Maurice Nelson

About Maurice Nelson

Highly motivated diversity, equity, and inclusion professional who has worked in several areas of higher education to improve inclusion, retention, progression, and graduation by: coordinating university-wide and systemwide programs, facilitating university-wide diversity training workshops, collecting and assessing data, advising and mentoring students and student groups, generating funds, managing budgets, coordinating conferences and summits, developing strategic plans and policies, comprehensive policy and curriculum reviews, and more. Has worked with other University System of Georgia (USG) officials to create new policies and procedures that make USG campuses safer. A strong leader in the local community who helps create avenues for young citizens to advance their education. Creative, conceptual, and critical thinker with attention-to-detail. Excellent communicator, decisive, and analytical.Published in the Global Journal of Business Pedagogy (GJBP) which features theoretical, empirical, or pedagogical works in education and case studies.

Experience

1. Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

   Sacred Heart University

   Aug 2022 — Present

Education

• Savannah State University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration, Management and Operations

  2013 — 2016

• Valdosta State University

  Doctor of Education - EdD, Higher Education Leadership

• Georgia Southern University

  Master of Education - MEd, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

  2018 — 2019

• Georgia Southern University

  Doctor of Education - EdD, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

  2020