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"Use your Passion to Succeed" - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Speaker
| When |
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 7:30pm to 12:42pm |
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| Where |
Pruis Hall, Ball State University Ball State University, next to Bracken and University Theater |
| What | General Events speakers |
Ken Carter is a coach, author, educator and inspiration for the movie Coach Carter which recounts Carter's decision to literally lock his undefeated, state play-off bound basketball team out of the gym and force them to hit the books. Carter is the founder and chairman of the Coach Ken Carter Foundation, a non-profit that promotes and provides education, training and mentoring programs for minority youth. He also founded the Coach Carter Impact Academy, designed to enable disadvantaged youth to reach their full academic and life potential.
Sponsored by Student Affairs, the Multicultural Center and the Office of Institutional Diversity
Free and open to students, staff, faculty, and the Muncie community.