Join us for a conversation with global thought leader, orator and peace advocate, Dr. Bernice King.

Dr. King is the CEO of the King Center which was founded by her mother, Coretta Scott King. From this position, the same one held by her mother, Dr. King continues to advance her parents' legacy of Kingian Nonviolence, which she re-branded Nonviolence365™

She graduated from Spelman College with a BA in Psychology and from Emory University, with a Masters of Divinity and Doctorate of Law. She also received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Wesley College. She’s a member of the State Bar of Georgia, a trained Mediator, a member of the International Women’s Forum, and the National Council of Negro Women.

Her most recent accomplishments include being an Alumna of the 2020 Leadership Atlanta Class, as well as being honored with The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.'s Phoenix Award, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to society.

This is a livestream broadcast event sponsored by the VU Leadership & Community Engagement Center, in partnership with the WWU chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success, Associated Students, AS Ethnic Student Center, AS Student Advocacy & Identity Resource Centers, AS Clubs, the Morse Leadership Institute, and Student Outreach Services.

The livestream event is free and will be on Tuesday, February 23, at 4pm online.

NSLS-WWU members attend here: https://members.nsls.org/members/broadcast-live

All other students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of WWU register for the livestream lecture here:

https://wwu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsc-ygrDkrE9LM8Jkwbiegu1w30rJO47oA

All viewers are invited to submit questions via Twitter and Facebook, which will be answered live during the broadcast.

About The National Society of Leadership and Success

The National Society of Leadership and Success is the nation’s largest leadership honor society. It was founded in 2001 to build a community of like-minded, success-oriented leaders who come together to help one another succeed. NSLS-WWU has been at Western since a student started it and is the largest AS Club on campus. The NSLS offers interactive broadcasts with the nation’s best speakers, training in goal setting, and team meetings in which students set and hold each other accountable for achieving goals. These benefits, which aim to help members personally and professionally, are offered for the rest of their lives. Today, the NSLS has chapters on more than 720 college and university campuses nationwide and serves more than one million members. For more information about NSLS-WWU, email nslswwu@wwu.edu or call 360.650.4190. For more information about the national organization, please visit www.nsls.org. Follow the NSLS on Twitter @theNSLS, and Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/theNSLS.

If you have questions about this event, email us at vulace@wwu.edu or nslswwu@wwu.edu