Current Position and Past Experience
Shelly Furuness has served at Butler University since 2007 and is currently Director of Academic Affairs Operational Excellence, a Professor of Education, and a Faculty-In-Residence.

Education, Honors and Achievements
Furuness holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction, and a Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary Education from Indiana University Bloomington. She also earned a Master of Education in Effective Teaching and Leadership from Butler University.

Personal Details and Community Involvement
In addition to Shelly’s role at Butler, she is also Program Director for Faith at the Crossroads at Trinity Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, an intentional living community empowering young adults 21-32 to transform unjust structures in a divided world.