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Civic engagement experiences are a means to facilitate and prepare students to be informed and engaged citizens of the democracy. The Center for Student Leadership (CSL) presents an opportunity for students to engage in the democracy process through the Civic Engagement Lecture Series.
This semester, co-sponsored by the WSU College Republicans, the African American Student Association, and the Young Democratic Socialist, will be an exciting opportunity for the WSU and Wichita community that will be an excellent teaching and learning opportunity.
An Evening with Star Parker “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: From entitlement to empowerment” will be presented Monday, October 5, 2009 at 7pm at the Campus Activities Center (CAC) Theatre.
Star Parker is the founder and president of CURE, the Coalition for Urban Renewal & Education, a 501c3 non-profit think tank that provides a national voice of reason on issues of race and poverty in the media, inner city neighborhoods, and public policy.
Star Parker was a single mother on welfare in Los Angeles, California who was able to launch an urban Christian magazine after receiving a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Her activism for fighting poverty, and championing welfare reform, has led Star to many appearances on national television including the Larry King show, 700 Club, and FOX News. Star has written several books, including Uncle Sam’s Plantation: How big government enslaves America’s poor and what we can do about it (2003), and White Ghetto: How middle class America reflects Inner City Decay (2006).
For questions about this event, please contact the Center for Student Leadership at (316)978-3022 or at center.studentleadership@wichita.edu
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