Dwaun Warmack Explained

Dwaun J. Warmack
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma Mater:Delta State University,
Union University
Education:Harvard University
Office:9th President of Claflin University
Termstart:August 1, 2019
Predecessor:Henry N. Tisdale
Office1:19th President of Harris–Stowe State University
Termstart1:July 14, 2014
Termend1:July 31, 2019
Predecessor1:Albert Walker
Successor1:Corey S. Bradford

Dwaun J. Warmack (born) is an Amеrican univеrsity administrator and currеnt prеsidеnt of Claflin University, a historically black institution in Orangеburg, South Carolina. Hе became the 9th President of Claflin University in 2019. Before his tеnurе at Claflin, Warmack was thе 19th Prеsidеnt of Harris–Stowe State University, in St. Louis, Missouri, from July 2014 to July 2019.

Education

Warmack attended Jared W. Finney High School in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Delta State University with a bachelor's degree in education and master's degree in sociology in 2006, the first generation of his family to do so.[1] [2] He received his doctorate in educational leadership with a specialization in higher education from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee in 2011. He completed his post-doctoral studies in educational leadership at Harvard University School of Education in 2015.[3]

Career

In 1999, his work in higher education began at his alma mater, Delta State University, as coordinator of student development and activities and as a financial aid counselor until 2002 when he was then promoted to director of multicultural affairs and multicultural center.

He worked at Western Carolina University (WCU), as an associate director of the University Center and director of programs, before joining Rhodes.[4] In July 2005, he began at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, as associate dean of students; where he founded the Western North Carolina Minority Networking Program. From 2010 until 2014, he was vice president for enrollment management and student affairs and senior vice president of administration and student services at Bethune-Cookman University.

Warmack became the 19th president of Harris–Stowe State University on July 14, 2014, succeeding Albert Walker.[5] [6] The following year, there was a 25% increase in enrollment, approximately 9 million dollars in external funding, and the passing of Senate Bill 334, which allows the university to grant master's degrees. He left Harris–Stowe in July 31, 2019.[7]

On August 1, 2019, Warmack became the ninth president of Claflin University, succeeding Henry N. Tisdale.[8] Warmack created several new programs at Claflin, including Claflin University’s Quality Enhancement Plan, CU-S.T.A.R.S, and the "Elevation and Transformation" initiative.[9] This included the Pathways from Prison Program, a program in the Center for Social Justice that aimed to assist currently or formerly incarcerated individuals.[10] [11]

In March 2022, Warmack hosted a ceremony for a new three-story, 85,000-square-foot Student Center on Claflin's campus. The project received funding of 30 million dollars and was expected to be opened in late 2023.[12] Later in May, he signed an agreement with London Metropolitan University Vice-Chancellor Lynn Dobbs to begin an academic partnership between Claflin and London Metropolitan, offering research opportunities and study abroad programs.[13]

Affiliations, honors, and awards

In 2000, Warmack was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa as a faculty and staff member at Delta State University.[14]

He has appeared in the Detroit Free Press and on NPR to discuss educational issues that impact the nation.[15] [16] He currently is on the boards of Cortex, the Saint Louis Science Center, the St. Louis Regional Chamber, The Muny, the Grand Center and the United Way of Greater St. Louis, and Greater St. Louis Area Council Boy Scouts of America. Warmack was also selected as a 2019 Eisenhower Fellow. He was one out of 13 U.S. leaders selected and the only one from an academic institution.[17] His research was on reducing mass incarceration through education and rehabilitation.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet Our President . 2023-11-19 . www.claflin.edu.
  2. News: Harris . Bradley . 2019-06-16 . Clafin's new president focused on values, family . A1–A2 . . 2023-02-28.
  3. News: 2019-06-16 . President (from A1) . live . https://wayback-api.archive.org/web/20230228070638/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119874377/president-from-a1/ . February 28, 2023 . 2023-02-28 . . A1–A2 . Digital newspaper.
  4. News: 2005-07-27 . Rhodes names Dwaun Warmack new associate dean of students . 2023-02-28 . Germantown News . 17 . Digital newspaper.
  5. Web site: April 22, 2014 . Harris-Stowe University names new president . subscription . live . https://wayback-api.archive.org/web/20181025165349/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/harris-stowe-university-names-new-president/article_ae88b549-e4fe-50c1-baa4-364a906a5718.html . October 25, 2018 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  6. News: 2014-04-23 . Harris-Stowe's new president is educator from Florida . A005 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 2023-02-28.
  7. Web site: 2019-06-18 . Before Moving To New Job, Harris-Stowe President Reflects On The University's Progress . 2023-02-28 . St. Louis Public Radio (STLPR) . en.
  8. Web site: Harris . Bradley . June 10, 2019 . Claflin names president;Harris-Stowe's Warmack to lead university; calls Tisdal 'a living legend' . The Times and Democrat.
  9. Web site: Introducing CU S.T.A.R.S. . 2023-05-18 . www.claflin.edu.
  10. Web site: 2021-12-14 . Claflin University releases President Warmack’s 2019-2021 report – ‘Elevation and Transformation’ . 2023-05-18 . scicu.org . en-US.
  11. Web site: Claflin University Pathways from Prison Program . 2023-05-18 . www.claflin.edu.
  12. Web site: Writer . DIONNE GLEATON T&D Staff . 2023-01-29 . PROGRESS/MARCH 2022: Claflin breaks ground on $30M student center . 2023-05-19 . The Times and Democrat . en.
  13. Web site: Sandra . 2022-06-08 . Claflin University, London Metro University to Launch Historic Academic Partnership . 2024-01-12 . UNCF . en.
  14. Web site: Meet Our President . 2023-11-20 . www.claflin.edu.
  15. Web site: Riley . Rochelle . Uber kid goes to college, finds president's life mirrored his . 2024-01-12 . Detroit Free Press . en-US.
  16. Web site: 25 February 2017 . State Budget Cuts Hit Universities . 12 January 2024 . . Weekend Edition Saturday.
  17. Web site: Pennamon . Tiffany . 26 April 2019 . Harris-Stowe President Selected as 2019 Eisenhower Fellow . Diverse Education.
  18. Web site: August 18, 2015 . Here are the 18 honorees for the St. Louis Business Journal Diverse Business Leader awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150820204924/http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2015/08/18/announcing-the-business-journal-s-diverse-business.html . 2015-08-20 . St. Louis Business Journal.
  19. Web site: Who's Who Diversity in Color names Rhonda Broussard on its "Most Intriguing People" List . St. Louis Language Immersion School (SLLIS) . 2017-06-20 . 2018-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180118122416/http://sllis.org/2015/04/29/whos-who-diversity-in-color-names-rhonda-broussard-on-its-most-intriguing-people-list/ . dead .
  20. Merkel . Jim . February 12, 2016 . Dwaun Warmack, 38 . subscription . February 12, 2023 . St. Louis Business Journal.
  21. Web site: March 9, 2016 . March April 2016 . live . https://wayback-api.archive.org/web/20230927164608/https://issuu.com/deluxmagazine/docs/mar_apr_iss . 27 September 2023 . issuu.com . DELUX Magazine . Digital flipbook.
  22. Web site: Smith . Carolyn P. . October 6, 2016 . East St. Louis NAACP chapter's annual banquet is Sunday . subscription . live . https://wayback-api.archive.org/web/20161007185900/https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article106478077.html . October 7, 2016 . Belleville News-Democrat.
  23. Web site: November 20, 2014 . Dwaun Warmack selected to Delta State Alumni HOF . St. Louis American.
  24. Web site: March 9, 2016 . 2017 DELUX Power 100 . live . https://wayback-api.archive.org/web/20230305122956/https://issuu.com/deluxmagazine/docs/power_100_book_final . March 5, 2023 . issuu.com . DELUX Magazine . Digital flipbook.

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