Taylor to speak on his "Political Life" at MPA event

The University of Southern Indiana Master of Public Administration Program will host a presentation from D'Angelo Taylor, assistant director of the USI Multicultural Center, at 5 p.m. Monday, April 23 in Kleymeyer Hall located in the USI Liberal Arts Center. Taylor's presentation will be free and open to the public.

In his current role, Taylor works to build partnerships and relationships with multiple entities within USI and within the local community. He has worked with community organizations, churches and educational entities within the cities of Chicago, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; East Saint Louis, Illinois; and Rock Island, Illinois to aid families in their pursuit of higher education. He has served as Chairman of the Inclusion, Access and Success committee for the Missouri Association of College Admissions Counseling, and was the Illinois chairman for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity's "Go to High School - Go to College" campaign.

Taylor's presentation will draw from his 2016 book, A Political Life: Black Culture, Civic Engagement, Education and Hope, which chronicles "how an inner-city kid beat the odds by using politics as his foundation." He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from Western Illinois University and is pursuing a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from the University of New England.

This presentation is part of the 2018 MPA Speaker series and is sponsored by the MPA Program and the USI MPA Society. For more information, contact Dr. Matt Hanka, MPA program director, at 812-461-5204 or mjhanka@usi.edu.