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Erin Gruwell: Becoming a Catalyst for Change

Student Life & Leadership presents
BECOMING A CATALYST FOR CHANGE
a lecture by UCI alum, author and education activist
Erin Gruwell

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 6:00 p.m.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center

Erin Gruwell will share her motivational story, as portrayed in the book, The Freedom Writers Diary - How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing To Change Themselves and the World Around Them. The focus of the presentation will be on overcoming hardships and creating positive change from within, and how her leadership experience as a UC Irvine undergraduate helped to prepare her to become a catalyst for change. Her lecture will be held in Crystal Cove Auditorium with a book signing to follow.

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Presented by UCI Student Life & Leadership
Co-sponsored by: UCI Career Center, UCI Housing, UC Irvine Alumni Association, Center for Educational Partnerships, UCI Department of Education & CalTeach

For more information about the Freedom Writers Foundation, visit:
www.freedomwritersfoundation.org/