Distinguished Lecture Series presents: Dr. Paul Owen
Professor's success despite struggles in foster-care system is April 4 lecture topic
Montreat College professor Dr. Paul Owen will discuss his book, The Long Winter: One Man's Journey Through the Darkness of Foster Care, on Monday, April 4, as part of MTSU's Distinguished Lecture Series.
Owen's free public lecture is scheduled from 3 to 4 p.m. April 4 in Rooms 109/111
of the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building on campus. A reception is planned in the CKNB
lobby after the presentation.
Owen is a professor of Greek and Bible studies at Montreat College, which is located
just outside Asheville, N.C., at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. His book details
his journey as an orphan through seven foster homes across three states and reveals
that despite many challenges, he was able to get an education, even completing his
graduate work abroad in Scotland. His story encourages resilience as he explains how
ordinary people can overcome difficult challenges. Copies of The Long Winter: One Man's Journey Through the Darkness of Foster Care will be available for purchase at the lecture.
The lecture is sponsored by MTSU's Division of Student Affairs Distinguished Lecture
Program, the Adams Chair of Excellence in Health Care Services, the Center for Health
and Human Services, the MTSU Department of Social Work and the Tennessee Center for
Child Welfare
Visitors planning to attend Owen's free lecture should park in the large MTSU parking
lot east of Rutherford Boulevard and ride the Raider Xpress shuttle to the Cason-Kennedy
Nursing Building to avoid traffic congestion caused by construction in the area.
For driving directions and MTSU campus map go to http://www.mtsu.edu/maps.php
For more information on the Owen lecture, contact Dr. Jo Edwards at 615-898-2905
or mjedward@mtsu.edu.