Diversity and Inclusion Arts and Lecture speaker brings inspiration and education
Diversity and Inclusion Arts and Lecture speaker brings inspiration and education
For the second installment of the Diversity and Inclusion Arts and Lecture Series, the Office of Educational Equity and Inclusion invited Christopher Coleman to present on “The Power of a Diverse Culture” and deliver his powerful life story.
Coleman, who was pronounced dead at birth and went fifteen minutes without oxygen, suffers from cerebral palsy – but has earned a college degree and become a nationally recognized speaker.
On October 9, during his highly engaging presentation, the audience packed the James L. Bolden Campus Union. Coleman challenged students to believe in and appreciate the strengths of all people, regardless of ability status.
As part of the effort to share diversity and inclusion programming with the broader community, the Office of Educational Equity and Inclusion brought Mr. Coleman to speak at the Natchez campus to address a contingent of students in the Nursing Program. With his rousing and relevant message for future members of the health care profession, Mr. Coleman received a lengthy standing ovation and tremendous words of praise in the evaluations: “That was the best speech I have ever heard”; “Amazing… fantastic… inspirational!”; “He was very motivational… the very best!”; and “This was a wonderful program, just the motivation that I needed in the situation I am going through now in my life.”
Coleman and students.
