{"id":93770,"date":"2023-09-13T12:15:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=93770"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:15:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:15:40","slug":"dsus-ennis-putting-best-foot-forward-in-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2023\/09\/dsus-ennis-putting-best-foot-forward-in-green\/","title":{"rendered":"DSU\u2019s Ennis Putting Best Foot Forward (in Green)"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

CLEVELAND, Miss. \u2014<\/strong> Dan Ennis has more green shoes than you do.<\/p>\n

12 pairs as of this writing, to be exact. Comparing himself to a modern-day Imelda Marcos, the ninth president of Delta State University began increasing his shoe collection shortly after arriving on campus to officially begin his new duties 100 days ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t really a shoe guy before, so I don\u2019t really have a favorite brand,\u201d he said. \u201cThese shoes were all purchased for color only, with no consideration of the designer. They don\u2019t have any green Rockports. I checked.\u201d<\/p>\n

The collection runs from simple canvas Chuck Taylor-type high tops for the weekend to shiny patent leather wingtips that are only for special occasions.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, the ones I\u2019m wearing are my favorite pair,\u201d he said. \u201cI like these because I walk a lot, and they look vaguely like Doc Martens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ennis claims not to know how much he\u2019s spent on shoes so far during his tenure at DSU, but it sounds like his wife, Jen, does. \u201cI think she was surprised that a man who hadn\u2019t ever really been into shoes was getting Amazon packages full of shoes day after day, week after week. Every time a pair would show up, she would say, \u2018Is this the last one?\u2019 and I\u2019d say, \u2018I think so\u2026\u2019 then I would find another pair that I wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ennis put a great deal of thought into his wardrobe as he prepared to move to Cleveland. He said, \u201cWhen I got the job, I thought, \u2018Well, I\u2019ll get some green ties.’ So I went to Belk and got all the green ties they had. Then I went on Amazon and bought more green ties. I had green ties rolling into my house all through the spring.\u201d<\/p>\n

He soon pivoted from his original plan, however. He said, \u201cI got here, and I\u2019m rocking my green ties, you know, and one of my staff tells me that the green tie thing has already been done. \u00a0So I said, \u2018Well, I need to show that I\u2019m all in.\u2019 I had some green belts, but they don\u2019t show most of the time under a vest and suit jacket. Shoes are always visible, so I decided that would be my thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

For President Ennis, giving thought to his attire isn\u2019t solely for the sake of appearances. \u201cI\u2019m still an old English professor at heart \u2014 symbols matter, and the symbols of a university connect to the past and inspire the future.\u00a0 I love that Delta State\u2019s main color is green \u2014 it embraces the good and the great of the institution, our location in the agricultural heart of Mississippi, and our emphasis on providing folks the ability to live a new life through education. This seems a trivial topic \u2014 the president\u2019s shoes \u2014 but symbolism is serious business; symbols are how we access our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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