Social Justice, Public Service and the Search for a Life That Matters

Wes Moore

Thursday, 11 Feb 2016 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union

Wes Moore is a combat veteran, Rhodes Scholar, White House fellow and the author of two books, including The Other Wes Moore, a story of the mentorship and support networks that refused to let him fall into crime and drugs. His latest book, The Work: My Search for a Life That Matters, explores the meaning of success in a volatile, difficult and seemingly anchorless world. He speaks about how we find the most value in work based in service, selflessness and risk taking. Moore also produced the three-part PBS series, Coming Back with Wes Moore, which tells the story of soldiers attempting to reintegrate back into society after returning from war. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series Keynote
Despite early academic and behavioral struggles, Wes Moore graduated as a commissioned officer from Valley Forge Military College in 1998. In 2001 he earned a BA and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University, where he also played football. He then became a Rhodes Scholar, studying international relations at Oxford University. Moore served a combat tour of duty in Afghanistan with the 1st Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper and captain in the United States Army. He also served as a White House fellow to Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice.

Cosponsored By:
  • Ames Community Schools
  • Ames Human Relations Commission
  • Black Graduate Student Association
  • College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
  • College of Business
  • College of Design
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Human Sciences
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • College of Veterinary Medecine
  • Division of Student Affairs
  • George Gund Lecture Fund
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences Diversity Committee
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Planning Committee
  • Office of the President
  • Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
  • United Way of Story County
  • University Library
  • Veterans Center
  • Volunteer Center of Story County
  • YWCA Ames-ISU
  • Youth and Shelter Services
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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