The new VPs: Exploring new vistas at DePauw Three more new vice presidents have recently joined DePauw. To get a glimpse of their personal and professional philosophy and values, we asked them to provide a quote that speaks to them, as well as a personal statement about their motivation to work at DePauw. DIONNE JACKSON was named DePauw’s vice president for institutional equity. She most recently was the chief equity officer for the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, and previously was vice president for diversity and inclusion, chief diversity officer and a tenured associate professor of education at her undergraduate alma mater, Hendrix College.
INSPIRATION
IN HER OWN WORDS
“What I really would like said about me is that I dared to love. By love, I mean that condition in the human spirit so profound it encourages us to develop courage and build bridges, and then to trust those bridges and cross the bridges in attempts to reach other human beings.”
“As a graduate of a liberal arts institution, I know the significant impact a liberal arts education can have on the life of an individual. This, coupled with DePauw’s values of collaboration, freedom of expression and diversity and inclusion, is the reason why I am excited to join the DePauw University community. I look forward to engaging in our strategic efforts around institutional equity to bridge access and opportunity through our policies, procedures and programs.”
– Maya Angelou, poet, memoirist and civil rights activist
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JOHN MARK DAY is DePauw’s new vice president for student affairs and dean of students. He comes from Oklahoma State University, where he was director of leadership and campus life for seven years.
