Southeast speakers announced for 2014-2015 school year

Southeast Missouri State University has announced its lineup for the 2015-2016 Speaker Series.

The theme around each of the appearances is being a survivor, which covers many areas of life.

The speakers include:

• Jeff Bauman, who was injured during the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. His talk will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 13 at Academic Hall Auditorium.
• Fareed Zakaria, a TV host and columnist. His talk is titled "In Defense of Liberal Education." The talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Show Me Center.
• Carli Lloyd, a Gold-Medalist in the Olympics and star of the 2015 Women's World Cup. She will speak at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Show Me Center.
• Wes Moore is the keynote speaker for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner 6 p.m. Jan. 20. The event is held at the Show Me Center. Moore is the host of "Coming Back with Wes Moore," a PBS show that looks at Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
• Common, a Hip-hop lyricist, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23. The lecture will be held at the Show Me Center and the title of the message is "Greatness!"
• Bethany Hamilton will speak at 7:30 p.m. April 4 at the Show Me Center. Hamilton has written several books and was featured in the movie "Soul Surfer." As a teenager she survived a shark attack that left her with one arm.

The Jeff Bauman event is free admission and open to the public.

Tickets for Common, Hamilton, Lloyd and Zakaria are $10 for the public and free to those with a valid Redhawks ID. Tickets are available at the Show Me Center box office or online at showmecenter.biz.

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner tickets are set to go on sale in December. For more information, contact the MLK Committee at 651-2626, mlkcommittee@semo.edu or go online at www.semo.edu/mlk.