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Dr. Maurice Stinnett to be 2022 commencement speaker Dr. Maurice A. Stinnett will be Indiana Tech’s featured speaker for both of the university's 2022 commencement ceremonies. Dr. Stinnett is an experienced leader and expert in the areas of diversity, inclusion and equity across the nonprofit, education, and corporate sectors. He serves as global head of equity, diversity and inclusion at Warner Music Group, a leader in global music entertainment. In his role at WMG, Dr. Stinnett spearheads the company’s equity SAVE THE DATE: initiatives and implements tailored strategies and programs designed to cultivate a diverse Graduate and inclusive company culture. Commencement Dr. Stinnett previously made history as inaugural Ceremony vice president of diversity and inclusion for BSE Global, owner of Barclays Center and the NBA’s (master's, doctoral degrees) Brooklyn Nets, where he provided leadership and Friday, May 13 • 7 p.m. support across BSE’s brands. Dr. Stinnett was the Schaefer Center, Indiana Tech's first Black man appointed vice president of diversity main campus and inclusion for an NBA team. His earlier career experience includes roles in Undergraduate higher education and nonprofit leadership. He Commencement held positions as vice President of engagement Ceremony and chief diversity officer at Cleveland State University and as dean of students at Central (associate, bachelor's degrees) State University. In the nonprofit sector, he acted Saturday, May 14 • 12:30 p.m. as senior director of community engagement and Allen County War Memorial education at CentroNia, a multicultural, bilingual Coliseum, Fort Wayne education nonprofit located in Washington, D.C., and chairman for the World Leadership Program, a White House initiative under the Obama administration that sought to spark learning and dialogue between graduate students and universities in the Middle East and the United States. Dr. Stinnett is an energetic presenter who is a fierce advocate for equity and inclusion. He has been recognized for his work by various organizations, including receiving the Jackie Robinson Trailblazer Award from Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition and being named to the The Responsible 100 corporate leaders list by City & State New York. He is proud to serve as a member of the advisory board of the Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund, and as a Social Justice Ambassador for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s National Racial Equity Initiative. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business from Central State University, a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological
Seminary and a Master of Education and Doctor of Education and Organizational Leadership from Columbia University. “All of us in the Indiana Tech community are proud to welcome Dr. Stinnett as our 2022 commencement speaker,” Indiana Tech president Karl Einolf said. “He is a renowned leader whose work, experiences and impact on others are a clear demonstration to all of our students of what it means to live a life of significance and worth. His story and commitment to community will be an inspiration to each of our graduates.” Dr. Stinnett has previously spoken on Indiana Tech’s campus, serving as the keynote speaker for the university’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration in January 2020. He also addressed the Warrior community during Indiana Tech’s online celebration of graduates in May 2020. Indiana Tech's graduate commencement ceremony for master’s and Ph.D. graduates is on Friday, May 13, at 7 p.m., in the Schaefer Center on the university's main campus. It is free and open to all Indiana Tech students, families, alumni and the public—no tickets are required. The university's undergraduate commencement ceremony for associate and bachelor's graduates is on Saturday, May 14, at 12:30 p.m., at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. It is also free and open to families, friends and community members. For more information, please visit indianatech.edu/commencement. Indiana Tech Magazine
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