The public is invited to join Wayne Community College in its annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy at 1 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21, in Moffatt Auditorium in the Wayne Learning Center (main building).
The guest speaker will be Patricia A. Burden, who currently is a member of the Wayne County Board of Education.
Ms. Burden had a 42-year career in education during which she taught at public and private schools and a community college before moving into administration. She is a native of Goldsboro but worked in Philadelphia, Florida, and California before coming back to Wayne County to serve as assistant principal at Brogden Middle School, then principal at Goldsboro Middle School, then Goldsboro High School, and finally Wayne Academy. She was appointed to the Board of Education in May 2014.
Her own education includes degrees from East Carolina University and Chapman University in Philadelphia.
Musical selections will be provided by Purposed By Design, members of which are all students in the WCC High School Equivalency program.
There is no charge and no tickets or reservations are required.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 72 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.