The winter commencement address for 2014 will be delivered by IU alumna Jane Chu, the 11th chair of the National Endowment for the Arts.
The 2014 winter commencement is scheduled for Dec. 20.
Doors will open at 8 a.m., with procession beginning at 9 a.m. and the ceremony scheduled to start at 10 a.m., according to an IU news ?release.
“As one of the nation’s top arts leaders, Jane Chu performs a critical role in ensuring the continued support of artistic excellence, creativity and innovation nationwide and helping all of us understand the value and meaning the arts have in our everyday lives,” IU President Michael McRobbie said in the ?release.
Chu earned her doctorate in philanthropic studies from IU’s Lilly School of Philanthropy at IU-Purdue University Indianapolis, according to the University.
Before coming to IU, Chu received a bachelor’s degree in piano performance and music education from Ouachita Baptist University.
Chu was nominated to the NEA by President Obama in February.
Before joining the NEA, she served as CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo., where she oversaw the $414 million project to build the center that now houses the Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Symphony and Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
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