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DOTHAN—Troy University invites local jobseekers to find a job they will love on Valentine’s Day during the annual career fair at the Dothan Campus.
 
The career fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Feb. 14, inside the Harrison Room in Malone Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.
 
Attendees will have the chance to speak with representatives from numerous area employers, including the Army Aviation Center Federal Credit Union, the Alabama Department of Corrections, Becker Professional Education and the Southeast Alabama Medical Center.
 
Registration remains open for businesses that wish to take part in the career fair.
 
For more information, or to register a business for the event, contact the Dothan Campus career services office at (334) 983-6556, ext. 1223 or visit Career Services online.

MONTGOMERY--Author Jeanne Theoharis will read from and discuss her new book, "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks," during an appearance at Troy University's Rosa Parks Museum on Thursday, Jan. 31, at 6 p.m.
 
Theoharis, a professor of political science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, will speak inside the museum auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
 
"The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" examines Parks’ six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement.
 
Presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks as the quiet seamstress who, with a single act, birthed the modern civil rights movement, Theoharis provides a revealing window into Parks' politics and years of activism. She shows readers how this civil rights movement radical sought--for more than a half a century--to expose and eradicate the American racial-caste system in jobs, schools, public services, and criminal justice.
 
Theoharis received an AB in Afro-American studies from Harvard College and a PhD in American culture from the University of Michigan. She is the author or co-author of four books and articles on the black freedom struggle.
 
For more information about this or other museum events, contact Museum Director Georgette Norman at (334) 241-8608, or  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

COLUMBUS, Ga.—The CEO of Carmike Cinemas, S. David Passman III, told Troy University graduates Friday night that people from all walks of life can achieve success through persistence and hard work.

Passman delivered the keynote address during a joint fall commencement ceremony for the Phenix City Campus and the Columbus/Ft. Benning Site on Friday, Jan. 18, at the Columbus Civic Center. About 100 students were presented undergraduate and graduate degrees during the event.

Passman, reflecting on his own struggles working his way through college, told graduates that no matter what obstacles they faced on the way to earning a degree, great things are possible.

"You could end up a senior officer in our armed forces, a famous actor, writer, painter, or an executive at a Fortune 500 company," Passman said. "Even if you had to work your way through school, even if you didn't go to an Ivy League school, even if you didn't get your degree at 22."

Passman said the commencement ceremony marked the start of a new journey. He urged graduates to pursue their goals with persistence. 

"Extraordinary things happen to ordinary people who dare to persist,” Passman said.

Passman has served as the head of Carmike Cinemas since June 2009. He is also currently the chairman for the National Association of Theatre Owners. Before coming to Carmike, Passman served as President and CEO of IBS-STL, Inc., a book publishing and distribution company, from June 2005 until January 2009.

S. David Passman III, president and CEO of Carmike Cinemas, delivers the keynote address to graduates during a joint commencement ceremony for the Phenix City Campus and the Columbus/Ft. Benning Site on Friday, Jan. 18, in Columbus, Ga.