

• Time: 8:30AM – 4:00PM
• Description: Fellows will have the entire day to themselves to prepare for departure, and last-minute farewells.

Bag Drop for Departure Next Day | Practical

• Time: 4:00 – 5:00PM
• Location: First Street Tower Residence Hall Lobby
• Facilitator: Purdue Institute Staff
• Description: Fellows will bring their 2 checked bags to the Lobby of First Street Towers. Each piece of luggage will be weighed and tagged.  Luggage that is overweight will need to be redistributed into your carry-on or extra bags – or additional fees will be charged at the airport. All checked luggage will be held overnight and Fellows will not have access to the luggage until it is removed from the bus on Sunday July 28 at the airport.  Any overweight, oversized or excess luggage expenses must be paid by the Fellow from their stipend money.

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Departure Day | Unstructured Time

Bus Load and Travel to Indianapolis Airport

• Time: TBD once we have flight schedules – Bus will take group to Indianapolis airport
• Location: First Street Towers Residence Hall
• Dress Code: Comfortable clothing for traveling
• Description: All will travel on same flight to Washington DC.  We will schedule to arrive 2 hours in advance of our flight time.  Remember bags must not weigh over 50lbs/23kg – or you will have to pay an overweight charge.  Two checked bags will be allowed/covered by IREX funds.  Additional bags will be Fellow’s expense.  Airport does not accept cash.  You may use your IREX debit card or airport has machines to purchase card by inserting cash.