CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College announced it has named designer and artist Bruce Mau, co-founder and CEO of Massive Change Network, as commencement speaker for its graduation, set for 10:30 a.m. on May 25 in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. The college will present Mau and Oneida Indian Nation Representative and Turning Stone Enterprises […]
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College announced it has named designer and artist Bruce Mau, co-founder and CEO of Massive Change Network, as commencement speaker for its graduation, set for 10:30 a.m. on May 25 in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.
The college will present Mau and Oneida Indian Nation Representative and Turning Stone Enterprises CEO Ray Halbritter with honorary degrees during the ceremony. Halbritter will also offer the college’s baccalaureate address on May 24 at 3 p.m. in the field house.
Mau, a Canadian designer, innovator, educator, author, and artist, is known for his innovative approach to design and commitment to using creativity to address global challenges. He co-founded the Massive Change Network, a design consultancy focused on social impact and sustainable solutions.
Along with working on projects with a number of major companies, Mau is also a professor and strategic curricular advisor for several higher-education institutions. His most recent books are “MC24” and “THE NEXUS: Augmented Thinking for a Complex World – The New Convergence of Art, Technology, and Science,” co-authored with Julio M. Ottino. His work and life are the subject of the 2022 documentary “MAU,” which premiered at SXSW in 2021.
Halbritter has led the Oneida people to an economic and cultural renaissance including historical agreements with the leaders of New York and local counties and the development of the Turning Stone Resort Casino.
Under Halbritter’s leadership, the Oneida Indian Nation has been hailed as a model for sustainable, diversified, and self-sufficient economic development, according to the Hamilton College announcement.
He received the 2021 Mohawk Valley EDGE Leading EDGE Award in recognition of the Oneida Indian Nation’s economic investment in the region and received the 2018 Native Voice Award from the National Congress of American Indians. In 2021, Halbritter received the Oneida County Historical Center’s Richard W. Couper Living Legends Award.
