Dr. Theo Williams: Keynote Speaker at Pur­due North­west

MISHAWAKA—Dr. Theodore Williams was given the op­por­tu­nity to speak at Pur­due North­west this past week as the keynote speaker for their Mar­tin Luther King Jr. Com­mu­nity Cel­e­bra­tion. He spoke at both cam­puses of Pur­due North­west: the cam­pus in West­ville on Mon­day and the cam­pus in Ham­mond on Tues­day. 

The first event on Mon­day was at­tended by the com­mu­nity and staff at the col­lege, while the event on Tues­day was at­tended by mid­dle school­ers, high school­ers and col­lege stu­dents. The theme of the pro­gram this year was, “A Global Vi­sion for Jus­tice,” and Williams was able to chal­lenge the com­mu­nity and stu­dents in how we look at Mar­tin Luther King Jr. and how it ap­plies to us. He also spoke on the rel­e­vance of Mar­tin Luther King Jr. Day.  

Some of the high­lighted prin­ci­ples em­pha­sized in Williams’ speech were: find your call­ing, have some pas­sion, pay your dues, uti­lize your plat­form, es­tab­lish your cred­i­bil­ity (in­tegrity and con­sis­tency) be­hind the scenes, and be will­ing to make sac­ri­fices.  

Williams is from Michi­gan City near Pur­due North­west; be­ing asked to speak as the keynote speaker for this Mar­tin Luther King Jr. Com­mu­nity Cel­e­bra­tion was an honor for Williams.