Paralympian Victoria Arlen
ESPN host, Paralympian Victoria Arlen to deliver lecture at NSU on March 31
TAHLEQUAH — ESPN host and Paralympian gold medalist Victoria Arlen will deliver the 2022 Larry Adair Lecture on March 31.
The annual lectureship will take place in the NSU Webb Auditorium at 2 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public. Seating will be limited and in-person guests are strongly encouraged to wear masks.
Arlen will share how she found hope and inspiration despite battling two rare conditions that left her “locked” inside her own body. She will also discuss the perspective individuals give to obstacles in their lives and how to overcome those roadblocks.
A book signing of Arlen’s book “Locked in: The Will to Survive and the Resolve to Live” in the RiverHawk Shoppe will follow the event.
Executive Director of the NSU Foundation Peggy Glenn said Arlen was an excellent candidate to invite to speak as part of the lectureship series. She said this year the institution is placing an extra emphasis on celebrating individuals with physical, mental, developmental or health conditions.
“Those with such conditions have an amazing capacity for grit and are experts at overcoming
obstacles to succeed, and everyone can learn so much from those experiences,” Glenn
said. “I know audience members will be moved and inspired by Victoria's personal story
of awaking from a long-term coma and having to learn to walk again, winning gold medals
at Paralympic competitions, then appearing on "Dancing with the Stars" relatively
soon after taking those first steps.”
About the Larry Adair Lectureship:
Friends and family of former Oklahoma Speaker of the House, the Honorable Larry Adair,
and the NSU Foundation established the Larry Adair Lectureship Series in 2004 to create
an annual forum to engage students in politics, government and public policy.
For more information about the 2022 Larry Adair Lectureship, contact the NSU Foundation at 918-444-4200 or visit nsualumni.com.