Legendary head men's cross country coach Al Carius delivers North Central College's sixth annual “Last Lecture” at 7 p.m. Monday, May 13, in Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. Since coming to North Central in 1966, Carius' cross country teams have won 15 national titles, 39 consecutive conference titles and numerous other accolades under his coaching philosophy of "Run for Fun and Personal Bests." The “Last Lecture” concept became especially well-known after computer science professor Randy Pausch at Carnegie Mellon University delivered his last lecture in September 2007; Pausch died of cancer in 2008.
Legendary head men's cross country coach Al Carius delivers North Central College's sixth annual “Last Lecture” at 7 p.m. Monday, May 13, in Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. Since coming to North Central in 1966, Carius' cross country teams have won 15 national titles, 39 consecutive conference titles and numerous other accolades under his coaching philosophy of "Run for Fun and Personal Bests." The “Last Lecture” concept became especially well-known after computer science professor Randy Pausch at Carnegie Mellon University delivered his last lecture in September 2007; Pausch died of cancer in 2008.