Lauren (Chism) Schmidt joined the Center in January of 2016, after nearly 15 years of work at IUPUI directing and teaching in Themed Learning Communities, and serving as Director of Programs and Evaluation in the School of Medicine. She received a post-graduate certificate in Institutional Research from Humboldt State University, a M.S. Ed. in Higher Education Administration from Indiana University, and a BA in Religious Studies from the College of Charleston.