By Amy Fuhrman, Staff Writer
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Jody Williams will speak at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 as part of the university’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
The event is at Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center where Williams will present her lecture, “Human Security or National Security in an Insecure World?”
Williams, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, is the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Williams will be the fourth Nobel Peace Prize winner to speak in the series.
Harbour Winn, English professor and the Director for the Center of Interpersonal Learning through Film and Literature, helps coordinate speakers for the series.
The goal of the series is to expose members of the community to different ideas, Winn said.
“Its intent is to bring to campus—for our students, for our faculty and for the staff—outstanding thinkers, people who have made a difference,” Winn said.
The committee that chooses speakers is made up of faculty, staff and students. They try to bring speakers from many different fields. Past speakers include Journalist Bill Moyers, Harvard Professor Michael Sandel and Playwright Edward Albee.
Another goal for the series is to have students experience and listen to a diverse group of speakers, Winn said.
Dakoda Smith, English senior, is a member of the Distinguished Speakers Series committee. He said he is excited for students to hear about Williams’s work.
“She is not a household name, but her work is pretty remarkable,” Smith said.
Williams’s lecture is free and open to all students and members of the community. Williams also will have an informal session with students at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 24 in Room 151 in Walker Center for Arts and Sciences.
A Q-and-A segment will be after the lecture, as well as a book signing.
Students interested in buying William’s works can find her books at Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway.
For more information on the series or Jody Williams’s Lecture, call 208-4956 or visit okcu.edu/speakers.
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