We are excited to announce that Marquis Davis has accepted the role of Director of Academic Diversity in the College of the Arts. Marquis has worked at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ since 2015, serving in a variety of roles related to advising, retention, and DEIA.
Marquis earned his Bachelor of Science in Sports Administration in 2012 from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University. He also earned a Master of Arts in Sport and Recreation Management in 2015 from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University. Marquis is a strong advocate for student success, not only in their academic, but in their personal lives. Marquis joined DEI after spending the last five years in the Undergraduate Programs Office in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship as their Academic Diversity Outreach Coordinator. Marquis was very instrumental with helping create diversity initiatives with the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship; Diversity in Business (an interest area) within the Business Learning Community (BLC), developing the Cultural Diversity course for first-year students in the BLC, and establishing The Network. Marquis has a passion for developing creative diversity programming for faculty, staff and students.
We look forward to welcoming Marquis to Cartwright Hall this May.